Cheryl Hawkes

Cheryl Hawkes is a Shire horse breeder in Hermitage, Missouri, serving south-central Missouri near Springfield and raising horses with sound structure and steady temperaments. She has more than a decade of experience breeding draft horses, works with recognized equine associations and schedules regular health evaluations with a trusted veterinarian.

Her Shire horses live in pasture-based herds and receive daily handling from foalhood, ensuring calm confidence and familiarity with farm routines. She combines traditional farrier care and modern nutritional plans, adapting diets to each horse’s needs and maintaining meticulous stall and paddock conditions. Visitors often remark on the gentle nature of these horses and the farm’s welcoming atmosphere rooted in local equestrian heritage.

Cheryl’s emphasis on temperament has produced animals suited for light draft work, parades and therapeutic riding programs. Through consistent training practices and thoughtful socialization, each Shire horse offers strength balanced by a reliable work ethic.