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Hoof Wall Separation Disease (HWSD) FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions What is Hoof Wall Separation Disease (HWSD)? Hoof Wall Separation Disease (HWSD) is a genetic defect characterized by a hoof wall that
Inspections FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions How do I get my Connemara inspected? Complete the Inspection Nomination Form and send it along with photographs and fees to the address
Transfer of Ownership FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions I am the owner and am selling my Connemara. Do I hand the registration certificate to the buyer? No. Please do not.
Governance FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions How can I get more involved with the national organization of the ACPS? The best way: attend an annual meeting. You can
Awards FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions What documentation is required for achievement awards? The pony must be registered with the ACPS. The owner or rider must be a
Membership FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions How do I register as a member? We encourage you to register online, but you may also register by completing and mailing
Fun with Pony Award
The Fun with Pony Award was added to the Achievement Award Program in order to broaden the types of activities that are recognized and valued by the Society.
Jill McNicol
Jill McNicol and her family currently have approximately 20 horses, with 12 being Connemaras and the balance Irish Draught, Irish Draught Sport Horse, and Thoroughbreds.
Ashfield Carna
Ashfield Carna is a grey eight year old Connemara gelding. He was bred in Ireland by Mr Jimmy Jones. His sire is Granard Storm and
Erin Casco Bay
Puffing up to look much bigger than his 15.1 hands, Erin Casco Bay competed in dressage to Prix St. Georges level. A superb mover he
Black Points Tilly Go Bragh
When it comes to cross country, Tilly, a Connemara/Thoroughbred cross, is all business. Under the guidance of World Equestrian Games Team Gold Medal winner, John
Custusha’s Cashel Rock
Rocky won both the An Tostal and Camlin Trophies in his distinguished career and earned gold medallions from the American Connemara Pony Society in Hunter,
Hideaway’s Erin Go Bragh
To watch Hideaway’s Erin Go Bragh in the dressage ring, is to marvel that this supple, elegant performer is any relation to the shaggy ponies
The Grasshopper
“Grasshopper was neither very big nor very handsome, but such was his toughness, mentally and physically, that he never started an international event in which
Aladdin
Winner of the An Tostal Trophy, 1988 by Catherine Mack (article from the American Connemara magazine) Aladdin is the King Arthur of the Pony World.
2025 Sporthorse COTY: No May Moon
The 2025 Connemara Sport Horse Winner is No May Moon who is an 11 year old mare by Catherston Dazzler x Ebony Moon who is
Pasture Management
Attendees to the ACPS National Meeting of 2025 were able to attend a lecture given by UMASS Amherst Agriculture Professor, Dr Masoud Hashemi. The lecture
Area VIII Starter Champions – Joshlyn Hernandez and Kynymont Indelibly Irish
United States Eventing Association, September 9, 2025By Lindsay Berreth The USEA Area VIII Championships took place alongside the Kentucky Classique Horse Trials in Lexington, Kentucky,
All In The Family: Grandparents’ Orphan Foal Grows Into Amateur’s First Advanced Partner
The Chronicle of the Horse, September 15, 2025by Christina Keim In late May 2016, Margo Goldfarb stopped at Greenwood Farm in Middlebrook, Virginia, for a
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