TOUGH AND resilient, the Connemara pony is faring better than most equines during the current recession. This exciting and resourceful native breed has an international reputation, with societies in ...
Thousands of people are descending upon Clifden in Co Galway for the annual Connemara Pony Show. This year marks the 100th anniversary of this world-famous equestrian event. From a small rural pony ...
Connemara pony successfully breeds with native Japanese nag as scientists look to create super horse
A CONNEMARA pony has successfully bred with a native Japanese nag as scientists look to create a super horse. The prized west-of-Ireland ponies are renowned for their sweet nature and remarkable ...
Kylemore Abbey's Connemara ponies, Ruby and her foal Pippa, have arrived at Áras an Uachtaráin, where they will spend the ...
The Connemara pony is a gentle but hardy companion that has gained fame for its natural jumping ability. According to Irish mythology, the Connemara developed after Spanish horses escaped from a ...
For hundreds of years, farming families in the west of Ireland relied on a Connemara pony to run their farms. When the pony wasn't used for ploughing, she was hauling seaweed from the shoreline or ...
Two Connemara ponies will spend their summer horsing around Áras an Uachtaráin, swapping Kylemore Abbey for pastures new in ...
A new, unique visitor experience has opened at Connemara National Park with the official opening of the Connemara Pony Heritage Centre last Friday, October 31. The much-loved Connemara Pony has long ...
The Connemara pony, known in Irish as the Capaillín Chonamara, is a hardy, yet kind-hearted breed of horse unique to Ireland and native to the area in the west of Ireland known for its rugged yet ...
Crowds flocked to the Connemara Breeders 80th annual show, and the 56th to be held in Clifden, despite the heavy early morning rain which later gave way to periods of finer weather. President Dermot ...
But the sturdy ponies, with origins that are believed to go back 2,500 years, are well accustomed to coping with the vagaries of the weather. The breed can go anywhere, live anywhere, does not require ...
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