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American Connemara Pony Society

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ACPS digital library book Turning the Pages A Memoirby Pat Lyne

Digital Library Announcement

January 14, 2022

Winter Board of Governors Virtual Meeting

January 5, 2022

Connemara Annual Meeting Webinar: ACPS & USEF Partnership

January 5, 2022

Devon Brown Dominates Both Open Preliminary Sections

September 14, 2021

ACPS Annual Meeting Announcement

September 11, 2021

Gerlinde Beckers and Roscommon Fagan won the beginner novice master amateur championship. Lindsay Berreth Photos

Connemara at American Eventing Championships

September 5, 2021

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03 - 04 September 2022

35TH ANNUAL REGION III CONNEMARA SHOW

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24 - 25 September 2022

ACPS Region V Rescheduled

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24 - 25 September 2022

9:00 am

ACPS Region 4 Show

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Check your mailboxes, the Mares and Foals issue is

Check your mailboxes, the Mares and Foals issue is out now! 🐴🍀

A huge congratulations to HC Celtic Mark and Devon

A huge congratulations to HC Celtic Mark and Devon Brown! With over 30 entries (including some Olympic riders and horses) Devon and Salty finished second place in his first advanced at the Ocala Winter 2 Horse Trials! Salty is by *ArdCeltic Art out of Star Mark, bred by Donna Miller and Faye Bolayer. The pair finished on their dressage score. Way to go! 🍀💚🥈

“If you’re lucky enough to be Irish…You’re

“If you’re lucky enough to be Irish…You’re lucky enough!” 🍀💚 Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all the Irish ponies out there! 🌈 🇮🇪

The American Connemara Pony Society welcomes you t

The American Connemara Pony Society welcomes you to their 2022 Stallion Service Auction to be held Feb 11 - 19. This auction provides significant benefits to Stallion and Mare owners while financially assisting our wonderful organization. All proceeds will go to the ACPS Susan McConnell Foundation, a non-profit entity that provides funds exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes within the ACPS. Link in bio!

The 2021 ACPS Hall of Fame Broodmare is awarded to

The 2021 ACPS Hall of Fame Broodmare is awarded to Kynynmont Arianna. Congratulations!

"Awarded to an outstanding broodmare which has had a positive influence on the breed through her offspring. Candidate must have produced at least 5 purebred or halfbred foals."

Breeding: Canal Laurinston x Hideaway's Smitheranne' by Hideaway's Erin Smithereen

Bred and Owned By: Pam Liddell

https://acps.org/2021-hall-of-fame-broodmare-kynynmont-arianna/

"The Crestwood Service Award is awarded to honor a

"The Crestwood Service Award is awarded to honor a person’s unselfish love, dedication, and long term service on the behalf of the Connemara. For individuals who spend a lot of time and energy promoting the Connemara."

Congratulations to the 2021 ACPS Crestwood Service Award Winner Maureen Loughman!

https://acps.org/2021-crestwood-award-maureen/

Check out the 2021 Purebred Connemara of the Year:

Check out the 2021 Purebred Connemara of the Year:
Hideaway's Special Delivery
Special was foaled in 1995. He is a 15 hh Grey Connemara Gelding.

Breeding: Greystone Dallen McMor x Hideaway's Celebration, by Hideaway's Erin Smithreen
Rider: Cathy Blackmon

For more awards winners visit: https://acps.org/connemara-awards/

This years USEF HOTY Awards dinner was very light

This years USEF HOTY Awards dinner was very light in attendance from our ACPS members. Skyeler Icke Voss and Jen Reed Garutti were there on behalf of our wonderful halfbreds.

Jen Reed Garutti’s Labras Leannon earned two USEF HOTY National Championships. Halfbred of Eventing and Halfbred of Dressage.

Skyeler’s MT Cooley Caliber was the USEF HOTY Reserve Champion Halfbred of Dressage. Congratulations ladies! 🍀🏆

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