Her first book, shrouded in mist published in 1984, has become the handbook and companion of every connemara enthusiast. However, the connemara pony stud book has been closed since 1964 and the practice of overusing popular sires is prevalent throughout the history of the breed. The connemara pony is the only breed native to ireland. Having left cameron with several lovely youngsters it was. Before leaving australia, amelia was named high scoring filly at her international stud book inspection. Craigmead stud is a small connemara stud set in the kingdom of fife. Clare show for the high performance class in clifden winner ridden class for connemara stallions clifden show 2011. It is also a function as a register of all births of connemara ponies throughout the 32 counties of ireland.
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 purebred mares. Capparis casanova cpsnz19s1 grey born palomino domo cavallo praise aus x glenormiston rusheen aus, donna mcewan. How do i get a passport for my connemara foal pony. Printed copies of the 2015 stallion book are available from horse sport ireland for 2015 paid up irish horse board shareholders. The connemara pony breeders society was established in 1923 and set out to ensure the preservation and improvement of the connemara pony as the native breed. About the author a native of yorkshire, tim robinson moved to the aran islands in 1972.
This book is based around the village of roundstone and its associated landscapes. You will also find that marcasite stones are a popular added accent in many pairs of connemara marble earrings. The connemara pony breeders society was founded in 1923. The establishment of the stud book enabled selective breeding to restore the pony to its previous quality. The frst mention of south africa is made in the irish connemara pony society stud book. He was a beautiful looking young colt with some sort of presence about him. The main objectives of the breed society are the encouragement, development and maintenance of the connemara pony as a pure breed.
Originally, they are from the harsh western coast of galway county. The events calendar recently received from denmark shows that an inspection program and pony show will be held on bornholm on 2 nd august 20 a similar event will be held on zealand on 3. Connemara pony breeders society home of the connemara pony. Our goal is to breed athletic and versatile ponies that will excel in all disciplines with all levels of riders. The connemara pony breeders society was founded in ireland in 1923 with the objective of conserving and developing these native ponies. Jul 31, 2012 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 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. Garnet stud is located at iredale, south east queensland, australia.
Until otherwise determined by the council the following regulations shall be the regulations of the. The flying connemara is part of blandings connemara pony stud, the oldest existing connemara pony stud in australia. Breeding quality ponies for performance and pleasure. Braemar connemara ponies are bred in the vale of aylesbury, buckinghamshire. Inspections were started to select the best from the existing population for entry into the first volume of the stud book which was published in 1926. 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 walks suit all levels of ability, mainly along the wild atlantic way. Connemara pony breeders society register homepage cpbs. Walk connemara, connemara and mayo a walking guide, paul. Despite this long and colorful history, the connemara didnt become an official breed until the connemara pony stud book. Promote the breeding of the connemara pony in order to safeguard the conservation of this native irish. Greenlich connemaras, grassmere, victoria, australia. He has a strong, athletic conformation and a superb quiet.
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 registered as a stallion in the stud book of an approved society. This, together with her close association with their native homeland, connemara, provides her with a global view of the progress of the breed throughout the world. Traumprinz gf wembleybrook stud covering the field. To support the work of the british connemara pony society in east anglia.
The connemara pony breeders society, hereafter known as the society shall. Today, connemaras are bred worldwide in ireland and britain, as well as on the european continent, north america, australasia, and south africa. Smaragaid cliff usef leading eventing sire and dressage sire 2018 and 2019. 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. Maintain the studbook of origin of the particulars of the pedigree, status and performance of registered connemara ponies hereafter know as the ponies. Here, the export of two, twoyearold ponies in 1966 to sydney press. The lockinge ponies are renowned for their good temperaments and are well handled from an early age. Since its formation the society has also been responsible for the publication of the connemara pony stud book. Please note the registered owner of the dam will be recorded as the breeder of the foalpony if a breeder has a prefix or suffix this will be included in the name. This small select stud was started by hens mother, hester, in the late 1970s. Virtual tour of minnismoor connemara stud, hougham, nr dover. Studbook international committee of connemara pony societies. This page is for visitors and connemara pony breeders, owners and riders to see. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide.
Connemara pony breeders society stallions agharanny minstrel, s72100400003365, 148 cm, grey, 4252007 sire. The irish government donated two stallions, milford hurricane and. Listening to the wind, published in 2006, won the irish book award for nonfiction. The connemara pony breeders society is committed to support its members to establish the connemara pony. Stud book principles connemara pony breeders society. The future of the ashgar connemara stud is assured. Posted by admin2 on may 24, 20 in australia, denmark dkcps, great britain, news around the world 0 comment. 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. Listening to the wind is the first of a promised trilogy of books about connemara from tim robinson. I pinto show january 2017 traumprinz did our stud proud, not only bringing home some fabulous results from the hunter section, but by also taking everything in his stride in a rather busy ring environment and unseasonably cold rainy conditions.
Ashgar cruising is one of our remaining sa bred purebred connemara stallions. 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. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Our ponies have been carefully selected for their temperament, bloodlines, conformation, personality and typicality of the breed. To survive such a harsh environment, the connemara pony had to be hardy, a good doer, sure footed pony. In south africa, locally bred connemara pony breed stallions, although in a similar class to the worldwide breed standards, were just one generation away from. Standing three stallions, breeding, showing and sales. Lists stock for sale and information about exported ponies. In 2015 he achieved the most sought after accolade for a connemara pony when he won the stallion class at the connemara pony f estival, ireland he has been resident at the great canal connemara pony stud in ireland with padraic hynes, international judge and has sired some remarkable stock of which his first son canal king has been approved into the class 1 stallion stud book. Connemara white ponies horses visit ireland irish dublin travel tourism vintage poster repro 16 x 22 image size. Class i connemara stallion cocum thunder boy x equinoxe melody. Pauls book connemara and mayo a walking guide published by the collins press gives detailed instructions and background information for 33 walks. This could potentially led to a narrowing of the gene pool, high levels of inbreeding and a loss of genetic diversity within the population.
The connemara pony breeders society was formed in 1923 and the english connemara society in 1947. All matter approved under the constitution and regulations effected on the 10th october 1994 and as amended, shall be deemed to have been approved under these regulations. Connemara pony breeders, owners and riders in south africa. Connemara pony comprehensive coverage of all aspects of buying a new connemara pony, stable management, care, costs and transportation. Lanburn connemara stud was established in 1971 by bob and margaret blackburn. Declarations for coverings which occurred in october 2019 are due more. Glenormiston slieveroe read all the latest news and goings on at asham connemaras and sporthorses. Connemara ponies are the perfect native breed for the forward thinking owner. When the stud book numbers of the sire and dam are unavailable please ensure the full name of the sire and dam are completed and the cpbs office will complete the stud book numbers.
Connemara crosses are still popular today, particularly as serious competition ponies for children or smaller adults. 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. R blue moons dam the exceptional imported mare glenormiston amelia. A stud, full of heritage and tradition has led to years of quality breeding and within that the development of. In 2007, glenormiston amelia was the first us mare to attain the title premium mare with the acps. Its a compact 152page book printed on high quality paper. South african connemara ashgar connemara pony stud. Torrin was bred by cameron ormiston of the croila stud, in newtonmore in the depths of the highlands of scotland. Glenormiston snow fox arrived at dylanglen stud as a young colt during january 2009. We are a small family owned stud that believe in quality not quantity. The first stallion to be entered in the connemara stud book was cannon ball, foaled in 1904. Connemarastud peter kramer sternbergs connemara pony stud.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Powderbark connemara pony stud was formed by the sheridan family trust to breed purebred connemara ponies and partbred taller horses. Breeders can choose stallions for hypothetical matings against their mares to determine the predicted breeding result. 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. Details of the station house museum, clifden, county galway ireland. The australian connemara society administers the australian connemara stud book and provides information about the connemara pony breed to its members around australia. Regulations of the australian pony stud book society. 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. The breeding of british sport ponies seems to be gaining more and more popularity. 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. Ms noreen oconnor, ashwood lower, arklow, co wicklow. Connemara stud, windmeul, western cape, south africa. Price new from used from hardcover, january 1, 1959. The book seeks to document the so called place lore of the region, and in its most successful sections concentrates on the clear relationship between the.
Cashel bay connemara pony stud, cashel bay house, craughwell rd, athenry, county galway, ireland. The ashgar connemara pony stud was born in johannesburg, south africa in 1979. Today, connemaras are bred worldwide in ireland and britain, as well as on the european continent, north america. 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.
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. One of the primary function of the connemara pony breeders society is the maintaining of the connemara pony stud book. Since 1984 tim robinson has lived in roundstone, connemara. The main section of the stud book is divided into three classes.
To advertise stallions at ballinglen stud and young stock. When he came off the truck at the front gate we were simply breath taken. Just click on the links below or use the menus on the left of the page. 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. We carefully selected our mares and stallions with a. 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. Kingswell connemaras connemara stallion smaragaid cliff.
Shanna connemara pony stud is situated in south connemara. This difficult lifestyle helped the connemara develop its trademark stamina and adaptability. Welcome to tulira connemara ponies tulira connemara. Stunning black leopard 100% foundation stallion ctr super sonic. Connemara pony bloodlines in new zealand connemara pony. Winner qualifier at loughrea show for the powers quarry in oughterard winner qualifier at the s. Powderbark stud breeders of purebred connemara ponies and.
The connemara pony belgium is happy to announce a judges clinic with mrs. 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. Thoroughbred stud farm in the western cape producing quality racehorses on the slopes of the. He again is the top ranked connemara in usef leading dressage sires 2019 and fourth ranked connemara in usef leading eventing sires. Stallion at stud connemara equine south africa stallion at stud. Any animal that couldnt perform these tasks on a daily basis was replaced. It has produced a number of top ponies who have excelled in many different disciplines. Stud book one of the primary functions of the connemara pony breeders society is the maintaining of the connemara pony stud book. British stallion event 2017 ponies breeding british. An extraordinary black class 1 connemara stallion who oozes quality and delivers performance. Listening to the wind connemara trilogy 1 reprint by robinson, tim isbn. The tulira connemara pony stud founded by lady hemphill in 1963 is a specialist connemara breeding stud on the west coast of ireland. 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.
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