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International Connemara Performance Championships

[ Wednesday, 9th May 2007 ]

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
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