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MDFM · 03-05-2009 9:17pm

Lovely looking mare and foal, who is the sire of the foal?

junca · 03-05-2009 10:05pm

The sire is Andalusian as is the mare he is called Legionario XLV and was bred by the famous Cardenas stud in spain. I was very lucky to get a bay baby, my second one of the mare, as they are rare in the breed and both parents were grey which only gave me a 25% chance... but when i dropped my mare off at the stud i went over to the stallion and whispered in his ear to give me what i had always dreamed of ... a bay filly by my mare

and he obliged bless him....
here is a picture of her now she is almost 2 yrs now her birthday is 7th may.

Trouble is whereas mare and stallion both were very laid back characters, the stallion beautifully and calm to ride, the daughter is so so temperamental and cheeky i am not looking forward to the breaking in :rolleyes: she will be a nightmare

.... but hey i got mum there to help with the proceedings.....

MDFM · 03-05-2009 10:25pm

lovely pics yet again! pardon my ignorance, but do you compete with them, or the mare and if so in what area? do you show them or do they jump? I just dont know anything about the breed apart from to look at them and admire them! they are beautiful animals!

junca · 03-05-2009 11:12pm

Hi MDFM

I used to show my mare over in England, i also had a Lusitano mare who i did some ridden shows and dressage with and a Lusitano stallion who I did some displays with. They are very versatile animals. Originally they are bred for bullfighting and cattle work but were also used for mounted combat during the centuries, due to their agility and quick reactions, they made the perfect partner in hand to hand fighting from horseback.
Today they are mostly used for dressage, stunt work and carriage driving, apart from in their native country, where, as i said they use them to fight the bulls. Increasingly over in england they are being used for jumping and i know some people who have partbred spanish horses for serious eventing stuff.
But they are surprisingly good jumpers, my stallion cleared five bar gates from a standstill to get in to a mares field, my mares son turned out to have a natural talent for it and my little filly at 7 months old cleared one to get back to mum in her stable and one day proceeded to jump out of a manege over a chest high fence with a hedge behind it another 3 foot wide on to the road where my surprised friend stood on her grey horse just about to go for a hack. My little girl had mistaken her horse for mum and decided to go for a hike with her :P We were both gobsmacked luckily no car came as i rounded up the little madam and took her back to the stables

Incidentally they reckon the Connemara and the Irish draft has some Andalusian blood in them due to the early trade with the spanish and if you look at them the resemblance is remarkable, the connemara almost looks like a mini spanish version they have a lot in common with both breeds.
I love particularly their kind temperament, real love of people and their willingness to learn.
I 've had the breed now for over 10 yrs and am terribly smitten

MDFM · 03-05-2009 11:41pm

hey, just sent you a pm!

starpixie · 11-05-2009 1:40pm

Hi guys,
I have finally got back into riding after a break of nearly 15years. Had my first refresher lesson yesterday and am taking a horse on livery from the riding school. Delighted to be back riding, bit of a sore behind today - but well worth it. Will post some pics of Star soon.

Mags

convert · 12-05-2009 2:01pm

hils1 wrote: »

Hi I'm Hils, living in Rathcoole Co. Dublin only moved to this side of the city tho Rathcoole, Saggart or nearby areas.

junca wrote: »

Hi I am new to this forum. Have moved to Ireland last year and loving the countryside so much, just the weather takes some getting used to.[...] Living in the West of Ireland in County Galway sadly seem to be far removed from all the action here but its lovely and pieceful here. so hi to all.....

starpixie wrote: »

Hi guys,
I have finally got back into riding after a break of nearly 15years. Had my first refresher lesson yesterday and am taking a horse on livery from the riding school. Delighted to be back riding, bit of a sore behind today - but well worth it. Will post some pics of Star soon.

Mags

Welcome to forum guys

Red_Marauder · 02-06-2009 6:12pm

Interesting forum.. hi I'm Tad, I'm 23 grew up hunting and point to pointing, have been involved in show-jumping moreso in the last few years but hoping to get back into racing again soon when I move back out of Dublin:).

convert · 03-06-2009 10:41am

Welcome to the forum!

I figured with a name like that there must be some racing blood in you!!

may06 · 08-06-2009 10:07pm

Hi, new poster here, lurking along time. Few pics of us in action attached..hopefully, 1st attempt at uploading pics!

convert · 10-06-2009 11:00am

may06 wrote: »

Hi, new poster here, lurking along time. Few pics of us in action attached..hopefully, 1st attempt at uploading pics!

They're great pictures - your horse really seems to jump for fun!

Welcome to the forum!

may06 · 11-06-2009 10:27pm

Thanks Convert! He's no angel by any means, he has his moments, but we have a lot of fun together! Posted a few more pics on the Photos thread!

ironia · 16-06-2009 9:37pm

hello my name is Nadina
was dreaming about horses as long as I remmember myself. grown up with beautiful books about horses, because my mother when was teenager has competing. have painted horses everywhere, on the wall in kitchen too

when I was 10, just told to my father "take me to the stable, i am ready to work hard until they take me into their crowd"

I loved horses, and allways think, if I could choose any animal I will be wild horse.. I am now free one..

after 10 years of riding I found myself in crazy and problematic horse's working, also took for rehabilitation sick horses.. why? I got very serious trauma of my back ang knee. I almost lost my leg ang life at all. took a little brake of riding.
at the same time with hospitals I was studiing designs and arts, but allways started crying, when seen my riding gear.. doctors told, I probably can die in few years, because they found a tumor in my head.. I went crazy about it..

one day I was reading horse forum and wrote, that I want to help in any stable, I don't, actually, I can't ride, just want to be with horses..
One master of showjumping wrote me, invited to be in her stables..
first she gave me horse after surgery, then next one.. I tried to walk with them, tried to sit in saddle, them first trot, first canter.. og GOd.. in one year I was felt really good.. I can already ride 5 horses at list and still feel good..
horses let me to forget about my sickness.. I told them thank you, as I allways will say it.. horse ir my divinity. thay helped me, I helped them.. I understand what means to be sick, I understood sick horses. I just strted to undertand them at all. I forgot about doctors..

after my rahabilitation I started to take horses from people they wanted to put them down.. I can't I can't let them eat horses NO!

working working working, walking and talking with them.. crazy stallions became a small dogies in my arms, crazy mares was my best friends.. I felt I can give them as much as they need.. I have learned some Natural horsemanship, but I am not Naturalst, no no.. I am classical young and problematical horse trainer, I use all I know. from NH to classical methods in riding.

5 years ago I took my first digital camera to competitions.. one shoot second third.. everyone liked them.. then I tried to do it more and more.. until it became my job..

I went to all competitons as groom to my trainer in showjumping and made some shoots.. ok good job Nadina.. nice job.

last two years I am official photographer at my contry Equestrian federation. own magazine about horses and still taking young horses for teaching and riding..

horses is lovely hobby, but photography is my hobby, which feeds me..
I will never be a sportsman, I will never be a great rider, but I know what horses are feeling and this is much for me!

me and Abrek last summer

me and Sikaro (my driving horse)

with Ciceron

li-evo7 · 01-08-2009 9:19pm

I'm Lisa. I have ridden horses since I was 5. My mam owns a big livery yard in South Dublin. Since I came off ponies I have bought young horses and brought them on and sold them. I did this because I havent had time to go out competing every week on the one horse and get anywhere with it. Have more time now so bought my own horse the other day. He has just turned 5 in June and is almost 16hh. Bit more growing to do when I muscle him up a bit. Hoping to do some training shows and work him up to 1m10s and hopefully take it from there. Hoping to have a lot of fun with him. His name is Prince. I will post up some pics when he arrives on Monday.

purechancer · 06-09-2009 2:50pm

these are my babies
glen ad robbie baily

misty at mini tetrathlon

love them

:):)

<3

convert · 08-10-2009 4:00pm

purechancer wrote: »

these are my babies
glen ad robbie baily

misty at mini tetrathlon

love them :):) <3

They're lovely photos - and nice ponies, too!

Theponylady · 12-10-2009 12:59pm

I was so pleased to see an IRISH horse board!

I'm a former trainer now mainly instructor(some health issues made riding regularly difficult-a real problem for a trainer!), been making my living at it for 30 years now. Was big into ponies(but have trained many of most types of horses over the years)

, had a few national champions and horse of the years in the states. Have trained eventers, working hunters, jumpers, along with driving horses, racehorses(flat only, never got the chance to work with steeplechase or national hunt horses), western horses, etc. I've had many opportunities to work with some really fantastic people and horses.

I've gotten more and more into natural horsemanship the past 10 or so years. I really love learning as much as possible about horses and what makes them tick. Sure makes my job easier!

I have a fabulous now older(18 years old) Connemara who does everything-show jumps, hunts, drives, does tricks, you name it. Also a wonderful Lippizan stallion formerly of the Spanish Riding School in austria. I've only ever ridden to medium level dressage, I'm having a fab time learning to ride upper level movements.

Theponylady · 12-10-2009 1:03pm

Ah ha! I have now figured out how to include photos here!

This is me and my 18 year old Connemara Brannigan(Balius Derring Do), doing an exhibition at the Western states horse expo in california years ago. I've had him since he was 4 months old. Best pony in the world!

convert · 12-10-2009 1:14pm

Welcome!

lenaw98 · 18-10-2009 1:52am

new here too, mad foreigner (Finnish) with arabs - well have lived in Ireland since 1988 -came to work here back in the dark ages for Paul Darragh.

Have 5 kids, all girls, the youngest are 11 yr old twins who are horse mad, tried to keep them away from horses but didnt succeed with them. I have 2 Arabs, a stallion and a wee mare who has grown since last year when I bought her as a very green baby at 4 yrs old - riding her again now and she is going well and is jumping like a trooper, grown a lot too - pic is from last year when she looked like a wee whippet ; ) . The stallion is a gent, very sweet and so easy to work with - the kids ride him too.

Nice to have a forum for equestrianism in Ireland!

Lena in Meath

mothoin · 23-11-2009 5:23pm

howya doing,

been reading the is page for yonks now, decided i may aswell join, i'll post pics of my nag later, hopefully it'll be fun!

convert · 23-11-2009 8:12pm

Welcome

xblondyx · 24-11-2009 1:41am

purechancer wrote: »

these are my babies
glen ad robbie baily

misty at mini tetrathlon

love them :):) <3

Is the grey horse called Charlie by any chance?

convert · 24-11-2009 2:57pm

Lovely horses, Lena. I really like the bay.

XxAshlingxX · 26-12-2009 6:42pm

Hi
Love Sji And Evening!!!!!!! Have To try and fit college around it tho !!!:)

Shelleysbaby · 30-12-2009 9:42pm

Hey im new here in boards that is.
I probably should say a little about myself.
Well im 17 going 18 this feb, have been riding since i was 2 in a place called old school i think, im pretty sure it was near Kill.
The first pony i ever road was Champ he was deadly.
Im into Showjumping and X-Country, after the new year im going to start doing some dressage as i heard that if i wanted to do my BHS Stage one i would have to get some dressage in there i only know some of it like Extened trot and canter and collected trot and canter and then i kinda know how to do a shoulder in but thats about it.
I have rode at loads of diffrent schools such as,
Kill International
Kildare International when it was in Osbertstown in Sallins
Coolmine
Kellystown
and Old School.
It's great to finally have a forum for us horsey people.
Unfortunaly I don't own a horse myself since I live in Dublin and don't have any land =(.
My favorite horse at the moment has to be Harry tho he's deadly.
I'll see if I can put up a picture of him.
Would love to train to be a Instructor but don't know how to go about it, Advice would be greatly appreciated.
I would put a pic up put its taking way to long haha maybe in another post.

Tazpm · 30-12-2009 10:07pm

Hey Hun you'll need your BHS stages 1,2 & 3 and your ptt If you go to grennen collage equestrian you can do the exams and you can do the Irish equivilent aswell!

convert · 30-12-2009 10:12pm

Is Grennan the only place that does it? Or are there other places?

Tazpm · 03-01-2010 11:09pm

Nah, tis a good place though! there is loads of places if your keen. Callickstown and/ Brennenstown up your way! Piltown collage has a lots of courses and also does the bhs exams

XxAshlingxX · 03-01-2010 11:52pm

You should ask at riding schools around where you live as you can study 4 de exams your self with help 4m a Riding school also Ive looked up the airc one which is the irish exams but they are not accepted 4teaching in most riding schools.so ide say do the bhs ones :-)

loopyloulilly · 13-01-2010 8:12pm

Hope to compete her soon, in Hunter trials and show jumping. 7 years old, 15hh a real diamond!

convert · 14-01-2010 10:12pm

She's lovely! And very well behaved if she'll stand in the field and let you take her pic!

loopyloulilly · 14-01-2010 11:12pm

@convert Thank you so much!

She follows me anywhere i go so cute!!

convert · 14-01-2010 11:18pm

Yeah, it's really nice when they do that... makes life so much easier. My younster does that when she's lose in the yard and I go to get the tack to take her out.

Chicken Run · 28-02-2010 4:07pm

Hiya
I'm Hazel, live in Clare and at just turned 40, got my first pony since asking for one incessantly since the age of 10 !!! (Good things DO come to those who wait)

He's called Bracken, a Connemara(ish) gelding, 14.2 rising 4 years old and unbroken... well part-broken now as with the expert help of a good friend, I'm gradually working with him.

He's a love - very patient and no malice in him at all, just likes to push the boundaries and he has his stubborn/flighty moments. And yes, I do sometimes come in from working with him half sobbing "it's no GOOD..he HATES me"

Quite excited as been walking him in a Happy Mouth with roller and side reins for a couple of weeks now, and last week decided to try lying my 10 year-old daughter across his back for a little while (she bounces better than me !!)
After a couple of circles he just stood and was happy enough for her to swing over her leg and sit up, and even walked up and down the driveway quite happily.
(Daressay it'll be a different story when he gets my bum on him !!!)

convert · 28-02-2010 5:36pm

He's lovely. Isn't it so nice when they react positively to having a human sit on them for the first time?! It's so rewarding!

Keep us updated on how he progresses! Oh, and welcome to the forum!

Honestbutevil · 11-04-2010 2:55am

Hi
I'm Karyn. I'm 24 and from Donegal. I'm currently horseless but I'm looking for something, maybe a cob, to do some hacking and stuff with. I've been riding since my parents said choose Irish dancing or horse riding (I don't think anyone expected me to say Irish dancing cos horses won). My first horse memory was seeing my great uncle's clydesdale when I was 4 and being the only one out of the family to go "ME!! I Want on him." Then walking around on the horse (can't remember his name but he was a bay gelding) With my great uncle behind me.

oreilloj · 16-04-2010 4:04pm

Hi everyone!
I'm Liv, have just the one horse, his name is Bobby, of unknown breeding but would'nt change him for the world! Don't comete him mainly just have a jump around in the field and a hack around the roads.

kimmyt1987 · 13-06-2010 10:29pm

Hi all,
Iv been snooping here for a while, admiring all the gorgeous photos but not had the courage to introduce myself! The name's Kim. I'm a 23 year old art student/trainee teacher living on the northside of Dublin!

I had an obsession with horses since I was tiny and occassionaly took lessons in Brackenstown Equestrian Centre at the weekends and LOVED it! I was never very good technically but spending the day at the stables...well it was like a child in a sweet shop! I remember my Mam never had any apples left in her fruit basket after the weekends, i'd always steal them to feed all the horses in the stables!

For one reason and another I never kept the lessons up and at the age of 23 am considering going back to it! Does anyone know is Brackenstown still runnng? I heard a nasty rumour that the land was being sold for building on a few years back! Im based on the Malahide road at the moment and am subject to public transport so I might have to do some homework and find somewhere nearby who would have me for lessons! :P

convert · 14-06-2010 5:08pm

Welcome to the forum!

Re. Brackenstown: you could try starting a thread in the forum with the name in the title (it might grab people's attention) and hopefully you'd get a few replies from people who know what the story is, and maybe they'd recommend somewhere if it has closed down. Hope you get sorted with the lessons!

xBadWolfx · 23-06-2010 9:39pm

I have two horses atm.

Nell is a 16.2 Irish Draught X mare and Luis is a 16.1 Irish Draught X gelding -I only ride Luis at the moment, but my 10 year old sister is riding Nell. I live in Dublin most of the time and have been riding now for 10 years. I'm 16

convert · 23-06-2010 9:59pm

Welcome to the forum!

Ave Sodalis · 01-07-2010 2:12pm

Hehe, would you believe, using this forum for a while, I never introduced myself! I'm Caoimhe and I'm from Donegal. Currently, I don't have a horse for myself but I have been working at a stable for quiet some time now and have rode many a horse!

I go to competitions regualerly and ride everyday. Sometimes one horse, sometimes four! Horses are my life at the moment and I plan to have a career in them in the near future.:)

convert · 04-07-2010 7:54pm

sup_dude wrote: »

Hehe, would you believe, using this forum for a while, I never introduced myself! I'm Caoimhe and I'm from Donegal. Currently, I don't have a horse for myself but I have been working at a stable for quiet some time now and have rode many a horse! I go to competitions regualerly and ride everyday. Sometimes one horse, sometimes four! Horses are my life at the moment and I plan to have a career in them in the near future.:)

Is it too late for me to welcome you to the forum??

09-07-2010 12:00pm

I'm Dee, I'm 29. I live in Dublin, grew up in Wexford. I started riding when I was 5, got my first pony when I was 13 and very quickly my mother was also bitten by the horse-owning bug and we ended up with quite the stablefull. My pride and joy, a chestnut gelding called Harvey (15.3, bought as a 6 year old) was put into retirement 3 years ago with a heart condition, died last October quite unexpectedly at the age of 20. Mostly given up riding now, it's far too expensive for me now and I was so spoiled with my wonderful Harvey for so long I don't enjoy riding other horses as much! Used to compete a lot too, miss that very much!

s-cogan · 09-07-2010 9:06pm

im stephen,17, from north cork, started riding wheni got my first pony aged three, whole family involved for generations, foxhunting is our main pursuit, all my father and uncles do, aunt does a bit of shwjumping, and im stuck in racing, as a point-to-point jockey, and i go hunting whenever i can.
got two racehorses at home, along with the fathers hunters, and a few broodmares. planning to be a farrier when i leave school, thats my life story, so,... HI!!!!!!!

convert · 09-07-2010 10:32pm

Hi guys, welcome to the forum!

Borderfox · 09-08-2010 10:22am

Welcome sup_dude, and Dee and Stephen

bullylover · 09-09-2010 11:04pm

hey ya, new to this boards.ie got too many horses, 3 and 2 half horses!
a rescue tb gelding, who is my baby, a 4 yr old connie cross who right now is the vein of my life but love him any way, a rescue sport horse filly who is the sweetest gal going and 2 mini's... who are pure evil! but dead cute so who can complain!

convert · 09-09-2010 11:31pm

Hi there... And welcome to the forum!

Introduce yourselves

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