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We are a family run stud farm from York, breeding, supplying and showing quality shires and clydesdales. Why not add us as a friend on facebook - Shire Clyde

20/12/2024

Wash day for one of our new arrivals.
'Warrior' is a beautiful unique Clydesdale c**t foal who joined us at Thorpe Hill Farm this week.

26/11/2024

Whilst making our advert for the Heavy Horse Herald annual we had a bit of fun making this picture of our latest acquisition.

Thanks to the Johnston family for selling us this beautiful filly foal.

"Roughlands Graceful Lady" (Grace)
Sire. Collessie Monarch
Dam. Roughlands Majestic Lady (cawdor cup winner)

Grace came home with us following her success at Perth Foal Show where she was Champion foal after winning the snr filly foal class before going on to be reserve supreme Champion to our own 'Cloghan Iona'.

Taking home both champion and reserve from one of Scotlands biggest foal shows was quite the day for us.

09/11/2024

Perth Foal Show 2024

'Cloghan Iona'
⭐ First prize 2yo
⭐ Female Champion
⭐ Senior Champion
⭐ Supreme Champion

Her second outing of the season, taking her second Championship of the year. This beautiful athletic daughter of Ernest is from a Ben Franklin mother.

"You can hear her move" being one of our favourite ring side comments of the day.

19/10/2024

Today we had a great day at North West and Wales Foal Show.

Taking Champion Heavy Horse with our beautiful Clydesdale filly 'Cloghan Iona'.

This tremendous moving daughter of Escecraggen Ernest is from a Great American Ben Franklin daughter.

Winning the CHS Shield and qualifying for the champion of champions.

We look forward to the future with this beautiful filly.

13/09/2024

Schumann's Kostolany is certainly stamping his foals with their sharp bone, great action and overall quality.

Please throw us some fillies next year though Costa!

03/09/2024

Today was weaning and registration day for our foals.

Pictured here is our beautiful c**t foal "Thorpe Hill Viking" aka 'John'.

John is sired by Schumann's Kostolany from Skelton Eva, shown 5 times this summer and winning his class all five times, taking reserve overall Champion 4 times.

We are very pleased with the foals we're having by our current stallions.

Our foals and mares have all settled well after weaning.

31/07/2024

A VERY busy four days from Saturday to Tuesday.

Showing at three shows and judging at one!

🌟Saturday...
Heckington Show

🥇Thorpe Hill Thora
HOYS Qualifier and Supreme Champion

🌟Sunday...
Aldborough and Boroughbridge Show

🥇Metheringham Upton Celeste
Supreme Champion

Thorpe Hill 'John'
🥇Champion foal, Jnr Champion and reserve Supreme

Skelton Eva
🥈Second place brood mare

🥇Reggie (7)
Winning young handler

🥉Ernie (4)
Third place young handler

🌟Tuesday...
Ryedale Show

🥇Thorpe Hill 'John'
Champion Foal, Jnr Champion and reserve Supreme

🥇Thorpe Hill Diamond
Champion Clydesdale

17/07/2024

'Nashes Lady Brienne'

*Driffield Show*

First prize yearling and reserve jnr champion among strong opposition at another HOYS qualifier.

Unfortunately we didn't have the staff to take photos at the show as it's a school day 😅, so a home photo from yesterday will have to do.

This is the first time off the farm since her win at the North West and Wales Foal Show. This beautiful black (sun bleached) filly has great bone and action. A modern looking daughter of our stallion Schumann's Kostolany.

We are excited to introduce you to some of our Kostolany foals over the coming weeks and we have several mares scanned in foal to him again for 2025.

13/07/2024

Great Eccleston Show

'Thorpe Hill Thora'

First 2yo in a strong class of 7. Going on to take Junior Champion.

This big homebred filly is full of quality and was our first foal sired by Acle Valentino. She has been out four times this year taking four firsts, 2 jnr champions and 2 reserve supreme championships. All at hoys qualifier shows.

30/04/2024

Spring is in the air today at Thorpe Hill - Clydesdales and Shires

You may remember a few weeks ago that we announced the births of 'John' and 'Spirit', well here they are today, looking a bit more grown up!

These two athletic shire c**t foals are both sired by our versatile stallion 'Schumann's Kostolany'.

There is no doubt that 'Costa' is passing on his eye-catching action and quality.

We are still taking mares in for Costa and all of our other stallions.

AI available from all of our Stallions for next day delivery throughout the UK.

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08/04/2024

'Bordley House Maverick'

Our big impressive rising 2yo c**t is enjoying a little bit of spring.

This big black son of Braveheart will turn 2 in June and we are excited about his future.

Maverick has a temperament to die for and we will let mare owners know when/if we decide to open him up for outside mares.

Sired by Penrhos Braveheart
Dam is a daughter of Cumeragh House Master

He will make a great outcross for many mares in the coming years. With his depth of body, great neck and shoulder, width of heel, perfect colour, size, bone and action, he is a great example of the breed.

24/03/2024

Introducing our two babies so far of 2024.

Both of these babies are Shire Colts and both sired by Schumann's Kostolany.

Pictured here at just hours old on their first day, these c**ts are now a few weeks old and thriving well so far. Hopefully they can soon be spending their whole days and nights outside! It has just been too dry with us this winter to turn them out fully just yet... 😳😅.

As always the two youngest family members have named them. Ernie has named the bay c**t 'John' and Reggie has named the black c**t 'Spirit'. We think 'Thorpe Hill John' has a very good ring to it 😂.

On a professional side to our post, the father to these two is available for your mare, he has superb quality semen and is available for live cover and shipped semen throughout the UK as and when you need it.

01/02/2024

Our two stallions, Schumann's Kostolany and Bordley House Maverick were presented for stallion approval yesterday. We are pleased to report that they have both passed.

For those unaware of the system, for a Shire stallion to be registered with the Shire Horse Society it is to be put in front of a panel of judges and a thorough vetting. This has to be done at 2yo and 5yo.

Schumann's Kostolany (Costa)
5yo bay stallion
Sire: Metheringham Upton Shakespeare
Dam: Schumann's Emotion
Dam's sire: Penrhos Braveheart

Bordley House Maverick
2yo black c**t
Sire: Penrhos Braveheart
Dam: Bordley House Shady Lady
Dam's sire: Cumeragh House Master

Schumann's Kostolany will be available to outside mares from mid March.

Bordley House Maverick we will decide with him later in the Spring if we will use him as he was only a June foal.

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01/01/2024

New year, new man??? (For your mare of course!)

Here we have a selection of the stallions that we will have available for your mares for the 2024 season.

We also have other young c**ts up and coming that may be available later in the year.

Please contact us if you're interested in using any of our Stallions. We offer every eventuality for your mares, including; stud livery, scanning, semen shipping and everything in-between. We will work with you to help as much or little as you like.

Fresh shipped semen and live cover available from all of our Stallions with AI technicians on site.

We wish all of you a happy new year and hope that 2024 is a great one!

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Whixley
York
YO268AZ

Telephone

+441423339038

Website

http://www.shire-clyde.com/

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Perth Foal Show 2024 'Cloghan Iona' ⭐ First prize 2yo ⭐ Female Champion ⭐ Senior Champion ⭐ Supreme Champion Her second outing of the season, taking her second Championship of the year. This beautiful athletic daughter of Ernest is from a Ben Franklin mother. "You can hear her move" being one of our favourite ring side comments of the day. #thorpehillfarm #thorpehillclydesdales #thorpehill #clydesdalehorsesociety #perthfoalshow #spillersdinnersfuelwinners #spillershorsefeeds

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