Tag: Connemara
A Traditional Irish Mare
Dunton’s Irish Magnum is a 2007 Irish Draught Sport Horse. Her bloodlines are considered to be that of a traditional Irish horse. She is a mix of Irish Draught, Connemara pony, and Thoroughbred. A traditional bred horse is any combination of those three breeds, but with no warmblood influence in any way.
Meet the Certified Instructor – Jennifer Grant, Cincinnati, OH
Jennifer Grant had the great fortune of growing up riding in mountain forests and open prairies on horseback, starting colts in the round pen,...
Meet the L Graduate – Lorraine Klepacz
Lorraine Klepacz started riding when she was 8 years old. Her riding background evolved from hunter/jumpers to foxhunting to upper-level eventing, and currently consists...
Meet the L Graduate – Heather Dostal
Heather Reynolds Dostal has been riding since the age of 5, eventing through her youth switching to dressage later in life. Her practice as...
From the YourDressage Archives – Breeding Connemaras
It’s Throwback Thursday! Enjoy this article from the YourDressage Archives, which was originally published in the May 2017 issue of the flipbook version of...
Unsung Heroes – Tammy and Tom Lisi
An “unsung hero” is defined as someone whose contributions are unacknowledged or little-known. In this series, we will feature and recognize some of these...
Gold for Mo
By Tillie Jones
I remember being in awe of those girls that
seemed to win all the awards. They were much older. Sophisticated. Refined.
They seemed to...
Breeding Connemaras
By Sally Oxnard
In 1994, I started riding my daughter’s Appaloosa, Charles, when her extracurricular activities began to take up her riding time. She preferred...