Somerset Irish Draughts

10/09/2026

Early Sunshine Breakfast ❤️ 🐴 ❤️

10/09/2026

Loving the cooler SeptemberBlueSky morning ###

Pickle the JRT letting his horse pals enjoy their breakfast 😘❤️ 🐶

The weather is set fair for the Open Day this Saturday 12 September ☀️

Looking forward to seeing you here!

Thorpeley Irish Draught and Rare Breed Stud

Bruce Thorpeley

Tegan-amy McKim

The Scarlet Hero, Class 1 Irish Draught Stallion

White Lodge Farm and Equine Vets

Heather Chaplin

IRISH DRAUGHT OWNERS & BREEDERS GROUP

Irish Draught Horse Society of Great Britain

Julie Kemp

10/09/2026

We’re getting all ready for our Open Day this date 📆 Saturday 12 September 2026 starting from ⏰ 12 noon.

The weather is looking good!

Looking forward to seeing you there!

IRISH DRAUGHT OWNERS & BREEDERS GROUP

Thorpeley Irish Draught and Rare Breed Stud

Bruce Thorpeley

Tegan-amy McKim

The Scarlet Hero, Class 1 Irish Draught Stallion

White Lodge Farm and Equine Vets

Irish Draught Horse Society of Great Britain

Somerset Irish Draught Open day!!

Heather Chaplin

Julie Kemp

08/09/2026

08/09/2026

17hh JackRussellTerrordactyl 🤣 🐶 ❤️

A blue sky clouds scudding by sort of day on Exmoor today ❤️
With Pickle the Jack Russell planning to grow up to be the first 17hh JackRussellTerrier by eating the Irish Draughts feed ❤️❤️❤️

Come down to Exmoor, enjoy the weather and meet our lovely mares and foals.

The Thorpley Stud visiting Stallions
Cos Me Is Black 💎
The Scarlet Hero ♦️

ID conformation workshop with Heather Chaplin

Expert stud vet Tom Gliddon MRVCS

Pickle 🐶 will be on his lead 🤣

Somerset Irish Draught Open day!!

Saturday 12 September 2026

12noon to 4pm

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📍 Combeshead Farm TA24 7AT

We look forward to seeing you!

IRISH DRAUGHT OWNERS & BREEDERS GROUP

Irish Draught Horse Society of Great Britain

Bruce Thorpeley

Thorpeley Irish Draught and Rare Breed Stud

The Scarlet Hero, Class 1 Irish Draught Stallion

White Lodge Farm and Equine Vets

Tegan-amy McKim

Somerset Irish Draughts

Julie Kemp

Sam Palmer

07/09/2026

Somerset Irish Draughts 🐴 OPEN DAY

A lovely afternoon with the horses, out on Exmoor.

📅 Saturday 12 September 2026
🕛 12 noon – 4pm

Come and meet our mares, youngsters and foals. There’s nothing quite like seeing them all together on the farm.

Visiting stallions from Thorpley Stud
🖤 Cos Me Is Black Grade 1 IDSH
❤️ The Scarlet Hero Class 1 ID

Also on the day
🩺 Specialist stud vet talks with Tom Gliddon MRCVS

🏅 Practical Irish Draught workshop with Heather Chaplin, IDHS(GB)

Enjoy 🍔 with Porlock butcher Richard Little, homemade cakes and refreshments

📍 Combeshead Farm
Wheddon Cross, Somerset
TA24 7AT
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Bring the family, fellow horse people, and anyone who loves these wonderful horses.

Enjoy a picnic on the farm 🥪
Well behaved dogs on leads 🐶

Looking forward to a brilliant afternoon enjoying the horses and the outdoors

We can’t wait to see you 💚

IRISH DRAUGHT OWNERS & BREEDERS GROUP

Irish Draught Horse Society of Great Britain

Thorpeley Irish Draught and Rare Breed Stud

Bruce Thorpeley

Tegan-amy McKim

The Scarlet Hero, Class 1 Irish Draught Stallion

White Lodge Farm and Equine Vets

Point2Point Horsebox Hire & Transport

Sam Palmer

Julie Kemp

Irelands Irish Draught

Murphy Stud

Heather Chaplin

Somerset Irish Draughts

Cathal Shine

06/09/2026

Happy Sunday!

We are looking forward to welcoming you to our Open Day next Saturday 12 September 2026.

12 noon to 4pm

Combeshead Farm
TA24 7AT

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Dabbling//Fortunate//Wolf

Meet our Class 1 ID and Grade 1 IDSH mares and foals.

Foals by Tors Gentleman Farmer, Steeped In Luck, The Scarlet Hero and Cos Me Is Black.

Youngsters by Aye Aye Skipper.

Thorpeley Irish Draught and Rare Breed Stud legendary visiting stallions:

Cos Me Is Black, Grade 1 Irish Draught Sport Horse

The Scarlet Hero, Class 1 Irish Draught Stallion

Practical stud vet talks with top equine vet Tom Gliddon BVSC Cert EP MRCVS RCVS Recognised Advanced Equine Practitioner

White Lodge Farm and Equine Vets

Irish Draught conformation and breed inspection workshop with Heather Chaplin

IRISH DRAUGHT OWNERS & BREEDERS GROUP

Irish Draught Horse Society of Great Britain

Bruce Thorpeley

Tegan-amy McKim

Point2Point Horsebox Hire & Transport

Sam Palmer

Julie Kemp

29/08/2026

Lovely misty Morning here in Somerset ❤️ Purebred ID filly foals coming to call to their names ###

Show quality purebred ID and IDSH filly and c**t foals 🏡 Gold Merit Class 1 breeding all the way out of All Ireland Champion mares.

Top bloodlines including Tors Gentleman Farmer, Innisfree The Iron Cross, Holy Grail, Luke Skywalker, Dunkerrin Grey Mist, Castana, The Scarlet Hero and Cos Me Is Black ❤️

Well handled, lovely temperaments excellent conformation and movement.

Thorpeley Irish Draught and Rare Breed Stud

IRISH DRAUGHT OWNERS & BREEDERS GROUP

Sam Palmer

Bruce Thorpeley

Tegan-amy McKim

Irelands Irish Draught

Point2Point Horsebox Hire & Transport

12/06/2026

Counting Blessings 🙏🙏🙏

Goodness’ black c**t foal by Gold Merit Class 1 Irish Draught stallion Steeped in Luck is a cracker at just 36 hours old ###

Mum and Baby doing well.

Grateful for suggestions for his new name.

Queen Class 1 Purebred Irish Draft Hornby Premium mare ❤️
In Luck Gold Merit Class 1 Purebred Irish Draught stallion ❤️

This lovely c**t foal also has an older full brother Combeshead Stroke of Luck 🍀 with Katy and Jo ❤️

for the Future



Bruce Thorpeley
Tegan-amy McKim
Thorpeley Irish Draught and Rare Breed Stud

White Lodge Farm and Equine Vets
Stallion AI Services

Irish Draught
Irelands Irish Draught

Katy Whitmore
Joanne Whitmore