Aug
08
2016
Dog Show at Connemara Pony Festival
Please find details on the 2016 Dog Show below Click here: 2016 DOg...
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Jul
26
2016
Ponies qualified for the Clifden High Performance (to date)
Please find list of ponies qualified for the final of the Clifden High Performance on Friday 19th August. There are two more qualifiers left Midlands Connemara Pony Breeders Show, Mullingar, Co Westmeath - 31st July Moycullen Show, Moycullen, Co Galway - 14th August Please enter through the qualifying shows High Performance 2016 - Ponies qualified to date...
Jul
18
2016
AIRC National Showjumping Championship victory for Pat O’Neill
Local Connemara Pony breeder and now top rider Pat O’Neill of Illaunurra Ponies, Ballyconneely has had immense success this year with his home-bred and produced 11 yr old gelding, Illaunurra Shadow (by Silver Shadow, out of Illaunurra Mist). This super combination won the Connolly’s Red Mills Intermediate AIRC National Showjumping Championship at Mullingar Equestrian Centre on the 10th of July last. They beat a field of 82 riders (mainly riding horses). Everyone who went clear in the first round had to then jump against the clock and the twenty fastest times...
Jul
13
2016
Connemara Pony Show Schedule
The schedule for the 2016 Connemara Pony Show taking place in Clifden from Wednesday 17th to Saturday 20th August can be downloaded below. Show-Schedule-2016 Entry Form...
Jul
12
2016
Times for Wednesday classes (please note they differ from schedule)
Green Hunter @ 10.30am Three Yr old Loose Jumping @ 2pm Four Yr old Loose Jumping @ 4pm...
Jul
11
2016
Young Handlers Course Cancelled
Please note due to insufficient entries the two Young Handler courses scheduled to take place on Friday have been cancelled....
Jul
06
2016
CPBS Council Nominations
Nominations are now being accepted for election to the CPBS Council. Please download the form below and return to The Secretary, CPBS, The Showgrounds, Clifden, Co. Galway before 4pm on 9th August 2016. If using Google Chrome please save the PDF form to your desktop in order to print. Council Seat structure is available to download below. Seats U2, M3, L3, C3, C6, C9, C10, C11 and C12 will be filled following the election. Nomination to Council Form Elections -Form Council-Seat-Structure-2016...
Jul
06
2016
An Capaillín
The last date for submission of advertisements for this year's An Capaillín is Tuesday 5th of July. A full page ad costs €100. Ad's should be emailed to [email protected] no later than Tuesday 5th of July....
Jul
06
2016
Young Handlers Course
The CPBS is running two courses for Young Handlers. One will take place in Glen Aire Equestrian Centre, Mallow, Co. Cork on Friday 15th July and one will take place in Creagh Equestrian Centre, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway. Both courses commence at 2pm. The course is open to children aged ten to fifteen. Places must be booked by the 9th of July. Participants are encouraged to bring their pony. The cost is €20 per child or €15 per child if there are two siblings or more. Booking forms can be downloaded...
Jul
06
2016
Four year old mare Loose Jumping Competition
Please find entry form (Creagh only) attached. For the Midlands please enter through the Midlands show Four-Year-old-Mare-Loose-Jumping-Competition Rules and Format 4-yr-old-Loose-Jumping-Rules-and-Format...