Cashel Bay Connemara Ponies

23/10/2024

Ponies going to the Connemara Pony Sales Clifden this Saturday

Lot 634 - Cashelbay Amanda
2021 class 1 gr f 148cm N/N
Cashelbay Shadow x Shanna Mandy ex Heathers Dino
A beautifully bred 3 year old filly with superb bloodlines containing Silver Shadow, Hazy Dawn and Callowfeenish Mairtin. This filly is well handled and ready to be broken. Will excel as a performance or bloodstock pony in the future. Jumped clear in the Loose Jumping Competition Clifden 2024

Lot 635 – Canrower Mister Pocket
2021 class 1 gr g 148cm N/N
Cashelbay Prince x Carn Lady Ash ex Robe Earl
By the multiple championship winning stallion Cashelbay Prince, Canrower Mister Pocket is an unbroken but extremely well handled 3 year old, and is a 1/2 brother to the well decorated dressage pony Carn Verdon boy, the first Connemara Pony in Ireland to compete at Prix St. Georges level in Ireland. A dressage potential for the future!

Lot 636 – Twinstar Cheeky Princess
2021 class 1 d f 135cm N/N
Coolcom JJ x Twinstar Dream Dun Princess ex Springfield Fianaid
Bred in the Netherlands, Twinstar Cheeky Princess is a gorgeous dun filly who is an addition to any Irish stud farm with no silver shadow in the back breeding, but with bloodlines including Castleside JJ, and Moy Hazy Cove. Unbroken but well handled. Bone 7”. Will make an ideal child’s pony or smaller broodmare

Lot 637 – Cashelbay Pheasant
2023 d f N/N
Poetic Kelly x Cashelbay Amy ex Silver Shadow
A gorgeous dun filly by Poetic Kelly out of multiple show winning mare Cashelbay Amy. With Silver Shadow, Poetic Justice and Frederiksminde Hazy Match in the back breeding this filly should go far. Well handled and ready for the next stage.

Lot 638 – Cashelbay Fire
2022 d g N/N
Seabreeze Mirah x Cashelbay Jenny ex Ice And Fire D’Albran
Impeccably bred for performance with Westside Mirah, Janus, Dexter Leam Pondi and Cashelbay Rocket in his back breeding. Unbroken but very well handled, this gelding should go right to the top in the right home. Opportunity not to be missed

Lot 639 – Cashelbay Nautilus
2023 gr g N/N
Park Ronan x Frederiksminde Mellow II ex Hazy Dawn
A charming yearling gelding with high quality old type breeding, including Abbeyleix Owen, Loobeen Larry and Hazy Dawn in the back breeding. Out of the multiple championship winning mare Frederiksminde Mellow II. This yearling has a bright future. Other progeny of the sire Park Ronan have topped the sales twice on previous occasion.

Lot 640
Cashelbay Dawn, Withdrawn

Lot 641 – Cashelbay Earl
2024 gr c N/N
Beezies Echo x Cashelbay Brook ex Cashelbay Prince
Perfectly bred for type, out of a Cashelbay Prince mare, this c**t is a half brother to two class one stallions, Ashbrook Thunder and Ashbrook spirit. His bloodlines include Guteen Rebel, I Love You Melody and Boden Park Finnard. Definitely a c**t for the future

16/09/2024

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09/09/2024

Connemara Pony Sales are Ireland’s largest and leading sale of Connemara Ponies and Horses. Based in Clifden in the heart of Connemara.

06/09/2024

Although the summer remained glum and wet, the action was heating up in preparation for the final shows of the season for the Cashelbay Team, and it was all hands on deck for the annual Connemara Pony Breeders' Society Clifden Show where Cashelbay Amanda, Cashelbay Breeze, Seabreeze Bella, Cashelbay Prionsa Og, and Cashelbay Rocket were flying the flag for Cashelbay Stud.

Cashelbay Amanda (Cashlebay Shadow x Shanna Mandy) was out on Tuesday for the Three Year Old Loose Jumping and jumped clear.
Cashelbay Breeze (Carrowmore Shadow x Cashelbay Kate) was first up for the in hand classes on Wednesday Morning, and placed 4th in a strong yearling filly class.
Simultaneously, in ring two, Cashelbay Prionsa Og (Cashelbay Prince x Bean Na Locha Fada) was shown in hand for the in hand gelding class, placing 4th.
Seabreeze Bella (Seabreeze Mirah x Frederiksminde Ballerina) took to the ring shortly after and placed 2nd in an outstandingly strong three year old filly class
In the afternoon Cashelbay Rocket (Cashelbay Cruise x Cashelbay Misty) represented the Cashelbay stallions placing 3rd in the In Hand seven year old and over stallion class.
Clifden Show has always been lucky for us, and the weather didn’t dampen out spirits! We are delighted with our ponies and the results against some of the best Connemaras in Ireland and beyond, and thoroughly enjoy the Clifden Show experience every year.
Only a week and 4 days later the weather took a turn for the better, and the sun, not seen for months, shone out marvellously for the
Taispeantas Chois Fharraige, Cois Fharraige Show, Spiddal Show, where I took to the show ring myself again, showing our three year old filly Seabreeze Bella.
Seabreeze Bella has done incredibly well this season, and her good fortune continued, when she won her three year old filly class, and went on to claim the Reserve Junior Championship!
The welcome and company at Spiddal Show was as warm as the weather, and that, combined with the results, made for another spectacular day out.
Now that things have calmed down a bit at Cashelbay, we want to take this opportunity to thank everyone from Clifden Show, Spiddal Show and all the shows throughout the season for the opportunities to showcase our ponies. For the work put in by the committees, judges, stewards and volunteers we want to give you our most sincere thanks, and congratulations for a job well done. Likewise, we wish to thank and congratulate all our fellow exhibitors and competitors for their hard work throughout the season and beyond. Apart from being competitors in the ring, they are always there to lend a helping hand when needed, and make the showing community the close family that it is, and for that we thank you wholeheartedly.

Photos courtesy of: Rynes Walker Photography Photography and Taispeantas Chois Fharraige, Cois Fharraige Show,

Robbie Fallon Barbara Fallon Michael Harty Kaysha Murray The Irish Equine Rehabilitation and Fitness centre Botanica International Ltd Equestrian Portable Showers Ireland

28/08/2024

12/08/2024

We are looking for an apprentice to start in September. You need to:-
* be 17 or over
* have experience of handling equines including knowing how to lunge/long rein/put on tack/pick out feet etc
* have experience in yard work
* have gcse maths and english
* be willing to undertake qualifications in rehab and/or horse management
* hours will be 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday (may be some overtime required from time to time)
* 28 days holidays
* pony club badges or other qualifications would be an advantage
* no riding with this position
* accommodation or stabling will not be provided
* 2 year apprenticeship

Please send your CV outlining experience to [email protected]

24/07/2024

Last Sunday the Cashelbay team ventured west to the Ballyconneely Agricultural Show with our yearling filly, Cashelbay Breeze (Carrowmore Shadow x Cashelbay Kate), and our 3 year old filly, Seabreeze Bella (Seabreeze Mirah x Frederikisminde Ballerina). Though the weather looked threatening throughout the morning, the atmosphere in Ballyconneely was as warm and cordial as ever, and our morning was made all the better when Cashelbay Breeze placed 2nd in her large yearling class, with Seabreeze Bella winning a strong 3 year old class!
We are so proud of these ponies achievements to date, with Cashelbay Breeze having always placed in the top 3, and Seabreeze Bella having a strike rate of 100% to date, winning 3 times at the 3 shows that she has attended! We are really looking forward to seeing how these fillies progress in the future!
A huge thanks and well done to the Ballyconneely Agricultural Show organisers, judges, stewards, and volunteers for putting on another excellently run show, and a massive congratulations to all our fellow competitors.
Now in the midst of the whirlwind that is the summer showing season, we have no doubt that we will catch up with everyone again this coming weekend, see you all then!
Robbie Fallon Barbara Fallon Michael Harty Kaysha Murray Rynes Walker Photography Baileys Horse Feeds in Ireland The Irish Equine Rehabilitation and Fitness centre Equestrian Portable Showers Ireland Botanica International Ltd

16/07/2024

Last weekend the Cashelbay team made the best of the good weather, travelling on Saturday to Ardrahan show and on Sunday to the picturesque Roundstone Pony Show.
Ardrahan show is an ideal show for our younger stock, and first up in the morning was Michael and Cashelbay Mr Solomons (Seabreeze Mirah x Cashelbay Saphire) in the ridden hunter class, where Cashelbay Mr Solomons composed himself well placing 3rd. At the same time, our untried 3 year old sport horse gelding Cashelbay Valentine (Cappa Cassanova x Cashelbay Esmeralda) took to the in hand ring, gaining his first ever show experience, and placing a respectable 2nd! Later in the afternoon, Cashelbay Breeze (Carrowmore Shadow x Cashelbay Kate) continued her showing campaign placing 2nd to a 2 year old, in the yearling and 2 year old filly class.
Sunday saw the centennial anniversary of the Roundstone show, where Cashelbay Breeze took to the ring once again placing 3rd in the yearling filly class.
Shows such as these play an important part of our showing calendar. For the younger stock, they act as an ideal training ground, with some of the best showgrounds in the country, they can gain an education in the showring, learning all about the hustle and bustle of competition life. For us these shows act as a valuable part of our social life, where we can meet up with our fellow exhibitors and exchange meetings and greetings over a good cup of tea.
Special thanks to Ardrahan and Roundstone show committees, the judges, stewards, and volunteers for putting on beautiful shows as always. A special well done David Devane on his excellent grounds and to Paddy “the yank” McDonagh and all the team for organising the successful Centennial Roundstone show. Roundstone show was the first ever Connemara Breed show, showcasing the Connemara pony to the world. Shows such as these are important to the future of the Connemara pony. Also, well done to all our fellow competitors, who put in so much hard work producing their horses and ponies to such a high standard.
With seemingly no time between one show and another, we are sure that we will see you all again at the ringside soon!
Robbie Fallon Barbara Fallon Michael Harty Kaysha Murray Rynes Walker Photography Botanica International Ltd The Irish Equine Rehabilitation and Fitness centre Equestrian Portable Showers Ireland Baileys Horse Feeds in Ireland

12/07/2024

Brilliant show, really good Connemara classes with top prize money. Well worth the trip A very well ran show, also lots of other activities to keep everyone well entertained.🐎🏇

09/07/2024

Cashelbay Stud has long been a supporter of local pony shows around Connemara, and none more so than the annual Maam Cross Pony and Livestock Show, which takes place on the first Sunday of July, and marks the start of the pony shows around Connemara for the summer.
From as far back as 1997, we have trophies and fond memories of winning with one of our foundation mares, the inimitable Ballybawn Cashel(Boden Park Finnard x Aran Kilchreast ex Gorteen Boy) who was led on the day by our own son Daniel. In more recent times, 2019, our mare Frederiksminde Mellow II (Hazy Dawn x Frederiksminde Mellow ex Hamlet of Oakleigh) and her foal Cashelbay Mellow (Cashelbay Prince x Frederkisminde Mellow II) both won their classes, with Cashelbay Mellow then claiming the foal championship!
This year we brought our relatively untried 3 year old filly Seabreeze Bella (Seabreeze Mirah x Frederiksminde Ballerina) to Maam Cross, and were absolutely delighted to win the 3 year old filly class against stiff competition! This is her 2nd win from 2 outings, including qualifying for the Ballinasloe Filly championship. This filly has exceeded our expectations so far this season, and we look forward to her achievements in the future!
Like so many of the local shows around Connemara, Maam Cross Show provides a brilliant service for all of the local breeders and producers, a platform from which these producers can showcase their ponies both locally and to the world, bringing the spotlight back to Connemara, the origin of the breed as a whole.
We want to most wholeheartedly thank the organisers, judges, stewards and volunteers of Maam Cross Show who, as always made it a great day out, and we would like to congratulate all our fellow winners and exhibitors, without which none of this would be possible.
Now with the showing season in full flight, we have no doubt that we will see you all again in the near future at the ringside!
Robbie Fallon Barbara Fallon Michael Harty Kaysha Murray Rynes Walker Photography Botanica International Ltd The Irish Equine Rehabilitation and Fitness centre Equestrian Portable Showers Ireland Baileys Horse Feeds in Ireland

24/06/2024

Corrandulla Show is always one of the must see agricultural shows of the year, and yesterday, under a glorious blue sky, the Cashelbay team made their annual visit with Cashelbay Mellow(Cashelbay Prince x Frederiksminde MellowII) and a couple of the relatively untried youngsters, our yearling filly Cashelbay Breeze (Carrowmore Shadow x Cashelbay Kate) and our 3 year old filly, Seabreeze Bella (Seabreeze Mirah x Frederiksminde Ballerina).
Each one of these ponies conducted themselves beautifully, and exceeded our expectations, with Cashelbay Breeze winning a strong yearling filly class, Cashelbay Bella winning the Ballinasloe 3 year old filly Qualifier class, and coming second in the 3 year old filly class to Robert Nee’s beautiful Rathville Poppy (a pony by our own Cashelbay Prince!), and Cashelbay Mellow continuing in her winning ways, winning her ridden class, and claiming the ridden championship! To say that we are delighted and immensely proud would be an understatement!
The debut show for any pony is always fraught with anticipation. It is only when you see your own stock alongside their contemporaries, that you can see what you really have, as at home there is nothing to compare them to, but these youngsters proved themselves yesterday, and we have high hopes for their future!
A massive well done and thanks to all the Corrandulla Show committee, judges, stewards and volunteers for running another outstanding show, and a very special thanks to Cailin Conneely for saving the day, stepping in to show our Seabreeze Bella while Micheal was in the ridden class with Cashelbay Mellow. Also, well done to all our fellow competitors on another great day out.
With June soon drawing to a close, the summer showing season is now in full flight. Over the next month or more the shows will be thick and fast and we have no doubt that we will see you all at the ringside again soon!
Robbie Fallon Barbara Fallon Michael Harty Kaysha Murray Caillin Conneely Botanica International Ltd The Irish Equine Rehabilitation and Fitness centre Equestrian Portable Showers Ireland

17/06/2024

The Dublin Horse Show is one of the pinnacles of the showing calendar every year, drawing visitors from all over the globe, and exhibitors from every corner of the country and beyond, competing for the much coveted titles.
Last weekend the Cashelbay team secured their place at the Dublin Horse Show when Cashelbay Mellow (Cashelbay Prince x Frederiksminde Mellow II) and Michael Harty gained their qualification in Scarteeen, for the 4 and 5 year old ridden class, in an outstandingly strong field of 25 or more competitors!
With this qualification in place, we would like to congratulate all our fellow qualifiers and wish them all the best in the finals in Dublin!
Huge thanks to all of the Scarteen Team, the judges, stewards, and volunteers for hosting the qualifiers, and for putting on a great day’s show for all.
With that qualification now in place, we continue to prepare, not only for Dublin, but for the many agricultural shows around the country, which offer so much for breeders and producers alike.
No doubt we will see you all again soon at the ringside!
Robbie Fallon Barbara Fallon Michael Harty Kaysha Murray Botanica International Ltd The Irish Equine Rehabilitation and Fitness centre Equestrian Portable Showers Ireland

15/06/2024

14/06/2024

The show season is now in full swing, and last weekend saw the Cashelbay team venture to Claregalway Agricultural Show where Cashelbay Mellow (Cashelbay Prince x Frederiksminde Mellow II) and Michael Harty did us proud yet again, winning their ridden class!

It is a pleasure to see the next generation of Cashelbay ponies excelling at their work, and means the world to us as breeders and producers.

Congratulations and massive thanks, to Val Noone, his fellow organisers, judges, stewards, and volunteers on the day, for making it a most welcoming show to attend. A fine job was done as always! Also well done to all our fellow competitors and exhibitors, a pleasure to meet up with everyone once again!

Now, after a brief breather, we set our sights on the various upcoming shows and qualifiers yet to come, and will no doubt see you all again at the ringside soon!
Robbie Fallon Barbara Fallon Michael Harty Kaysha Murray Botanica International Ltd The Irish Equine Rehabilitation and Fitness centre Equestrian Portable Showers Ireland

04/06/2024

The Cashelbay team celebrated the bank holiday weekend by attending both the Limerick Clare IPS show at Banner Equestrian on Saturday, and the Irish Pony Society Western Area show in Duffys Equestrian Centre on Monday.
Saturday was a splendid day all round with Cashelbay Mellow(Cashelbay Prince x Frederiksminde Mellow II) winning her ridden class, and Cashelbay Prionsa Og(Cashelbay Prince x Bean Na Lacha Fada) placing a respectable second in his working hunter class.
Monday saw more success, with Cashelbay Mellow placing 2nd against a well deserving winner in her ridden class, and our youngest sport horse campaigner, Cashelbay Mr Solomons (Seabreeze Mirah x Cashelbay Saphire ISH) winning, not only his small hunter class, but the Ridden Horse Championship of the show!
Cashelbay Mr Solomons though young, is a complete gentleman, with the sweetest disposition, and seeing him gain his education with every show is a joy. Producing homebred young stock is an honour in itself, and to see Cashelbay Mr Solomons progress from his first ever ridden show last year, to this year winning a ridden championship, and a reserve working hunter championship in Athenry show, fills us with pride and great hope for him in the future.
Huge thanks and well done to both the Limerick/Clare and Western Area IPS branches for putting on such enjoyable shows, the hard work put in by the committee, judges, stewards, and volunteers is a credit to you. And also, well done to all our fellow competitors and to everyone who helped us on the days, we couldn’t have done it without you!
Now as the summer progresses, there is little time to relax with shows every weekend and the ever present yard duties in between. With this schedule, we will no doubt see you all by the ringside again soon!
Robbie Fallon Barbara Fallon Michael Harty Kaysha Murray Rynes Walker Photography Irish Pony Society Western Area

27/05/2024

Athenry Agricultural Show marks the start of the Agricultural show season for many, and everyone here at Cashelbay are absolutely over the moon with the results!
Yesterday we decided to take our younger stock, Cashelbay Mellow (Cashelbay Prince x Frederiksminde Mellow II), Cashelbay Mr Solomons, (Seabreeze Mirah x Cashelbay Saphire ISH) and out newest recruit, and youngest rider Aoibhinn with Snowy, to try their luck at Athenry Show.
The day started brilliantly with Aoibhinn winning a very strong lead rein class (for her outstanding rising trot), and continued well with Cashelbay Mr Solomons winning his working hunter class. After lunch, Cashelbay Mellow took to the ring winning her 4-6 in hand mare class! Later in the afternoon Cashelbay Mellow returned to the ring and did us all proud by winning the Supreme Connemara Championship, with Cashelbay Mr Solomons claiming the Reserve Working Hunter Championship shortly afterwards!
We honestly could not anticipate these results and it was truly an honour to receive the Micheal Higgins Memorial Cup. Micheal was part of the very fabric of Athenry Show, and is dearly missed every year since his passing. Receiving this cup will forever remind us of this esteemed gentleman.
As always, the atmosphere was amazing at Athenry Show. The classes were well subscribed and there was a great turnout of spectators. The first show of the year is a brilliant opportunity to catch up with people not seen since the previous year, and this year was no exception.
We would like to extend our most sincere thanks and well done to Kieran O’ Keefe, and all the committee, and to the judges and all the volunteers, who work so hard year in and year out to make this show the success that it is.
Congratulations and well done to all our fellow winners and competitors, also we would like to thank everyone who helped us on the day, and look forward to seeing everyone at the ringside again soon!
Robbie Fallon Barbara Fallon, Michael Harty Kaysha Murray Rynes Walker Photography

13/04/2024

Here is a review of our April 6th sale, as always a massive thanks to all of our buyers, sellers and staff for making the sale such a success.

Some of the key callouts are below:
-Top price of €11,000.
-Clearance rate of 78% in 24 v 74% in 23.
-33% of lots were sold online.
-Lots were sold to many different countries: Ireland, UK, Germany, Italy, Sweden & USA.

Our next sale takes place from Friday May 17th till Sunday May 19th, entries are open and can be submitted on our website.

Have a great weekend.

https://connemaraponysales.com/irish-field-review-of-our-april-6th-connemara-pony-sales/

13/04/2024

Congratulations to Judy and Team, on putting on a magnificent workshop over the winter months. We are all looking forward to the year end show on next Sunday and I have no doubt it will be a major success with all the great clinics over the winter that will show the fruits of their labor. It’s going to be a fun day for everyone 🏇👏👏

After a very successful series of clinics, West Workshops in Showing & Dressage will have its Grand Finale on Sunday 21st April in Duffys Equestrian Centre.
The categories on the day will be:

SHOWING / WORKING HUNTER

1. Riding class O16
2. Riding class U16
3. In hand section for Ridden & Working Hunter
4. First Ridden U12
5. Lead Rein U10
6. Beginners Working Hunter
7. Working hunter 60 cm
8. Working hunter 90 cm

DRESSAGE

1. Lead rein: M&W LR
2. Intro: DI test A
3. Preliminary: BD 7
4. Novice: BD 24

MOST IMPROVED

1. Dressage O16
2. Dressage U16
3. Rider’s Position (MARGARET WALSH will be accessing rider biomechanics and making evaluations)

IPS judge and showing mentor PHILIP SCOTT will put the riders and horses/ponies through their paces in both the Ridden and Working Hunter sections and will give valuable advice for the showing season ahead.

Connemara pony breeder & judge JIMMY CANAVAN will be assessing the in-hand section for the Ridden & Working Hunter categories and answer any queries that handlers may have.

Listed Dressage Ireland Judge HELEN NOLAN will oversee the dressage, giving helpful pointers and advice to help polish your test.

Award winning photographer Rynes Walker Photography will be snap-happy, capturing all the special moments at the event.

On the day there will be prizes for Best Turned Out, Stars of each category, Most improved in both dressage and rider’s position.

All are welcome to attend the Final but limited places and preference giving to riders that have attended previously so please book your place before WEDNESDAY 18th APRIL.

All enquires to JUDY CAZABON 083-3888135

It promises to be a fun day and looking forward to seeing you all there so please SHARE and spread the word ....

Many thanks to all the sponsors throughout the season, your support has been greatly appreciated.

Andrew Cahill International Horse Transport
Belmont Equine Products
Car Parts Stillorgan Dublin
Cashel Bay Connemara Ponies / Robbie Fallon
CJ Paws Dog Grooming
Elite Trophies and Rosettes
Elliott Equinetherapy / Susan Elliott
The Equine Warehouse
Heanue Electrical
Kylemore Abbey
Maam Valley Equine Transport