Foals
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2010
Twins ??? No, just devoted sisters ! Freya and Wraith are both by Donegreagh Cuach na Scamaill, and are pictured here with Wraith's mum, Cropper's Shadowfax ( Shadow ) by Earlson. These best buddies spend more time 'hanging out' together than they do with their mums ! Freya is the daughter of a 4 y-o Thunderstorm mare, Thora. July 4th, 2010.
Pictured above is a great, strong part-bred mare belonging to Mr.Joe Small, from Moortown. She was bred at Laurelgrange, Saintfield, from Mrs.Phoebe Warnock's beautiful Sweet Lass M 7394. Lass is a daughter of Abbeyleix Owen, out of Woodland Rover by Doon Paddy, and is still fit and well aged 32 ! Once upon a time she managed to go in foal to a Fell colt - Mrs.Warnock has always been a Rare Breeds enthusiast, and the mare above was the happy result !
A KERRY BOG AND HER FOAL
Young Heather ( a.k.a. Breeze ) and her colt by Silver Bog Smartie, owned by friends Ivan and Pauline Lonsdale near Portadown. The pictures were kindly sent on June 16th. Ivan and Pauline brought their black Kerry mare to the Rare Breeds Show at Gosford last year, so perhaps this time around Breeze and her colt will come along !
Tawnydun Ailbe out of October Gold (Castleside JJ X Glenmore Kelly's Owen).
Thanks to her breeder, Penny Makinson, for sending this picture of her filly foal,
taken when she was just a few hours old.
Also by Grianagh Petrus is Tawnydun Rua, seen here when he was 2 days old.
His dam is Carraig Cailin (Commanding Hero X Castle Cailin Ard), so he is a full
brother to Tawnydun Caramel, owned and being very sucessfully shown by James Naan.
Breeding Connemara ponies in Suffolk, Penny likes to use Irish names for her ponies.
The mares were all sourced in Ireland.
This is Rickamore Jodie, who was inspected in April. Her Lishan Squire foal was born
at the end of May. Thanks and congratulations to Mr.Sammy Wilson and family.
Thankyou to Ivan Adams for these images of his Murphy's Oscar filly,
born May 25th,out of Derratha Pearl ( by Abbeyleix Owen S 496
ex Inver Pearl, a Sarsfield mare ). She has been named Loguestown Petra.
Grange Topaz Surf ( Grange Bobbing Sparrow X Kilkerrin Surf ) with her week old
colt foal by Callowfeenish Mairtín S 846 at the Rickamore Stud of Pam Megahey.
Enjoying the evening sun in the same field is Ocean Rossanna
( Loobeen Larry X Ocean Angel ) with her Ganty Blazer filly, born May 27th.
Hi ! The ponies are all grand, my mare had another colt !!! He was born 25th April, Josie (Banagher Cailin) wasn't covered last year and probably won't be covered again for a while as Nigel, me, my girls and all their friends ride her.
Here's a couple of additions to your foal page, the dun foal is out of Nigel's dad's mare. She is called Rockfield Silver Lass, she had a filly on 6th May by Lehid Canal Prince.
The other foal is another colt out of Atlantic Gal by Monaghanstown Boy.
Best Wishes
Sue Johnston.
Rockfield Silver Lass & filly.
Atlantic Gal and her Monaghanstown Boy colt.
Sinead Thompson sent these pictures of her Aille Jacko filly foal, out of her Westside Mirah mare, Harnells Heather Belle. Wise girl, to wait until this spring weather finally arrived ! Congratulations to the Thompson family ! April 10th.
Yvonne Kearns from Dromara, Co.Down, kindly sent this picture of her first Connie foal, a dun Moyans Litttle Monkey filly out of her part-bred mare by Crusheen Comet. Yvonne has everything to be proud of ! Congratulations !
Stepping out with Mum, 'My Choice', is Donegreagh Eileen Arún'. Foaled earlier that morning ( April 26th ), Eileen is by Donegreagh Cuach na Scamaill. My Choice is by Andy O'Donoghue's grey stallion, 'Óisín', and was bred by Michael Walsh of Miltown Malbay, Co.Clare.
Also in the Donegreagh herd is Dawn of Rickamore ( Carraig Thunder x Caperann Cáilín )
and her first foal, a filly, Donegreagh Ceilidh, born March 3rd.
This was Ceilidh at 17 days, back in mid-March.
She is as full of beans as ever !
Newtown Golden Rose and her filly by Monaghanstown Pat, pictured at five days on
May 8th, 2010. Rose is also the mother of Galloon Ceol, James Naan's stallion.
Congratulations to the Naan family !
Also foaled on May 3rd was this daughter to Cregduff Match
( a.k.a. Roisín ) and Midas Touch, who stands near Lurgan.
2009 FOALS.
Our member, Mr. Sammy Wilson, Ballymena, was delighted to welcome his first ever Connemara foal on June 1st 2009 ! Congratulations ! The foal is by Moyan's Little Monkey and the proud mum is Loughfadda Galloon Dawn ( M1- 14322 ). She is by Laerkens Cascade Dawn and ex Loughfadda Blackbush ( Village Boy ), and Mr.Wilson bought her from James Naan. Thanks to Mr.Wilson's daughter, Betty, for sending us the news !
Another Little Monkey, named 'Paddy' ( well, he was born on March 17th ! ), is shown below with his mum, Banagher Cailín ( a.k.a. Josie ), who is by Black Dandy ex Cailín na Coille ( Westside Mirah X Dun Aengus ). They belong to Sue and Nigel Johnston of Ballymoney.
And here is Paddy again, along with his friend Bobby. ( by Bobby Sparrow Blue ex Atlantic Gal ( Coral Prince )). Clearly they are very happy together.
A surprise arrival in the townland of Kilmore, near Lurgan, on August 5th was this little golden colt, who is 3/4 Connemara. His sire is Midas Touch, a 3 y-o by Coral Prince, and mum, Benvarden Grianán. An IHB registered part-bred by Donegreagh Applejack S 1054 ( Spring Con x Belmore Bluebell ), she is out of Dawn Rising, a chestnut TB mare by Le Moss. Le Moss won the Gold Cup at Ascot in both 1987 and 1988. Only a few hours old when these pictures were taken, the relationship between the first-time mum and her baby had already survived a take-over bid from Auntie Molly, a cob mare who would love a foal of her own ! It is hoped the foal will keep his gorgeous, antique gold colour !