Beautiful! I'm glad you're letting her mane grow out. I'm not a fan of the "roached" mane. I love your property. It looks like there are no fences, just wide open spaces! And to be right on the lake like that. How lucky are you?
I love her neck. I am a huge fan of drafts and draft ponies. My first love is and always will be Haflingers My very first horse was a Haflinger, he passed away 3 years ago at 37 years old. He was my best friend.
Shire's are fantastic, a couple of years ago for Christmas my husband took me up to a farm on the Old Mission Peninsula in Traverse City, MI (google it, amazing place) and I got to go for a sleigh ride out through the grape and cherry orchards (wine country) in a sleigh pulled by two Shire mares. The REALLY great part was when I got to drive them!