Inspections in the United States
Connemara ponies were first brought to the United States in the 1950’s, primarily as children’s riding ponies. The American Connemara Pony Society (ACPS) was formed
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The First Inspections
There have been ponies in Connemara since at least 1399, the date of the first written account. They have been described over the centuries in
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Joan Webster
I “met” my first Connemara in 1974—a purebred Connemara stallion, ridden by an eight-year-old girl in a low-key, rural, children’s schooling show! It was a
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Liz Platais
I became a lifetime member of the ACPS in 1973. I traveled extensively through Europe, England, and Ireland with my mother, Rachel Page Elliott, author
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Donna Duckworth
I began raising connemaras over 35 years ago when a 2-year-old Arabian gelding (sold to her by a very aggressive salesperson who, try as Donna
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Caroline Nesbitt
I began my love affair with Connemaras at the age of nine, from photos in English pony books whose breed descriptions routinely featured Terese of
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