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Do you have news about your Connemara that you would like to share with other ACPS members? Email Donna Duckworth with the details and any photos to duckwort@mgm.ufl.edu. Show results, results of inspections, new foals or unusual adventures especially welcome! Please note that any professional photos must be accompanied by a photographer's release before they can be used.

Madison, Ga: Foothill's Ladybug was the 11-17 senior beginner champion at the H.J. Fox Show in Madison, Ga. Ladybug had quite a day as she had to carry three riders in two different divisions because one of the rider's horse was misbehaving. She took home 6 blues, 2 yellows and 4 whites and was ridden by McKenzie Reynolds, McCay Eislie and Courtney Crowe. Ladybug is worth more than her weight in gold and has definitely earned some time off!

New York: Diana Mattuzzi reports that Serenity's Dream On (Greystone AnLlewellyn x Hideaways Smitheranne) is winning big in Canada. Tatianna Turcotte and Dream On aka Simba have won every competition in the FEI Pony dressage division! They previously won two National young riders championships and are going to finish the year with their last prestigious competion in Pennsylvania at the Dressage at Devon September 26th to October 1st 2006! Simba, was originally owned by the Mattuzzi family whose daughters achieved a silver medallion in hunter with him. She is now owned by the Turcotte family of Canada and ridden by Tatiana Turcotte.

Winfield, WV: Masie Stout did a great job in the leadline class at the first ever Mountain State Hunter Jumper Show in Winfield, WV. She was riding Fiddler's Brendan MacDaire (*Grange Finn Sparrow x Threesprings Molly MacDaire). Providence's Gaelic Pence (Moxley Duncan x Piedmont Penelope) also attended the show and pinned in his class. Masie’s mother, Buery, is planning on sponsoring a Connemara Division for the show next year.

Raeford, NC: Connemaras were out in force at the American Eventing championships held last weekend at the Carolina Horse Park near Southern Pines in North Carolina. At least nine Connemaras were there as well as a 14.2 hand pony , Theodore O’Connor, ridden at the Advanced Level by Karen O’Connor. In the Jr/YR Division of Training Level, Devon Brown riding Limerick were 3rd (out of 42!)after both dressage and crosscountry but had two rails down in stadium to end up in 22nd place. Devon’s mother said Limerick was suffering from an upper respiratory infection but gave it his all! In the same division Emily Daily and Ridgetop Cady O’Daly were 30th and Hideaway’s Corker, ridden by Caroline Martin were 32nd. In the Novice Horse Division Windy Hollow Lilia was 21/36 and in Open Beginner Novice Foothill’s Waterman (by C. R. Roaringwater Bay) ridden by Dana Norquist was 17th out of 50 competitors. In Open Novice Ridgetop Blue Willow( a half bred by Bluebeard) was 11th out of 72! In the Novice Jr/YR Division, Bantry Bay’s Kenny with Lauren Ochs was 17 out of 70. Wisteria Go Bragh and Logan Go Bragh,(presumed to be Connemaras) also competed.

Pepper Pike, OH: The Awards Committee has announced the Scholarship Winners. In the Adult/Amateur: Kathy Sparks, OH and Marsha Williams, OR were the winners. The Junior winners were MaryBordewieck, MA and Kerry Page, NH. Read about their plans in an upcoming issue of the American Connemara.

Mantua, OH: Mary Yeager has posted news of Region V’s upcoming show which will be October 28 at the Indiana Horse Park. Read about it in the Region V news and get those ponies polished up and ready to go!

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