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Clifden, Ireland: The annual Connemara Pony Festival, culminating in the famous Clifden Connemara Pony Show on Thursday, was held from August 16 to Aug 22. The week was packed full of pony events with visitors coming from all over the world to witness this spectacular festival. The festival began on Monday with an educational seminar in the National Park in Letterfrack. The National Park is home to the Connemara Pony Breeders Society’s herd of Connemara Ponies and visitors were able to view the herd. The magnificent Abbeyglen Castle Hotel hosted an International reception on Tuesday evening where the overseas breeders got the opportunity to meet with the Irish breeders.
The Concept of the ACPS “Ride to WEG”
SO we have some fundraising to do. Please choose one of the two following options for your donations to the ACPS participation at the World Equestrian Games 1) The ACPS “Ride to WEG”
2) Place an ad in the ACPS Keepsake Promotional Connemara Booklet
Read more about our Connemara Pony Ambassadors headed to WEG .. April 1st-nomination deadline, ACPS inspections Inspection Forms
Summertime!! Summertime!!
This is really the time of year for the ACPS to kick back and relax!! I have been inundated with emails re the various WEG activities which are rolling along. Susan McConnell has a list of about 75 volunteers, all of whom have to be credentialed by July 15. Laura Balding and Katherine Short have a list of about 20 pony ambassadors all of whom had to start getting their shots in February. Amy Plavin has a letter out requesting that breeders and vendors and ACPS members send their donations and their graphics to her and Janice Meyer for the commemorative pamphlet to be handed out, 15,000 in total, at our booth at the WEG Irish Village. Joanie Webster and Christie Kelly and I have been working on the Ride to the WEG fundraiser- a virtual Ride to the WEG where every dollar donated to the ACPSF gets us one mile closer. Region 5 has a 50/50 raffle and other activities at their Midwest Connemara Show to support the WEG effort as well. In addition we have the Connemara shows moving forward – Region 4 had Connemaras and Dartmoors at their show in June. The Region 10 show which is a USEF recognized show is on the June 25-27 weekend, followed by the Connemara Divison at the USEF Recognized Welsh show- Ponies on the Hudson on July 1. Then the Midwest Connemara Show on July 10, the Region 3 Show on July 17 and 18 , with the Region 1 Show at the end of July, and including the M and M classes this year.
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Greystone’s Adirondack A’Herne (also known as “Harry”) is a 17 year old, bay, inspected and approved stallion. He is owned and driven by Cindy Fletcher. “Harry’s” sire was the imported stallion *Rosenaharley Laurens (Rosenaharley Cormac X Leam Laurella) from the Rosenaharley Stud in England. Laurens was ridden, jumped and driven but his forte, like “Harry’s”, was driving. “Harry’s” Dam, Hideaway’s Smitheranne (Hideaway’s Smithereen X Lynnfield’s Proud Hope), bred at Hideaway Farm in Geneseo, NY., is a half-brother to the famous eventing stallion, Hideaway’s Erin-Go-Bragh.
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