New Ridden Connemara Pony Qualifiers for 2020

• Ridden Connemara Pony qualifiers introduced for 2020
• All DHS qualifiers taking place one month early
• Show takes place from 15 – 19 July to facilitate riders competing at Tokyo Olympics

The 2020 Dublin Horse Show has moved forward and will take place from July 15 - 19 to accommodate international riders who will also be competing at the Tokyo Olympics in August of this year. This move will bring many qualifiers forward by approximately four weeks, including the new qualifying competitions for the ridden Connemara Pony classes.
 

The increased popularity of the Connemara pony, in both the performance and ridden show classes at the Dublin Horse Show, has led to the introduction of a series of qualifiers for the ridden classes in 2020. They will run alongside the Connemara Performance Hunter and Performance Irish Draught qualifiers at the Young Event-Horse Series venues in May and early June of this year.
 

The Dublin Horse Show has seen a very large entry in its Connemara pony ridden classes in recent years, largely driven by the success and interest in the Connemara performance classes. For this year, the top five ponies in each class, at each of the four qualifiers listed below, will be eligible to enter for the Show. The Dublin Horse Show will also offer a ridden Connemara stallion class in its Show programme, but qualifiers are not being introduced for this class currently. 
 

Ridden Connemara Ponies, Connemara Performance Hunter & Performance Irish Draught qualifiers;

Scarteen, Knocklong, Co. Limerick                                                      Saturday 9 May

Forth Mountain, Barntown, Co. Wexford                                            Saturday 16 May

Rincoola, Granard, Co. Longford                                                        Saturday 23 May

Tullylish, Gilford, Co. Armagh                                                            Saturday 6 June

 

Three ridden classes for Connemara ponies will be offered at each of the four qualifiers days;  

Class 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 2020.

Class 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 who have not attained their 17th birthday by 1 January 2020.

Class 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 2020.

 

The Dublin Horse Show has seen a very large entry in its Connemara pony ridden classes in recent years, largely driven by the success and interest in its performance classes. 

This year the top five ponies in each class, at each of the four qualifiers listed above, will be eligible to enter for the Show. 

 

The Dublin Horse Show will also offer a ridden Connemara stallion class in its show programme, but qualifiers are not being introduced for this class currently. 

                       

Online entry for the qualifiers will be available via the Young Event Horse Series Facebook page and the Dublin Horse Show website.  Entries must be submitted online by 5pm on the Monday preceding the qualifier.

 

Further scheduling details in relation the qualifiers will be available in due course.

 

For further information on the DHS Connemara pony qualifiers and competitions see https://www.dublinhorseshow.com/equestrian-information/qualifiers/