Apr
07
2021
Stallion Inspections – Results & Photos
Colt/Stallion Inspections Spring 2021 Creagh Equestrian Centre, Ballinasloe, Co Galway Photos: Rynes Walker To view catalogue with results and photos contact the CPBS office ...
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Mar
24
2021
Online Stallion Parade
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...
Mar
24
2021
More success for Blackwoodland Rock
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...
Mar
19
2021
List of Colts/Stallions for Inspection – Spring 2021
Please find list of colts/stallions for inspection at Creagh Equestrian Centre 26th - 28th March. List of Colts - Stallions Spring 2021 Please note the CPBS colt/stallion inspections are private and strictly no spectators. Results and photos will be pubished once the Inspections are complete. ...
Mar
10
2021
Online Stallion Directory
The Stallion directory can be viewed and downloaded from the online database once you login and click Pony Search ...
Feb
23
2021
Pat Lyne Remembered
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...
Jan
19
2021
International Travel for Equines
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...
Jan
05
2021
CPBS office remains closed to the public.
The CPBS office is closed to the public for the duration of the level 5 restrictions. We would ask our breeders and members to use our online services and email queries where possible to email [email protected], as staff are both working remotely and from the office. Thank you and stay safe. 05.01.2021...
Dec
21
2020
CPBS Council 2020/2021
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. ...
Nov
20
2020
Kylemore Abbey to place Connemara mare and foal in Áras Paddocks
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...