Comments on: A look at Puissance http://ashbrookstud.ie/a-look-at-puissance/ Connemara Pony Stud and Magazine Dedicated to the Connemara Pony Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:54:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: eamonn http://ashbrookstud.ie/a-look-at-puissance/comment-page-1/#comment-52 eamonn Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:52:52 +0000 http://ashbrookstud.ie/?p=853#comment-52 Ah hah! I found <a href="http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=63601" rel="nofollow">this</a> British Pathé (muted) clip from 1955 which - after <em>prolonged</em> footage of the Queen - shows Pat Smythe and Tosca in action, followed by her jumping again with another favourite, Prince Hal (named after a character from Laurance of Arabia's tales, I believe). Jump 1 minute 50 seconds into the film to see the action! Ah hah! I found this British Pathé (muted) clip from 1955 which – after prolonged footage of the Queen – shows Pat Smythe and Tosca in action, followed by her jumping again with another favourite, Prince Hal (named after a character from Laurance of Arabia’s tales, I believe). Jump 1 minute 50 seconds into the film to see the action!

]]> By: eamonn http://ashbrookstud.ie/a-look-at-puissance/comment-page-1/#comment-51 eamonn Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:59:33 +0000 http://ashbrookstud.ie/?p=853#comment-51 It is amazing what they can do isn't it? I have come across a picture of Pat Smythe recieving a Bronze Medal at the Prix des Nations, Stockholm, 17 June, 1956. I don't know if the horse is Tosca though - who was retired about this time... You can view the image <a href="http://www.olympics.org.uk/gallerysimple.aspx?PH=57&type=&Page=6&game=&AT=&sport=0" rel="nofollow">here</a>. It is amazing what they can do isn’t it?

I have come across a picture of Pat Smythe recieving a Bronze Medal at the Prix des Nations, Stockholm, 17 June, 1956. I don’t know if the horse is Tosca though – who was retired about this time…

You can view the image
here.

]]> By: Susanna http://ashbrookstud.ie/a-look-at-puissance/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Susanna Sun, 26 Jul 2009 07:27:07 +0000 http://ashbrookstud.ie/?p=853#comment-50 Wow! What a great post, and how tremendous that footage is. Don't forget Pat Smythe's brilliant Tosca, the jumping machine. She was thought to be part Connemara and won just about everything. Wow! What a great post, and how tremendous that footage is.

Don’t forget Pat Smythe’s brilliant Tosca, the jumping machine. She was thought to be part Connemara and won just about everything.

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