Connemara Pony Show puts its best foot forward

The celebrated Connemara Pony Show will mark a special anniversary in Clifden, Co Galway, on Thursday.

It will represent the 90th birthday of the Connemara Pony Breeders’ Society, which was founded in 1923 to raise awareness and appreciation of the breed as an integral part of Irish heritage. The iconic pony has been exported worldwide and is in much demand, with breeder societies in 15 countries.

Connemara Pony Show, which dates from 1924, brings together the largest collection of the breed in the world and is used as a market window for breeders from Ireland and overseas.