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Marynell Eyles
The Eyles family seems to have been chosen by the Connemara breed for a lifetime of devotion. When a breed of equine suits your family’s
Laura Balding
In the late 50’s our Mother discovered Connemara Ponies. My best mount at the time was a 17.3hh Thoroughbred, called Happy Landing. I took him
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
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
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
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
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
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
2019 Achievement Awards
Competitive In-Hand Certificate Cobblestone Sandpiper (*Smaragaid Cliff x Four Loch’s Perfect Storm) O: Pat Ashworth Hillcreek Celtic Bug (*ArdCeltic Art x Tre Awain Cashela Bay)
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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