Stud book principles connemara pony breeders society. The connemara pony connemara equestrian escapes luxury. All matter approved under the constitution and regulations effected on the 10th october. Most families owned a mare so they could sell her offspring for muchneeded income, and even while pregnant she would be required to pull a plow or a. Below are a selection of ponies we have at the moment. Promote the breeding of the connemara pony in order to safeguard the conservation of this native irish. The stud has bred shetland ponies, connemara ponies and thoroughbreds over the years. The main section of the stud book is divided into three classes. Lancelot has correct conformation with desired pony characteristics true to the type of the native connemara pony, boasting extravagantfaultless movement, tremendous performance ability and an outstanding temperament. The flying connemara is part of blandings connemara pony stud, the oldest existing connemara pony stud in australia. Stallion welcome to connemara pony breeders society.
We are very proud of the foals sired by our connemara stallion smaragaid cliff. Connemara pony breeders society stallions 390 mystical bobby lane,s72100400003892,147 cm,dun,04042007 sire. Description gatsbyour 3 year old 15 2hh registered connemara gelding. Connemara, breed of pony native to the connemara area of ireland, used as general riding ponies for adults and children and as jumpers and show ponies. Martin cunningham, westside stud, cree, kilrush, co. When he came off the truck at the front gate we were simply breath taken. For well over a century millars connemara has been trading in clifden, co galway. It has produced a number of top ponies who have excelled in many different disciplines. 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. List of stallions registered in the bcps stud book. Shanna connemara pony stud is situated in south connemara.
Kingswell connemaras connemara stallion smaragaid cliff. Printed copies of the 2015 stallion book are available from horse sport ireland for 2015 paid up irish horse board shareholders. The availability of this information would have allowed a more useful analysis of the connemara pony stallions presently available for stud in ireland. Lists stock for sale and information about exported ponies. Connemara stud, breeding and producing quality show and performance ponies stallions at stud ridden ponies and young stock. History welcome to connemara pony breeders society.
Some believe that todays connemara ponies are descended from viking ponies, brought here by the celts in the 4th century b. 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. 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. Gatsby has proved very trainable and good to do in every way. Listening to the wind, published in 2006, won the irish book award for nonfiction. My father jimmy always had ponies on the farm but in 2000 we decided to start showing our ponies and since 2011 we have got involved in performance.
Lanburn connemara stud was established in 1971 by bob and margaret blackburn. Sold ponies archive see the ponies that gloria has successfully sold, their sire and mare and where they now live. Kynynmont connor ogrady, talamah bound and cobbelstone sandpiper. Barrowby connemaras harrogate, north yorkshire facebook. I got into a conversation with the author in the margins of the book. All people with interest in the connemara pony, breeders, inspectors and judges are invited to attend this clinic that will take place at aalter stud farm in aalter approx. A registered connemara with a good temperament and a very good jump. Winner of ish studbook showjumping series in both the. River or get in touch with the rosses anglers association for more information.
Galway in 1926, where 30 local men came together and vouched to protect and develop the breed. Following the sudden unexpected death of bob on 29 august 2014, the stud has been taken over by daughter pam clingan and husband paul also with the help of bobs dog skipper. Powderbark connemara pony stud was formed by the sheridan family trust to breed purebred connemara ponies and partbred taller horses. Lickeen prince connemara stallion bred from top performance lines, standing at glenwood stud, market weighton, east yorkshire. Maintain the studbook of origin of the particulars of the pedigree, status and performance of registered connemara ponies hereafter know as the ponies. Partbred and overheight connemara, 4 years and over. Jimmys lands are rich in limestone that benefits the bone of all his stock. Sold ponies archive gloria nolan connemara performance. British connemara pony society list of stallions registered in the bcps stud book.
When possible, weve included information about what these cliff kids are doing now. He is the author of the twovolume stones of aran and ofcollections of essays, and maps of the aran islands, the burren and connemara. The origins of the connemara pony irelands native pony are shrouded in mystery. He was a beautiful looking young colt with some sort of presence about him. Strickland park diamond lil and glenormistion riona are now very proud mothers of two handsome looking purebred connemara colts. Early irish farmers often had large families to feed and could afford only one good pony, which often came from a wild herd and had to be caught and gentled. Volume 21 dates from 1999 with the breeding stallion number standing at 1,043 and the breeding mare numbers at 11,621. This continued into the early 20th century when concerns about preserving the true connemara pony led to the foundation of the connemara pony breeders society in 1923 and the stud book in 1926. Analysis of pedigrees of class 1 cpbs colts 20 connemara.
The connemara pony breeders society, hereafter known as the society shall. Glenormiston snow fox arrived at dylanglen stud as a young colt during january 2009. 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. Smaragaid cliff usef leading eventing sire and dressage sire 2018 and 2019. Home to a selection of broken and riding connemara ponies for sale. Connemara crosses are still popular today, particularly as serious competition ponies for children or smaller adults. 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. It contained details of nine stallions and ninety three mares. Details of the station house museum, clifden, county galway ireland. Listening to the wind connemara trilogy 1 reprint by robinson, tim isbn. Top 10 facts about the connemara pony connemara ponies.
The lockinge ponies are renowned for their good temperaments and are well handled from an early age. Docile, hardy, and surefooted, they have compact bodies and range from. Connemara pony bloodlines in new zealand connemara pony. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide.
Connemara pony breeders society stallions horse sport ireland. Since 1992, both a hard copy and computerised version of the studbook are produced. Lockinge connemara stud founded in the early 1980s. The connemara pony stud book was published in 1923 to make it official. This filly was reared beside jimmys house overlooking lickeen lake and he would say probably the best he has produced in some time. Quick order please open the website on a larger device to use the quick order functionality.
Powderbark stud breeders of purebred connemara ponies and. H9 the rortba thoroughbred breeders association retrained racehorse challenge. Too much crossbreeding began to dilute the pony bloodlines, so the connemara pony breeders society, worked to preserve the breed type. Today, connemaras are bred worldwide in ireland and britain, as well as on the european continent, north america, australasia, and south africa. This report follows on from the 2007 analysis of the australian connemara pony population by considering the stallion sublines available in australia in 20. Keehaune lassie was born in 1946 an has no dam given in the stud book. South east connemaras dressage, felbridge showground. The connemara pony breeders society has 21 volumes of the stud book.
Mr noel mc sorley, 24 cloghoge road, cullyhanna, newry, co down bt 35 0ls. Or ii the male or female progeny by a connemara pony stallion registered with the. Lickeen, kilfenora, co clare 065 7088084 086 8219121 vales blue boden s0001156, 148 cm, steel grey, 01062000 sire. While the nz stud books contain the raw data more meaning can be gained through analysis and discussion, hence the drafting of this. You will also find that marcasite stones are a popular added accent in many pairs of connemara marble earrings. The australian connemara society administers the australian connemara stud book and provides information about the connemara pony breed to its members around australia. In contrast, most other iccps societies list their class 2 stallions. Antrim bushmills coral blue,s0000977,148 cm,grey,01011991 sire. The connemara pony belgium is happy to announce a judges clinic with mrs. Introduction this report was written to give to mr tomas mclochlainn, president of the connemara pony breeders society, ireland during his visit to new zealand. No female or gelding may be shown or take part in any competition restricted to connemara or registered mountain and moorland ponies after the lst january in which it attains the age of four years unless it has been registered as an adult pony in the stud book of an approved society. 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.
Welcome to tulira connemara ponies tulira connemara. Connemara marble jewellery collection features a range of rings, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and brooches with the set of connemara marble stone. No entire male may be shown or take part in any competition restricted to connemara or registered mountain and moorland ponies after lst january in the year which it attains the age of three years unless it has been. Lickeen clooneen mistress, pinegrove suzy, doovins silver smoke, villa lark.
We have competed with shetlands in fourhand fei driving competitions at international level, won the pairs private driving and reserve supreme champions at the royal show with them. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A connemara stallion, celtic truska prince, was a teaser for marius at the chilling place stud where the worlds greatest showjumper milton was conceived see above and oaklands snowdrop. The official publication of the american connemara pony society. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The latest published volume of the connemara pony breeders society stud book. Standing three stallions, breeding, showing and sales. With life having been so busy here at cashelbay stud we have realised that our website has become a little bit outdated, so please bear with us for the next short while as we update our stock and news feed to keep you all up to date.
The tulira connemara pony stud founded by lady hemphill in 1963 is a specialist connemara breeding stud on the west coast of ireland. This small select stud was started by hens mother, hester, in the late 1970s. Since 1984 tim robinson has lived in roundstone, connemara. The connemara pony has developed into the ideal all round pony, capable of excelling in any equestrian sphere. Regulations of the australian pony stud book society. Dylanglen stud is pleased to announce the arrival of two new foals. Kingswell connemaras is pleased to offer at stud the imported champion german connemara pony stallion smaragaid cliff. This is a superb class 1 filly from the stud farm of jimmy odonoghue, co. Attractions, connemara national park, letterfrack, things to do, top 10 things to do in connemara connemara national park the connemara horizon is dominated by more than fifty magnificent mountains in four tightly packed ranges, the. Hwsd tested ponies results page connemara pony research. Our ponies have been carefully selected for their temperament, bloodlines, conformation, personality and typicality of the breed. Donaghmore connemara ponies, navan, co meath, is one of. Connemara stallion smaragaid cliff kingswell connemaras. The year 1896 witnessed the inauguration of a new and remarkable landmark in the city of chennai the connemara library, which is a treasure trove of books, newspapers, periodicals and other related texts.
Belle, the daughter that came to mean so much to the connemara breed in sweden. A library is a place where you will unquestionably find every text that you can look for. We heartily thank the mare owners who chose cliff to breed their exceptional mares. Connemara pony breeders from many countries have combined together to enable this research on hwsd. This is a superb class 1 filly from the stud farm of jimmy. He is by the danish dressage champion munkholm cobbergate ardnasillagh oflaherty x oxenholm cora out of the german federal premium mare shamrock bright roxanne power boy x bright pearl. Take it 2 the limit advanced eventer 297 be points wise guy r bred from top sj lines newtown molls pride grade a showjumper 236 jumping points we believe at this present time newtown molls pride is the only grade a showjumping connemara stallion currently standing the uk. A stud, full of heritage and tradition has led to years of quality breeding and within that the development of class performance ponies. We also have others available they just havent made the website yet.
Located just 15 minutes from dublin airport, lishmar connemara ponies are proud to breed and produce top quality connemara ponies from the best of bloodlines. Towards the middle of the 20th century farming became increasingly mechanised and the role that the connemara pony had secured for centuries as a working pony began to disappear. We are a small family owned stud that believe in quality not quantity. Lockinge ponies have had numerous successes in the show ring. In the early days australian breeders had an excellent range of bloodlines and for a number of reasons this range has diminished to the point where it is not always easy or even possible to find a really suitable stallion for some. This trove of irish jewelry from the irish gift house features connemara marble earrings that include the claddagh along with the shamrock and celtic knots. Preserve and maintain the connemara breed and genetic diversity.