The connemara is elegant, hardy and intelligent with great agility and superb jumping ability. The connemara pony stud book was developed in 1926. Class 30 coltfilly foal eligible for entry in the bcps stud book. The australian connemara society administers the australian connemara stud book and provides information about the connemara pony breed to its members around australia. Cashel bay connemara pony stud, cashel bay house, craughwell rd, athenry, county galway, ireland. It is certain that thoroughbred and arabian blood was introduced in. Clare show for the high performance class in clifden winner ridden class for connemara stallions clifden show 2011. Aill na brun lad, s72100400002384, 147 cm, grey, 112005. The connemara pony breeders society, hereafter known as the society shall. Details of the station house museum, clifden, county galway ireland. Stud book principles connemara pony breeders society. Stbook15 ish web connemara pony breeders society stallions.
Mar 11, 20 legend has it that the connemara pony descended from spanish horses, rescued from the armada when the ships wrecked on the rocky coast of western ireland in 1568. Connemara stallions of shanna stud shanna connemara pony. Lists stock for sale and information about exported ponies. Volume 21 dates from 1999 with the breeding stallion number standing at 1,043 and the breeding mare numbers at 11,621. Shanna rebel too much melody x skousboe shamrock colt, grey, born 2015 for sale.
Will be ready to leave at the end of september at 56 months old. The main section of the stud book is divided into three classes. We are only just starting out and look forward to sharing our journey with you. Agenda for iccps annual meeting beginning at 9am10. Frederiksminde chanel is the full sister to frederiksminde volcano who won the connemara class and. They were also crossed with hackneys and thoroughbreds. Full maturity is at five years of age, sometimes older, and they can live well into their 30s.
The connemara region in county galway in western ireland, where the breed first became recognised as a distinct type, is a very harsh landscape, thus giving rise to a pony breed of hardy, strong individuals. Monaghanstown fionn bred numerous hhigh performance ponies. Price new from used from hardcover, january 1, 1959. From the soaring twelve bens mountain range to the coasts stunning beaches. Standing three stallions, breeding, showing and sales. Silver shadow, 1998 connemara pony stallion by cloonisle cashel dam by poetic justice. Glencarrig knight was the 2014 connemara pony show champion and his progeny have gone on to follow in his footsteps winning the supreme champion at clifden in 2019. He is sired by our outstanding elite stallion skousboe morning rock and brings us from his motherside exciting performance bloodlines monaghanstown fred. This is thanks to the high quality ponies that now call manor their home, ponies such as bcps 2012 champion rosscon windy lady twice winner at the clifden connemara pony show. Connemara pony breeders society stallions agharanny minstrel, s72100400003365, 148 cm, grey, 4252007 sire. Darcy is a light gray connemara pony with silver dapples. History of the connemara pony diamonds equine centre home. History of the connemara pony diamonds equine centre.
From the soaring twelve bens mountain range to the coasts stunning beaches, this region is an unspoiled and idyllic paradise. Monaghanstown prince gneevebrack belle laerkens cascade dawn. The connemara pony breeders society of australia is affiliated with the international society based in ireland and is a sister society to other connemara societies around the world. Whether it is an afternoon trek, some intensive training or a trail ride that will take you through the most breathtaking scenery you have ever witnessed the choice is all yours. Some believe that the connemara developed from scandinavian ponies that the vikings first brought to ireland. Monaghanstown prince connemara pony all breed pedigree. Nyton mr mole was bred in england but now lives in france. Stud book one of the primary functions of the connemara pony breeders society is the maintaining of the connemara pony stud book.
List of stallions classified in the irish horse register. Show quality gelding broken riding and hunting good temperament dam coriander prize winning mare in the show ring. Class i connemara stallion cocum thunder boy x equinoxe melody. Errislannan riding centre and connemara pony stud in clifden, county galway offer scenic and historic treks over moors and around the coast, as well as lessons, cross country riding, livery and pony camps. The connemara is the largest of the pony breeds, ranging in height from to 15 hands, with 14 to 14. The australian connemara society administers the australian connemara stud book and provides information about the connemara pony breed to its members around. Will be passported, microchipped and registered with the shetland pony stud book society. Connemara pony breeders society home of the connemara pony. Today, connemaras are bred worldwide in ireland and britain, as well as on the european continent, north america, australasia, and south africa.
Monaghanstown boy connemara pony all breed pedigree. Too much crossbreeding began to dilute the pony bloodlines, so the connemara pony breeders society, founded in 1923, for the purpose of taking steps that would lead to the preservation and improvement of the connemara pony. Ardceltic art connemara stallion monaghanstown fionn x moydow lady. Printed copies of the 2015 stallion book are available from horse sport ireland for 2015 paid up irish horse board shareholders. Spanning the length of the west coast of ireland, the wild atlantic way is home to a multitude of hidden gems. A pony with a great temperament and huge presence, he is very willing, smart, and trainable. Particularly alluring is a region known as connemara. Top 10 facts about the connemara pony connemara ponies. Darcy by whitney sanderson overdrive rakuten overdrive.
He is from a line identified as endangered in a current report into connemara bloodlines, and also is a very correct moving pony with jumping breeding and ability. Nice looking pony out of connemara dam by tb stallion. In connemara, unlike many other pony breeding localities, breeding mares work throughout the year. Too much crossbreeding began to dilute the pony bloodlines, so the connemara pony breeders society, worked to preserve the breed type.
Connemara pony breeders society stallions horse sport ireland. The publication of a connemara pony stud book is an attempt to foster and develop, on systematic lines, a native breed which has existed for centuries, the merits of which are recognised not only in ireland but outside it. Shes fast and tough, whether shes pulling a load of peat from the bog or riding around the rugged countryside with shannon mckenna, her human familys eldest daughter. Between 1940 and 1960 a limited number of halfbreds sired by thoroughbred, irish draught and arab stallions were registered as connemara ponies. The connemara pony irish horse world cultures european. The breed takes their name from connemara in galway on irelands wild, west atlantic coast.
A look back on the global activities of the connemara pony breed in 20. Class 12 mrs a ward c horse of the year show npsbaileys horse feeds mountain. Established in 1931, the apsb is the oldest stud book society for ponies in australia, recording the pedigrees of ten pure pony breeds, shetland, australian, fell, hackney pony and horse, new forest, connemara, highland, dartmoor, welsh mountain and welsh sections b c d and the fjord horse. The latest published volume of the connemara pony breeders society stud book. Bridge farm is located in ongar, essex and has been a home for horses since 1969. She is a dream to have on the yard, can be handled by young children cara is an easy ride and forward going, she has taken the rider from unaffiliated 70 to affiliated 1. A wind and rain swept place of bogs, boulders and magnificent mountains. Reminds me of my favorite book of all time the black stallion. An occasional series on irish horse and pony breeds by patricia m. In 2006, they imported the grey connemara pony stallion, ardceltic art photo above right. Champagne diamond is a 148 jc pony with fei passport who is 11, she is a connemara x and is a very competitive pony at all levels. The most common colors are grey and dun, but there are blacks, bays, browns, chestnuts, palominos, and an occasional roan.
Connemara ponies for sale in wales find horses and. In old irish they are known as capaillin chonamara. In fact, the connemaras ancestors lived in ireland for thousands of years, although some of the armadas horses may have mated with local stock. Connemara stallions of shanna stud shanna connemara pony stud. October 2009 edition of the connemara view newspaper. Since then our aim is to breed connemaras true to type, with a strong conformation and excellent movements, very easy to handle, so they should be able to do everything. To limit the spread of the coronavirus, attractions may be closed or have partial closures. The connemara pony is an equestrian pony breed from ireland. This makes for a terrain that is rough, rocky and uneven. Today connemara ponies are bred worldwide including the uk, us, europe, new zealand, australia and south africa. Stud book one of the primary function of the connemara pony breeders society is the maintaining of the connemara pony stud book. Errislannan manor riding school is on errislannan peninsula on the west coast of ireland, four miles 6.
Peppertree connemara ponies, parkes, new south wales. Winner qualifier at loughrea show for the powers quarry in oughterard winner qualifier at the s. The connemara pony breeders society is committed to support its members to establish the connemara pony as the worlds premier pony for sport and recreation through the provision of services of the highest standards of excellence, and to act in the best interests of its members and its affiliated societies throughout the world. The connemara pony has been exported worldwide and has been promoted by the irish diaspora as a tangible link to ireland and in particular connemara. In 1964 the connemara pony stud book was closed and subsequently only ponies with both a sire and a dam registered as connemara ponies can enter the studbook. The first recorded pony breeds to arrive in australia during the 1800s included purebred shetland. Traditionally bred, eventer, showjumper, dressage, hunter, hunterjumper, pony. We focus on breeding the highest quality, performance connemara ponies, with particular emphasis on the oldest proven. Maintain the studbook of origin of the particulars of the pedigree, status and.
It is probably the best competition pony in the world. Bridge farm, essex 07980 668380 for top quality golden. Feb 17, 20 show quality gelding broken riding and hunting good temperament dam coriander prize winning mare in the show ring. Although considered a new stud, manor connemara ponies and noel noonan have become very familiar names on the show circuit both in ireland and the united kingdom. Connemara ponies for sale in wales find horses and ponies. Cashelbay prince is a real performance connemara, ultimately versatile, with success in dressage, show jumping, and showing. The irish sport horse genetic evaluation report 2015. Horse riding connemara for those who would like to experience connemara on horseback there are a wide range of options available from connemaras riding centres. Another source was likely the irish hobby, a nowextinct breed established. It is also a function as a register of all births of connemara ponies throughout the 32 counties of ireland. Saturday 16 th july at washbrook farm, astonlewalls.