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ProElite Tryon CDE Marathon Competition at TIEC Sets Up ADSPreliminary & Intermediate North American Championships Finale

Details: Published: September 19, 2020

Alice Baughman and Captain Jack Sparro ©Pics Of You

Published with permission from Tryon International Equestrian Center & Resort

Mill Spring, NC

The inaugural ProElite Tryon CDE hosted at Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) at Tryon Resort showcased Marathon competition on the White Oak Cross-Country Course Saturday, where the Marathon portion of the FEI World Equestrian Games™ Tryon 2018 were also held. Thirty-four competitors over 18 classes challenged the hazards, including participants in the ADS Preliminary & Intermediate North American Championships taking place in conjunction with USEF Advanced divisions. The ProElite Tryon CDE is closed to spectators due to COVID-19 protocols. However, live scoring and competition information are available at www.Tryon.com/Driving.

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USEF Connemara Committee

Details: Published: September 17, 2020

The American Connemara Pony Society is a recognized Affiliate organization of the USEF. Each Affiliate is represented by a committee. The USEF Connemara Committee meets throughout the year to review current rules, discuss rule changes, and exchange ideas of mutual benefit to the organizations. The USEF Connemara Horse of the Year Awards and the USEF recognition of Connemara shows and Connemara divisions within USEF recognized shows are overseen by this Committee. As part of our efforts to repopulate the USEF Connemara Committee for the two-year period of 3/01/2021 to 2/28/2023, the following steps will be taken:

From The Capitol Steps To Counting His Strides, Ryder Richardson Is Going Places

Details: Published: August 26, 2020

Written for The Chronicle of the Horse by Martha Drum

Ryder Richardson was already in Kentucky with his pony, RR Cool Play, when the USEF Pony Finals was canceled. The 14-year-old, who made his Pony Finals debut in 2018 with the support of a Gochman Grant, doesn’t have much of a budget for showing, so it might have been understandable if he’d spent a couple of days in mourning.

Declan Just Gets It

Details: Published: August 26, 2020

Written for Covertside by Josh Walker

Megan Harris’s Connemara stallion has hunted like a pony with an old soul his entire life.

Some horses just get it. Many foxhunters can think of a special mare or gelding who took to the hunt field like they were born to do it. But what about a stallion? You might call that kind of magical mount a unicorn. Whatever you call it, *TBS Declan Pondi (“Declan” for short) is one of those.

Hope Votes

Details: Published: August 25, 2020

Hope is a nineteen-year-old pony who’s full name is Concord River Rachel’s Hope. She was the last pony bred by Rachel Page Elliot out of Concord River Kaleigh, a daughter of Lynfields Proud Hope, who was, in turn, the daughter of Texas Hope. Pagey chose Dobh Macduff to be the sire. It doesn’t take many generations back in either pedigree to arrive at ponies who were born at the time suffragists were working in both England and the United States to secure constitutional rights to vote, something both Hope and Susan B. Anthony insist they should have been granted without the need for a constitutional amendment.

ACPS Junior Members - Get Your Scholarship Applications In

Details: Published: August 13, 2020

The process is not really difficult although I know if you haven’t done something like this before, it can seem daunting. The committee likes to know what you do with your Connemara and what’s special about your pony/horse. This is not about what ribbons you have won, especially this year when many competitions have been called off due to the COVID 19 virus. You could write a letter that tells how you have introduced your pony to others who have never heard of Connemaras. You could write a song, a story or a poem about your horse. Perhaps you want to tell about a special talent you have developed with your Connemara.