The Connemara pony is an Irish pony that takes its name from the county of Western Ireland, where its ancestors have lived since the 16th century.
Native ponies were crossed with Spanish, Arab, Barb, Thoroughbreds and Welsh cob bloods, to produce the modern pony of today.
The results produced a pony that is strong, fast, sturdy and courageous best known today as a sports pony.
It is a very versatile pony breed with natural jumping ability.
They are successful show jumpers,good at dressage and eventing but also have plenty of stamina for endurance riding.
They are also shown in harness.
That can be ridden by adults and children alike.
The breed ranges between 13 – 14.2hh (1.33 – 1.48m). Typical coat colours are brown, bay, dun, grey,chestnut, or palomino with some roans,
and occasionaly black.
Pinto patterns, called piebald and skewbald by the Conemara registry, are not acceptable for registration.
The head is small and usually a slightly dished profile set
with small ears and neat with a graceful well-arched neck and sloping long shoulders.
They are strong and sturdy with a compact body, short back,deep girth and sloped, muscular croup.
Hindquarters are strong and powerful.
The legs are short, strong cannons and hard feet and a good stride length.
The Breeder Society was established in 1923 and the Studbook was set up in 1926.
Today, Conemaras are bred worldwide in Ireland and Britain, as well as on the European continent, North America, Australasia and South Africa.
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