Connemara Pony Showcase Australia in Melton, Victoria | Equestrian centre

Connemara Pony Showcase Australia

Locality: Melton, Victoria

Phone: +61 438 346 841

Address: JurAvon Park Equestrian Centre 3337 Melton, VIC, Australia

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23.01.2022 Has anyone received proofs from the photographer?

21.01.2022 In 2016, I was a judge of some classes at the Dublin, Ireland show, and one class was called something like "Working Hunt Teams for Connemaras." There were thre...e teams of 4 riders, Ireland, France, and Great Britain, Here is how it worked: First, a rider from one team would do a simple dressage test right there in the main ring, maybe 5 or 6 movements, that I would score. Then the same rider would jump a stadium round of maybe 8 or 9 jumps, scored by knockdowns or refusals, just like normal show jumping. Then, at the far end of the big arena, there was a cross country section, with a bank and a ditch, and 8 or 9 jumping efforts, again, scored like normal cross country, refusals and time. That would give that rider a score. Then would come the next rider from another country, then a rider from the third country, and so on, until all 12 riders had done all three phases. I can't remember if there was a drop score, but the team with the lowest overall score won, and so on. This requires a big field, but it could be a nice class to copy at American shows, possibly within a breed, or from different stables, different pony clubs, whatever---

20.01.2022 AUSTRALIAN PONY STUD BOOK VICTORIAN BRANCH The APSB maintain the studbook for 10 breeds of ponies and is also a register for a further 5 breeds and sections. Victoria has approximately 850 paid APSB Members. APSB Victoria has 15 individual Breed and Regional Promotional Groups that run and sponsor many events throughout the state. These include: APSB Western Promotional Group Foal & Youngstock Show... APSB Western Promotional Group Start of Season Show APSB Vic Connemara Enthusiast Group - Connemara Pony Showcase APSB Shetland Show APSB Shetland Fun Day APSB Yarra Valley Promotional Group Show APSB Yarra Valley All Breeds Young Stock Show APSB Gippsland Regional Promotional Group 2 Day Extravaganza (inc Youngstock Show) APSB Small Shetland Group Festive Season Show APSB Victorian Stud Show APSB Action Pony Day APSB Pony of the Year (EV) APSB Shetland Show (Barastoc Horse of the Year) EV - APSB Summer Horse Show Rare Breeds Show EV APSB Summer Horse Show- Shetland Show NE Vic APSB Promotional Group Foal & Youngstock Show APSB APO&B Open Pony Dressage Championships APSB Achievement Awards (Presented at APSB Victorian Stud Show) Then there is extensive sponsorship offered by the promotional groups for Agricultural, All Breeds and other Breed societies for classes at their shows for Mountain and Moorland Classes. Show Season in Victoria commences around Spring and ends late Summer/early Autumn. Each weekend in Victoria there are FOUR TO EIGHT agricultural shows or events. Action, Activity, Foal & Youngstock Shows are generally conducted Autumn to Winter. Check APSB Facebook & Website for details. Numbers at these shows are dwindling for a variety of reasons costs, distance, time of year. APSB members volunteer months of their time to organise and raise sponsorship for these events. Please join the APSB, register your ponies and support the many events on offer. Membership $88.00 Reciprocal Registration filly/colt/mare/gelding $33.00 Reciprocal Registration stallion $100.00 No Vet checks, DNA or inspection required

18.01.2022 How the Showcase started

15.01.2022 Now for some Connies. CONNEMARAS - THE PONY FOR EVERYBODY These wonderful ponies originated in Galway, Ireland, tough, sound and with excellent temperaments. W...e have featured John Brennan and Tommy O'Brien's ponies in Ireland, where they stand in their natural environment. We have also featured some of the written articles from Rider, explaining our history of this breed in Australia. When Veterinary Surgeon Dr. Fred Wiltshire, his wife Breda and two children, Kenneth and Anne (later to marry Guy Creighton) migrated from Europe in 1963 they brought with them the first Connemara ponies to come to Australia. The stallion was Island King (by Carna Bobby). They also brought two mares and they named the stud Connemara Park. It was set up in Narre Warren, Victoria. Today, sadly, the whole area is totally in the centre of suburbia. There was no breed society when they came and Island King was registered as an Australian Pony . They were not to exceed 14.2 and could come in almost any colour. Crossed with other breeds, especially thoroughbreds, they produced wonderful mounts that excelled in everything from eventing, showjumping, hunting, pony club, etc. etc. Two of the earliest champions were Kildare (who won Melbourne Novice three-day-event with Kenneth Wiltshire) and Blue Isle (show jumper with Marianne Gilchrist and later a hunter with Mr. Eric Rundle). Sadly Island King was put down at the age of 23. Island King's first foal was Connemara Park Kenneth who was exported to stand in Western Australia. Many studs followed, Barwidgee Stud in the Victoria's Western District owned by the Kelly family produced many versatile champions. In 1972, Miss Anne Hammond from Millfields Stud, Newmarket, near Cambridge came out to judge and instruct. She was instrumental in selling a lot of good ponies from the U.K. to people in this country. Today, many children's ponies going around faithfully with their often young riders, will probably have Island King somewhere in their pedigree. Photo credit: Peter Brown (Connemaras Australia on Facebook) ,Rider Magazine.

14.01.2022 The Connemara pony Showcase will not be going ahead as planned this year. Please mark 19/20 September 2020 on your calendar instead. Hope to see you all there

14.01.2022 The Connemara pony is Ireland’s only native breed. Famous for being hardy and sure-footed the pony evolved in the western part of County Galway, known as Connem...ara. This area of rough terrain, rocky landscape and wet harsh climate helped develop a breed that is strong, sturdy, resilient and adaptable. Breed criteria demands that ponies are between 128 to 148 cm high at the withers; be a compact, well-balanced riding type with good depth and substance, good heart room and standing on short legs with a well-developed knee and short cannon bone. Movement must be free without undue knee action, active and covering ground. Colour can be grey, black, bay, dun with occasional roan and chestnut, palomino and dark-eyed cream. Today, this hardy and versatile pony is bred worldwide in Ireland and the United Kingdom, on the European continent, in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

08.01.2022 Photographer has decided she is not uploading photos after all. Please send her your competitor number and she will send you proofs. My apologies for the inconvenience. https://www.equineimages.com.au/p950796201

07.01.2022 Mountain & Moorland Led & Ridden classes for Connemara ponies

06.01.2022 The Connemara pony gathering at Heathcote tomorrow has no affiliation with CPBSA CVAG APSB Victorian Connemara Enthusiast Group Connemara Pony Showcase

06.01.2022 From Julia Grave: OK - all the CONNEMARA people Everyone whinges there are no shows, now we have a GREAT SHOW with CONNEMARA CLASSES, Supreme Championships and no one enters!! There are 3 Led Championships ... 1 Supreme Championship Grand Supreme Championship Ridden CONNEMARA Championship Costume Classes Performance classes AND NO ENTRIES! C'mon people, get your Connemara out there. This is a great show and we should be showing off how great our Connemara's are. Please tag people in this post Don't forget to get your EV Summer Horse Show Rare Breeds Ring entries in by 6 January! Classes for APSB or AHHBA registered Haflinger, Highland, Fjord, Dartmoor, New Forest, Connemara and Gypsy Cob. Enquiries to [email protected]. Photo for attention https://www.facebook.com/events/2251011898462014/?ti=cl

02.01.2022 **SOLD Greenbroken Connemara Gelding** Kahean Trooper Nelson S. Green Hills Trooper Thomas ... D. Glenormiston Ciara Gelding 14.1hh rising 6yo Absolute quality and a lovely, kind boy Will be ready to go to his new home in about 4 weeks. Contact Trudi Simmonds. Tag in comments $5000 See more