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August 17, 2022

Region 4 Annual Connemara Show

August 2, 2022

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35th Annual Region 3 Connemara Show

August 1, 2022

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Now On Course: The Legacy of Rosie the Wonder Pony

April 3, 2022

Minutes and Reports are available from the February 5, 2022 BOG Meeting

February 15, 2022

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USEF HOTY Awards Dinner

January 25, 2022

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Happy Thanksgiving! Thankful for these wonderful p

Happy Thanksgiving! Thankful for these wonderful ponies in our lives 🍀🐴

🍀The Crestwood Award from the ACPS is given for

🍀The Crestwood Award from the ACPS is given for "outstanding personal endeavor on behalf of the Connemara pony". Our winner for 2022 certainly meets that standard. He is Richard Cunningham from Orinda, CA who in addition to his time and expertise, donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to UC Davis to get the Melanoma research project off the ground and to continue the research to this day. Pictured is family friend Joanie Webster accepting the award in Lexington, KY.🍀

Have a spooktacular Halloween!! 🎃 👻 🕷

Have a spooktacular Halloween!! 🎃 👻 🕷

🍀The ACPS created the Connemara of the year Awa

🍀The ACPS created the Connemara of the year Award to recognize a pony who has accomplished something to bring special attention to our breed over the course of the year. This year the Purebred Connemara of the Year Award goes to Wildwych Wily Casanova (Bunowen Castle Ri x *Rudgeway Silver Filigree), a 15 year old grey stallion owned and trained by Raelin Schenk of Bush, LA. He has been in three movies in the New Orleans area and spent hours on the set charming the staff, actors, and public. He was calmly pulling a cart, or a hearse, or standing on the side waiting for his entry. Morning, night, foggy or clear, he behaved like the perfect pony we would expect and was a wonderful ambassador for the breed. You can see him in AMC’s Interview with the Vampire series on TV now!🍀

🍀 The Camlin Award for a career of outstanding

🍀 The Camlin Award for a career of outstanding performance in a mare or a gelding was awarded to 19 year old Windy Hollow Modern Millie (Bantry Bay's Kilcullen x Windy Hollow Lilia) and her owner/rider/breeder Amy Plavin, DVM. Millie and Amy compete primarily in the Vermont area, and are closing in on their USDF SIlver Medal and trying out PSG despite Covid etc. Amy bred Millie and has ridden and trained her for her whole career. 🍀

🍀The An Tostal Award goes to a purebred Connema

🍀The An Tostal Award goes to a purebred Connemara Stallion in recognition of a career of outstanding achievement, both competitive and noncompetitive.

This year the winner is *Chiltern Colm who was bred by Pat Lyne and imported to the US in 1979. He spent most of his career with Caroline Nesbitt and Bob Butcher in NH. He earned many championships in the hunter ring all over the Northeast where he never stopped and rarely touched a rail. He was known for his explosive bucks and his cheerful personality which earned him many fans and converts to the Connemara breed.🍀

🍀The Broodmare Trophy from the ACPS is awarded

🍀The Broodmare Trophy from the ACPS is awarded to an outstanding broodmare who has had a positive influence on the breed through her offspring.

The 2022 winner is Tre Awain's Cricket Song, bred by Laura Balding of St Charles, MO and owned by Catherine Mack of VA who bred her to her famed stallion Aladdin. Their offspring number in the hundreds over three generations. Most notably they produced Aladdin's Denver who had more than 150 offspring whose names adorn every list of competition eventing and dressage and jumping Connemaras in the US. Also her three daughters produced many Premium Mares who have continued to give us outstanding and beloved ponies.🍀

🍀Windover Tarragon and her C-1 rated pony clubb

🍀Windover Tarragon and her C-1 rated pony clubber owner and rider Bridget Kelly received the ACPS Halfbred Connemara of the year award for 2022.

"Chai" as she is known is a 13 year old mare by Irish Park's Caraway Finn x a QH mare. She has been ridden and trained by Bridget for 3 years in Roswell NM and this year they cleaned up in the Eventing world- placing first or second in every event. Thus she qualified for the AEC's and came in first again- Champion in the Junior Beginner Novice Division on her dressage score of 27.8.

Now she is headed to Lendon Gray's Dressage for Kids clinic and honing their dressage skills further. Congrats to both!

Her breeder, Sally Oxnard, accepted the award for Bridget in Lexington, Kentucky. 🍀

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