Classes
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| Thursday 6 August | Ring 2 |
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73. REGISTERED CONNEMARA PONY, MARE or GELDING, four & five years old.
(Suitable for and to be ridden by riders who have attained their 12th birthday by 1 January 2026.) |
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74. REGISTERED CONNEMARA PONY, MARE or GELDING, six years old or over.
(Suitable for and to be ridden by riders who have attained their 10th birthday but have not attained their 17th birthday by 1 January 2026.) |
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75. REGISTERED CONNEMARA PONY, MARE or GELDING, six years old or over.
(Suitable for and to be ridden by riders who have attained their 17th birthday by 1 January 2026.) |
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76. REGISTERED CONNEMARA PONY, STALLION, four years old or over.
(Suitable for and to be ridden by riders who have attained their 14th birthday by 1 January 2026.)
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Aim
To demonstrate the traits of the Connemara Pony; good temperament, rideability, intelligence, soundness, surefootedness and suitability for child or adult.
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Entry Fee
RDS Members: €245 each entry; Non-Members: €290 each entry.
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Qualification
The top five ponies in each class, at each of the four qualifiers, are eligible to enter for the DHS. One reserve pony and rider combination per class will be identified at each qualifier. There is no qualification required for Class 76.
A change of rider will not be permitted under any circumstances. Only the pony / rider combination that qualify will be allowed to compete.
Online entry for the qualifiers is available via the following link; https://youngeventhorseseries.ie/entries-start-lists-results/. A qualifier entry fee of €30 must be paid when submitting your entry online. Entries must be submitted online before 8pm on the Sunday preceding each qualifier. Please note that this deadline will be strictly adhered to. All entries for the qualifiers must be made via the online entry system. Entries will not be accepted by email, phone, fax or post.
Results can be viewed from the YES! website or via Equipe.
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Rules
- All ponies must be registered as pure bred Connemaras with the Connemara Pony Breeders Society or a daughter studbook and present a valid passport.
- Microchips will be examined at each qualifier and must corroborate with the passport bar code. Qualified competitors must present their pony's passport for inspection at the Event Office.
- Four and five year olds may only be competed in snaffle bridles.
- Spurs are not permitted.
- Ponies must be presented without plaits in competition.
- The RDS reserves the right to amalgamate these classes at the Final.
- Once qualified competitors / owners must enter their ponies with the RDS to compete at the Show.
- Late entries will not be accepted, except in the case of qualifiers held after the DHS close of entries date.
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Awards & Prizes
Classes 73 - 76:
1st €335, 2nd €233, 3rd €186, 4th €129, 5th €93
The number of prizes awarded is based on the number of animals catalogued. For more information please click here.
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Cups & Trophies
Cup No. 150 – The “Eugenia Murray” Perpetual Challenge Cup presented for the Ridden Connemara Championship. First and second prize winners in Classes 73, 74, 75 and 76 will compete for this Cup.
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Parade
The Champion and Reserve Champion Ridden Connemara and the first and second prize winners in the Ridden Connemara Stallion class are required to participate in the Parade of Champions on Friday 7 August. Further details are available here.
NB: The rules and conditions for each class and competition as published in the current year's RDS Dublin Horse Show Competition Schedule are complete, final and binding.
All exhibitors must read the current year's Schedule when entering for a class or qualifier. No other version of the class detail or rules are considered official. See link to RDS Dublin Horse Show Competition Schedule.
