Pics of your Connies!

[Kadastorm]

I will have to delve into old photos but I worked on a yard with 24 connies at one point. We would buy, normally from Clifden, as unbroken and wild ponies and back and school them before selling on or keeping for the riding school.
excellent all rounders, great temperaments and generally nice people. My favourite sires are Earl of Newbridge and the robe stud stallions. The offspring from these guys are normally very laid back and very talented.

 

[CMcC]

My Connie collection.
Dun is pure Connie.
Grey Connie x ?
Bay Connie x

 

[PurBee]

The one and only time i drove around very rural Connemara - there was a connie pony and donkey on the side of the road/ wild lands beside road - they wandered onto the road, forcing me to stop the car….wound down the windows to say hi and their noses poked inside having a good sniff!
Don’t know if they were owned, just let loose or ’wild’ - turned-out onto the vast wild lands there for the summer. We didn’t pass another car for miles and miles, so possibly owned yet allowed to be wild on the common lands of thousands of acres.
I’m amazed such a ‘fine’ pony hails from a really challenging wild climate.

 

[conniegirl]

This was my connie Stan aka Ballinasloe Hero. He passed away 10 years ago now but he was amazing.

 

[ownedbyaconnie]

I will have to delve into old photos but I worked on a yard with 24 connies at one point. We would buy, normally from Clifden, as unbroken and wild ponies and back and school them before selling on or keeping for the riding school.
excellent all rounders, great temperaments and generally nice people. My favourite sires are Earl of Newbridge and the robe stud stallions. The offspring from these guys are normally very laid back and very talented.

My connie’s grandsire was Earl of Newbridge and she has a fantastic temperament. I’m sure she would also be very talented if she wasn’t stuck with me riding her ?

 

[Chippers1]

Any chance to show mine off!



Here are his various colour changes, at the moment he's very fleabitten:


He's the best!

 

[Yeomans]

Here is my connie Spud. He has the most lovable nature and can be a little devil at times but wouldnt change him for the world.

 

[Stenners]

Wow - what beautiful horses!!

 

[Stenners]

Any chance to show mine off!
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Here are his various colour changes, at the moment he's very fleabitten:
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He's the best!

He's gorgeous! Clearly can't decide what colour he wants to be!!!

 

[Pippin and Poppy]

Tulira Artemis and Tulira Actress. Same sire, born several days apart, dams half sisters, but so different in build and temperament! Edited to add - taken when approx three years.

 

[oldie48]

14hh Connie dun mare by Templebready Fear Bui, who could turn her hand to anything including polocrosse and full up 148cm Connie/TB grey gelding who was just a complete superstar once he'd stopped napping! I'd give my right arm to have either of them now but sadly no longer with us. I love a nice Connie.

 

[oldie48]

Oops don't know why they appeared twice so have edited, here they are!

 

[m1stify]

A couple people have said this! She’s being sold as a Connie but is unregistered so I don’t know her breeding so not sure!
she’s amazing either way!
She came over from Ireland a year ago.

Be careful of why she is unregistered. May be trying to hide her hoof wall status which is a terrible condition

 

[ester]

OP is pulling hair to test but I think having seen the pic she is unreg as she isn't a full connie (or at all) which would make the HWSD status less problematic.

 

[Stenners]

OP is pulling hair to test but I think having seen the pic she is unreg as she isn't a full connie (or at all) which would make the HWSD status less problematic.

This is correct! She's sold as a Connie and is Connie on her (white) passport but i'm not sure she actually is!
She's perfect though so I'm really not too fussed if she isn't but yes have sent hair samples to test anyway!

 

[millikins]

This is correct! She's sold as a Connie and is Connie on her (white) passport but i'm not sure she actually is!
She's perfect though so I'm really not too fussed if she isn't but yes have sent hair samples to test anyway!

If she's perfect for you then that's great but I hope you aren't paying the extra thousands that registered connemaras command.

 

[Stenners]

If she's perfect for you then that's great but I hope you aren't paying the extra thousands that registered connemaras command.

No I'm not!! She's a very good price considering the current market!

 

[EASTIE17]

Cant post pictures, just says "OOps we ran into a problem", anyone got any ideas?

 

[Stenners]

Cant post pictures, just says "OOps we ran into a problem", anyone got any ideas?

Try screen shooting from your phone

 

[alexomahony]

Ooooo they’re all so scrummy!

I have one who is a complete dreamboat

OP- hope ve went well and you’re soon to be a connie owner!

 

[racebuddy]

I'm having a Connie vetted on Thursday - so nervous! Has horses all my life but never a Connie! Would love to see pics of your and you riding them and love to know what yours are like!

i have a irish sports horse with loads of connie in , i also have just bought a full connie , well overgrown ,ive had him 2 weeks now , so nerve racking when waitng on the vetting

 

[scats]

This was my connie Stan aka Ballinasloe Hero. He passed away 10 years ago now but he was amazing.
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Lovely Stan. I have lots of memories of him as he was owned by my friends prior to you buying him.

 

[Stenners]

i have a irish sports horse with loads of connie in , i also have just bought a full connie , well overgrown ,ive had him 2 weeks now , so nerve racking when waitng on the vetting

I'm so nervous! It's this afternoon!

 

[Squeak]

Good luck for the vetting!

 

[Stenners]

Good luck for the vetting!

Thank you!

 

[racebuddy]

This is my new boy had him two weeks.

 

[Stenners]

This is my new boy had him two weeks.

Wow he’s got a jump on him!

 

[Stenners]

To everyone that has been asking and been so lovely….

SHE PASSED THE VET!!
Just waiting on the hoof test results before I can arrange to bring her home.

 

[teddypops]

I’m jealous of everyone with their nice Connies, mine is an unpredictable, stressy, squealy Madame. She doesn’t like anything or anyone. Tries to kill my dogs, the list goes on……

 

[Cloball]

Have to say she looks very much like a new forest I used to ride... Who was awesome. Good luck ?she looks fab and I love the unusual colour ?