Spring Update
By way of a reply to a recent query, here's a photo of Garryhinch Millrace at Rosscon Farm, looking a very fit 24 years old. By the legendary Dublin and Clifden winner Abbeyleix Fionn and out the great old mare Garryhinch Queen he is a very special gent, with several mares already booked into him for this season. His full brothers Garryhinch Finn and Garryhinch Prince need no introduction, having won their respective classes at Clifden Show. Millrace himself has stood Supreme Champion at The French National Show and his stock are in great demand with progeny being exported recently to the UK and Sweden.
With Spring winds replacing the frost and ice of Winter, the time has come to look ahead at the year before us. Here are some upcoming attractions:
A new Performance show, the ‘Celebration of the Connemara Pony’, will be held in Dartfield, Loughrea, Co. Galway in July, with the exact date yet to be confirmed.
An Irish Connemara Green Hunter Competition for 4 year-olds, with one qualifier in Boswell and another to be confirmed, with the final held on the Wednesday of Clifden week is another new addittion to the calendar this year.
Loose jumping qualifiers venues have been confirmed as follows:
Noel Noonans Lookout Calla Suprise winning first time out under saddle with Sarah Challinor and qualifying for the NPS Spring Championships.
- June 4th.
- Boswell’s Equestrian Centre. Ashford, Co.Wicklow at 7.00pm.
- June 11th.
- Inis Mór, Aran Islands, Co.Galway. Also Filly Inspection.
- June 22nd.
- Hanley’s Equestrian Centre, Claremorris, Co.Mayo at 7.00pm.
- June 29th.
- Ecclesville Equitation Centre. Tyrone at 7.00pm.
- July 6th.
- Duffy’s Equestrian Centre. Claregalway, Co.Galway at 7.00pm.
- July 13th.
- Mullingar Equestrian Centre. Co.Westmeath at 7.00pm.
- July 20th.
- Glenaire Equestrian Centre. Mallow, Co.Cork at 7.00pm.
Final to be held in Clifden, Wednesday 17th August 2011. The rules will be as follows:
This competition is open to registered Connemara Ponies, in possession of a CPBS passport, aged 3 years.
Ponies must measure 148cms or under, an allowance of 1cm will be made for shoes.
All ponies entered will be measured at qualifying centres.
No boots or bandages are permitted.
Plaiting of manes and tails is not permitted.
The fences at the qualifying centres will be a maximum of 97.5cms x 97.5cms (3’3” x 3’3”).
The fences at the final will be a maximum of 101cms x 101cms (3’6” x 3’6”).
Each fence will be scored out of 10. Potential will be scored out of 20.
Total maximum points = 100.
The Minimum number of points required to qualify for the Final will be 60.
The Final will be held on Wednesday 17th August at 2pm.
The Judge’s decision is final.
No pony owner should approach the Judge.
We will have more details on all of the above soon.
