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SALES: Top bloodlines on offer in Clifden
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Rynes Walker previews the May three-day sale which is taking place on May 15th to 17th in Clifden
8 May 2026 Reports
DRESSAGE: Dreamhill Doria doubles up
Judith Wurmel rode Dreamhill Doria to win at Preliminary and Novice level at the Midland and Western Region show
17 April 2026 Reports
SALES: April topper nets €14,200
Despite the threat of traffic and fuel supply disturbances last weekend, there was a lively trade at the Clifden sales with the top lot making €14,200
SALES: Pony trade topper nets €13,600
The Connemara Pony sales in Clifden kicked off the year in fine style last weekend with a three-day renewal and the top priced pony fetching €13,600
27 February 2026 Reports
Dressage: Wurmel wins two classes
Judith Wurmel won two Inter Regional qualifiers with Dreamhill Doria at the Clifden Pony Sales Arena
6 February 2026 Reports
REVIEW: Pony market as buoyant as ever
Topping the year among the pony sales at €28,500 was Tosh Widger’s five-year-old gelding Grantstown In To Win
2 January 2026 Reports
SALES: Steady trade with €10,500 topper
The top lot at the final Connemara Pony Sales fixture for 2025 made €10,500, up on the November 2024 sale, reports Lesley Hunter-Nolan
5 December 2025 Breeding and sales
SALES: Standout pony nets €10,000
The top price at last Sunday’s one-day Connemara Pony sale in Clifden was €10,000, just exceeding that of the same renewal last year
26 September 2025 Breeding and sales
SALES: Buoyant trade nets €15,500 topper
Eleven of the top 20 lots at the August Connemara Pony Sale fetched five figures and at €15,500 the topper far exceeded the top price at the 2024 edition
29 August 2025 Breeding and sales
SHOWING: Centenary Connemara Pony Show a triumph
Clare Silke reports from the 100th Connemara Pony Show in Clifden
29 August 2025 Reports