International Connemara Performance Championships

The Irish Horse Board in proud to extend it support of the Connemara Pony in 2007 to the Connemara Performance Pony Association. The CPPA are running a series of Championship classes, with qualifiers being held at around 20 venues in Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. The qualifiers will culminate in a Championship Final at the Oughterard Show in August.

The titles for the classes under the International Connemara Performance Championships are:

• International Connemara Performance Working Hunter (Rider Under 16) 
• International Connemara Performance Working Hunter (Rider Over 16) 
• International Connemara Performance Ridden (Rider Under 16) 
• International Connemara Performance Ridden (Rider Over 16) 
• International Connemara Performance Derby (Rider Under 16) 
• International Connemara Performance Derby (Rider Over 16)

The Irish Horse Board will support these six finals in the amount of €500 in prize money for each class. Rugs and rosettes will also be on offer from the IHB.

Qualifiers will be held at the following shows: 

• Scottish Breed Show 
• Wales and Boarders Show 
• South East Connemara Show 
• Wessex Region Area Connemara Show 
• Chiltern and Thames Valley Region Connemara Show 
• British Connemara Pony Society Breed Show 
• Eastern Counties Area Show 
• British Connemara Pony Society Northern Show 
• Clogher Valley 
• Greenacres 
• Northern IPS Championship Show 
• Ballynahinch Charity Show 
• Northern Area IPS Show 
• Omagh Show 
• Westport 
• Kilusty Show 
• Mullingar 
• Athenry 
• Ballinalee 
• Athlone 
• Tuam 
• Roundfort (Ridden Only) 
• Wexford County Show 
• Drinagh 
• Middleton 
• Loughrea 
• Cork Area Show 
• Claremorris Spring Show 
• Tipperary Area IPS 
• Kilcooley 
• Ardrahan 
• Wicklow Area IPS 
• Limerick/Clare IPS 
• Midlands Connemara Pony Breeders 
• Western Area IPS 
• Kildare/North Leinster IPS 
• Claregalway (Ridden Only) 
• IPS Cavan Championships 
• Galway County Show 
• Corrandulla Show 
• Finn Valley Show 
• Ballina (Ridden Only) 
• St. Luke’s Charity Show