2024 Halfbred COTY: Ridgetop Pirate Blue
The ACPS Halfbred of the Year for 2024 is Ridgetop Pirate Blue, by Landgate Bluebeard x Queen Daisy (TB). He was bred by Marynell and
11/09/2024
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2025 Camlin Performance: Paradox Pippin
The ACPS Camlin Award goes to a purebred Connemara gelding or mare who has had a career of outstanding achievement, demonstrating accomplishment and durability. The
11/06/2024
11/06/2024
2025 Tooreen Laddie: Landgate Bluebeard
Landgate Bluebeard (*Rocky x Landgate Singing Bird by Bob White) who is now 31 years old is the 2025 winner of the Tooreen Laddie Award.
10/24/2024
10/14/2024
Road to the AEC: Margo Goldfarb Balances Graduate School and Intermediate Eventing With Her Connemara Cross (useventing.com)
Enjoy this lovely article about Margo and her Connemara/TB Cross, Ridgetop Blue Pirate as they head to the USEA American Eventing Championships. Article from useventing.com
08/20/2024
ACPS Annual Meeting 2024
Save the Date: October 17 to October 20, 2024 Venue info: World Equestrian Center, Ocala, Florida Hotel info: Riding Academy Hotel Activities: More info to
02/17/2024
Alex Piaget
I was born and raised in England and have been fortunate to grow up around horses, competingin eventing, show jumping, and showing both sidesaddle and
12/03/2025
Kim Gates
Kim Gates is a lifelong horsewoman. She grew up in Pony Club and showed hunters as a child. She was a successful equitation rider. Kim
12/03/2025
2025 Bonus Purebred COTY
The BONUS purebred Connemaras of the year for 2025 are three brothers bred and owned and loved by Cynthia Richards on the Brown Farm in
11/13/2025
2025 Tre Awain Halfbred Performance: Morning Glory’s Belle Fille
The ACPS Tre Awain Halfbred award goes to a Connemara halfbred who has had a career of outstanding accomplishment and durability , both competitive and
11/12/2025
2025 Debbie Busta Adult Amateur Scholarship
Nora Goldfarb and Ridgetop Pirate Blue Margo Goldfarb is the 2025 recipient of the Deb Busta adult scholarship which recognizes adult amateur riders of Connemaras.
11/11/2025
Famous Feats
In 1935 at the International Horse Show in Olympia London, the 22-year-old, 15 hand Connemara gelding, The Nugget, cleared a 7’2” jump and subsequently won
11/10/2025
Windy Hollow Lilia
The first year I rode Lil her owner, Amy Plavin, told me about this award called the Golden Shamrock. I did not think much about
11/10/2025
Tricreek Greystone Laughlin
On June 18, 2001, a dark bay colt with a big white star was foaled at Mary Lou Thall’s Triple Creek Farm in New York.
11/10/2025
Balius Kerry Blue
Balius Kerry Blue moved from Novice Level eventing to Intermediate in less than three seasons and according to the USEA records, she was the first
11/10/2025
Tre Awain Ginger Blue
Tre Awain Ginger Blue is a 14.1 hand grey stallion, foaled in 1982, sired by Gilnocky Ard Righ MacDaire, out of Tre Awain Linnet’s Lass.
11/10/2025
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