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Mar 24 2021

Online Stallion Parade

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Members of the CPBS are invited to submit profiles of their stallion(s) for the CPBS Online Stallion Event 2021 to be launched on the Facebook page. This event is for members only and there is no charge. Closing date for submissions is Tuesday March 30th at 5pm and they will be uploaded on Sunday 4th April. They will be archived permanently in a folder on the Facebook page. Owners may also submit a free advertisement for their stallion(s)/stud which will be displayed in a separate folder Open to members of the...

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Mar 24 2021

More success for Blackwoodland Rock

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by carol

After success at Le Mans (France) in the autumn with Gabrielle Enright, Blackwoodland Rock (I love You Melody x Grey Rock Trish) returned to Ireland in January 2020 to the Enright family stables in Fermoy, Co Cork.  Gabrielle (15) took up riding at the age of 10 and a year later her family purchased her first Connemara pony, followed by three more.  Gabrielle had success showing her ponies Omey Darlin and Ardfry Remy but wanted to focus on showjumping for her final year in ponies. So it was back to...

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Mar 10 2021

Stallion Directory 2021

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by carol

To view a PDF version of the CPBS Stallion directory click here:Stallion Directory 16-March The Stallion directory can also be viewed and download from the online database once you login and click pony search ...

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Feb 23 2021

Pat Lyne Remembered

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by carol

The Connemara pony and its kinsfolk have lost a true friend with the sad news that Pat Lyne has passed away, aged 91 years. Although living in the United Kingdom, Pat had a very close association with the people of Connemara and their ponies for over forty years, and her immeasurable amount of knowledge gleaned was demonstrated in the many books she wrote rolling back the mists of time and place, taking readers down many a boreen to meet famous ponies and breeders, discuss diverse pedigree lines and share recollections...

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Feb 23 2021

2021 CPBS Membership renewal

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by carol

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL PLEASE RENEW YOUR CPBS MEMBERSHIP online Press on the link below and make payment before midnight 28 February, 2021 https://www.itsplainsailing.com/club/CPBS/ Due to the volume of phone calls combined with current government restrictions on staff, the office is unable to deal with all the requests to renew membership by phone at the moment. Likely, you will find it more satisfactory to go online and pay by credit/debit card. The ‘special passcode number’ sent on your renewal reminder notice and your membership number will also be needed to complete payment online.   Or you may...

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Jan 19 2021

International Travel for Equines

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by carol

The procedures for International Travel for Equines changed on 1 January 2021 when the United Kingdom left the European Union. The United Kingdom may be used as a landbridge for access to the continent. The procedures for this differ to direct import/export with the United Kingdom. All paperwork must be completed online at least 24 hours prior to departure. It is imperative that all information provided to the authorities is accurate and corresponds correctly with the animal in question. The correct passport must accompany all animals travelling. Full information and...

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Dec 21 2020

CPBS Council 2020/2021

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by carol

Following the AGM December 13, the CPBS are delighted to welcome incoming council members,  Eimear Coleman (Munster),  Gearoid Curran (Connacht),  Joanne Hunter (Ulster) and  Henry O'Toole (Connacht) for 2021. The full council is as follows Ann Marie Conroy (President) Dave Sheedy ( Vice- President) Priscilla Diamond (Finance Officer) Ray Halpin (Human Resource Officer) Pat Geoghegan (Company Secretary) Kevin Bolger, Séan Carey, Eimear Coleman, Ulla Dorothea Connolly, Martin Coyne, Ciaran Curran, Gearoid Curran,  Patrick Flanagan, Fiona Grimes,  Barbara Hoffman, Joanne Hunter, Phyllis Jones, Clare Oakes, Henry O’ Toole, Daragh Kevin Ó’Tuairisg.  ...

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Nov 20 2020

Kylemore Abbey to place Connemara mare and foal in Áras Paddocks

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Kylemore Abbey is delighted to announce an exciting new partnership between Áras an Uachtaráin and the Abbey whereby each year a Connemara mare and foal from the Kylemore Herd will take up residence with the President of Ireland and graze the Áras paddocks from May to September. The partnership was formed following discussions implementing biodiversity grazing strategies in both the Áras and Kylemore Abbey and a subsequent visit to Kylemore by President Higgins and his wife Sabina. Conor Coyne, Executive Director of Kylemore Abbey explained, “It will provide an opportunity to...

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