The Registered Connemara Pony Stallion parade was held in the RDS Dublin Horse in July this year. The standard was incredibly high and nearly all the ponies are successful show jumpers and performance ponies. They were a very large number of ponies entered from France which is a long way to come to show a pony. They were principally coming to compete in the Connemara Pony (Nations Cup type) competition being held now for Connemara ponies. on the It included many impressive representatives of the breed from all over the country and containing superb lineage. The Connemara Pony is a traditional Irish Bred Pony suitable for all disciplines in show jumping Ashfield Bobby Sparrow was one of the best showjumping ponies in the world during the 1980's and his progeny have been successful to. Connemara ponies have also won at eventing driving and dressage. Connemara Ponies are a hardy type with a good temperament, they are intelligent and brave. There most common colour is Gray, But there is also Chesnuts, Bay/Brown and of course Dun a colour that is almost exclusive to the Connemara Pony but occasionally is found in Irish Draughts. Ponies participating are 596 - Drumbad Fletcher Moss Sire Frederiksminde Hazy Match Dam Rober Grey Abbey by Oisin Breeder Jim Ferguson - Owner Eamon Burke 597 - Arsouez Du Maucomble (Team France) Sire Bunowen Paddy Dam Qleynn Du Maucomble by Appollon Pondy Breeder Olivier Verove Owner Helena De Belloy 598 - Ungaro Deux Seguret (Team France) Sire Grange Surf Sparrow Dam Quenza De Seguret By Lehid Canal Prince Breeder Exhibitor Owner E.A.R.L. De Seguret 599 - Cashelbay Rocket Sire Cashel Bay Cruise Dam Cashelbay Misty By Ashfield Bobby Sparrow Breeder Exhibitor Owner Robert Fallon 600 - Cashelbay Prince Sire I Love You Melody Dam Coosheen Pheasant By Callowfeenish Martin Breeder Exhibitor Owner Robert Fallon 601 - Cornarone Hazy Lad Sire Frederiksminde Hazy Match Dam Atlantic Collette By Slisneoir Breeder Gerry Griffin Owner Padraic Gannon 602 - Tic Tac Melody (Team France) Sire Cocum Thunder Boy Dam Margaux D'Auxence By Apollen Pondy Owner Pauline Hachenberger 604 - Qualou Des Muses (Team France) Sire Thunder Dublin Dam Finola of Laps By Garryhinch Millrace Owner Muriel Joly 605 - Killaneen Boy Sire Western Boy Dam Truelight Trixie By Moorland Snowy River Breeder Steven O'Beirne Owner Lucinda Kelly 606 - Inch Thunder Sire All Smoke Dam April Thunder by Robe Thunder Breeder F. Cahill Owner Ruth Looney Clendinning 607 - Kippure Little Big Chief Sire Gun Smoke Dam Scarlett Dawn By Ballydonagh Cassanova Breeder Orla & Michael Igoe Owner Deborah McCann (621) - Gwennic Cloud Sire Gwennic De Goariva Dam Lady Cloud By Silver Cloud Breeder Fr Michael Scanlon Owner Joanne Quirke (629) - Black Shadow Sire Silver Shadow Dam Tawin Ballinvoucher By Milford Siskin Breeder Raymond Connelly Owner Liam Lynskey (630) - Carracanada River Sire Templebready Fear Bui Dam Doorty Lucky Lady Lady By Ross Lobeen Nreeder James Byrne Owner Kristin MacDonagh (630) - Agharvanny Minstrel Sire Castleside JJ Dam Doorty Lucky Lady By Ross Lobeen Breeder Sean Hynes Owner Noreen O'Connor

• published: 24 Sep 2016
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