Midlands 2009 Connemara Pony Show
The Midlands Connemara Pony Breeders show will take place at Annaharvey Farm, Tullamore, Co.Offaly on Sunday July 26th 2009. The Midlands Show offers a range of In-Hand and Performance classes for registered Connemara ponies. Highlights include the All Ireland Brood Mare Championship & Lady de Vesci Perpetual Cup (sponsored by Clifden Connemara Pony Sales) and The Sarah Miller Future Performance Competition. (Performance classes –prize fund €1,350).
The Sarah Miller Future Performance Pony Competition
The late Sarah Miller devised the Future Performance Connemara Pony Competition for the Midlands show in 2004. The competition aims to promote the production of quality Connemara Performance ponies by evaluating and recognising up and coming talent, hence entries are restricted to registered Connemaras between 4 and 8 and riders between 12 and 18.
Competitors are marked on four criteria:
- a dressage test (preliminary)
- their pony’s conformation, true to type
- the effective jumping of a derby course
- their pony’s way of going, ‘star quality’ and potential
1st Prize €200, 2nd Prize €100, 3rd Prize €75, 4th Prize €50
New Performance Competition
This year the Midland Connemara Pony Breeders Group is also launching a new performance competition open to registered Connemara ponies 4 years old and over and riders 12 years old or over. Competitors are marked on a dressage test, conformation, jumping and way of going.
1st Prize €100, 2nd Prize €50, 3rd Prize €25, 4th Prize €10
The performance classes programme also includes ……
- under and over 16s registered ridden Connemara pony classes (€185 per class)
- South Mayo Breeder’s ridden Connemara Gelding 5 years and over qualifier
- The Midlands Connemara Pony Breeders registered ridden Connemara pony championship
- under and over16s registered Connemara pony working hunter classes (€185 per class)
- Powers Quarry All Ireland Performance Championship Qualifier*
*Qualifiers for Oughterard show 2009
For further information on Performance classes contact: Ursula Fitzpatrick mfb3@eircom.net 087-6282725, Anna Camon 087-6280035 atcamon@eircom.net or Katy Miller katy.miller@tin.it – In-hand classes, Secretary: Mary Rabbitt, Monaghanstown Stud, Castletowngeoghegan, Co. Westmeath 044-9226489.
Entry Secretary: Eilish Durcan, Clonkeen, Portlaoise, Co. Laois – 085-1636843 (after 6.p.m)
Ruth Rogers P.R.O. rodgersruth@eircom.net
Downloadable Entry Forms, Rules and Regulations and schedules for the 2009 Annual All Connemara Show will be available shortly from irishconnemara.com.
