THE 2022 Connemara Pony Sales season came to an end last weekend in Clifden where, without breaking any records, trade held strong once again to close out an exceptional year which saw the sales reach the heights of 2007.

Another strong clearance rate of 70% (67% at the same sale in 2021) and a top price of €12,200 (€14,000 in 2021) relayed any fears that the roaring trade for Connemaras was going to peter out at the back end of the year. In fact, it is the opposite, with agents reporting they simply cannot buy enough of the ponies.