THE Annual Connemara Pony Show, taking place every August, is the largest display in the world of the finest Connemara ponies the breed has to offer. It is held in the Connemara Pony Breeders’ Society (CPBS) Showgrounds in the capital of Connemara, Clifden, Co Galway.

The show has grown over the years and is an opportunity for breeders to display and compete their ponies and their progeny to the largest attendance of Connemara Pony enthusiasts. International societies, overseas breeders and Connemara friends make their way to the West, and for many, it is an annual trip.