6th Annual Midlands Connemara Breeders Show

The annual show was held on Sunday, 26th July and there were no damp spirits ........ (click to follow link to Show report)

Lucky Hazel - Midlands All Ireland Broodmare Champion
owned by Sinead McGrath

Moorland Lady Jane with James Leahy - Midlands 2009 Supreme Champion

Roundstone Champion of Champions
13th September 2009

Brilliant sunshine added to a wonderful day at this year’s Champion of Champions! Midlands brought their own ‘sunshine’ taking 1st and 2nd places in the Filly Foal class - Mary and Pat Rabbitt claiming 1st place with Monaghanstown Shannon and Sean Cooney in 2nd.

Pat and Mary Rabbitt rounded their day by taking the Supreme Champion Foal and are pictured below with Monaghanstown Shannon and Deputy Enda Kenny, Leader of Fine Gael, who presented the winner’s sash.

Clifden 2009

As always, the Midlands was well represented at the Show. Pat and Mary Rabbitt took the Yearling Filly class with Grange Grainne Surf.

Eddie Fleming won the Foal Championship with his colt foal Gneevebrack Fionn.

Chloe Roche from Castletowngeoghegan riding Westmir Queen won the Working Hunter class.

European Pony Championships

Ballyowen Mabel Molly (Monaghanstown Fred - Ballyowen Bonny Bell), owned by Anthony McCormack from Mullingar and ridden by Kellie Allen from Kells brought home the Gold Medal from the individual event and were part of the Irish team who took the Silver Medal at the European Championships held In Moorsele, Belgium recently.

Ballyowen Mabel Molly at Clifden

Sugar and Spice 2008