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 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 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 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 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 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 colt 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 colt for the future
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
This week we took advantage of the brief spell of good weather, and took our youngsters Cashelbay Matthew (Cashelbay Prince x Cashelbay Saphire) and Cashelbay Mr Solomons (Seabreeze Mirah x Cashelbay Saphire) to the beach for a fun day out, guided by Cashelbay Prionsa Og (Cashelbay Prince x Bean Na Locha Fada).
It was the first time either of these young horses had been brought to the beach, and they appeared to embrace the experience wholeheartedly!
Recreational days like these are invaluable for the physical and psychological development of the horses and ponies in training, giving them a chance to experience new sights and sounds, and the opportunity to let their hair down and thoroughly enjoy themselves, outside of the demands of day to day training.
Cashelbay Prionsa Og, is well acquainted to the beach and provided a confident lead for the youngsters, whilst also enjoying a good splash around!
Though the weather is so often grim at the moment, days out such as these are a reminder that Summer is only around the corner, and we are all looking forward to brighter days ahead!
Robbie Fallon Barbara Fallon Michael Harty Kaysha Murray
2023 was a year in which we can look back and remember fondly as a year of celebrations. Starting in the Spring, with the beginning of the Connemara Pony Breeders' Society centenary celebrations we were more than honoured, and deeply appreciative to receive induction to the CPBS Hall of Fame during the Spring festival. Following that, qualifying and competing with our established and younger stock in the Northern Ireland Festival, Dublin Horse Show and Clifden where we managed to pick up more wins, and fond memories. Cashelbay Shadow achieving Class 1 status in the Autumn inspections did us proud, and featuring on RTE’s Nationwide was another exceptional high point during our year (if not our career!). Having our home bred Cashelbay JJ winning the Horse & Hound, Horse Of A Lifetime Award at the Annual awards in November was a dream we didn’t ever expect to achieve, and we are thrilled beyond belief.
This year was also about new beginnings and transitions. Many of our younger stock made their debut appearances in the likes of Dublin and Clifden, Ballinrobe and Monivea learning their craft and honing their skills with each outing. Others, such as Cashelbay Shadow, have gone to 5 star homes to continue flying the flag for Irish bred Connemara Ponies and horses around the world.
The next generation are the superstars of the future, and that is not restricted to just the ponies, but to the next generation of breeders, riders, and handlers that we had the pleasure showing alongside and working with, most recently at the West Workshops in Showing & Dressage which have been taking place on a monthly basis over the Autumn and Winter. These young competitors are the future of showing and breeding in Ireland, and it is a joy to see them progressing with each workshop, under the careful eye of Judy Cazabon and the team, and it has been a pleasure to be a part of that team.
Our list of thanks to everyone this year is surely exhaustive. Special thanks to all at the Connem
