Diamond's Equine Renvyle - The Connemara Pony National Stud

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Diamond's Equine Renvyle - The Connemara Pony National Stud Family Yard, Connemara Performance Ponies & Stud, home to "Silver Shadow", Clifden Silver, Poetic Kelly and "Ice and Fire dAlbran" At Stud.

Top Equestrian Centre. Diamonds Equine Centre is set in the Heart of Connemara. We are a family run yard specializing in Connemara Performance Ponies, we breed, train, produce and buy select ponies from all over Ireland, train them / bring them on and find them a good and loving home, where they can reach their potential. PM us if you are looking for a Great Connemara. We have been home to many great Connemara Ponies, over the years, some of the most sought after bloodlines in the Connemara Pony World have come from here, William J Diamond's Ponies "Kimble" and "Queen of Diamonds" were the Sire and Dam of Abbeyleix Owen, one of the finest Connemara breeding stallions, (Kimble went on to Sweden) we are also former home of "Diamond’s Rum", who went to Germany. We are now home to "Silver Shadow", "Ice and Fire d'Albran"(1996-2024), "Clifden Silver", "Poetic Kelly", "Kit Harington R'Ose", "Diamonds "Shadowfix" and "Diamonds Ice and Cool", all Class 1 Stallions, Many Grade A International Show-Jumping stallions, who have excelled in Ireland and all over Europe, our boys have conformation, charisma, temperament, endurance and stamina and are all available at Stud to ensure continuity of the finest Connemara performance pony. All our Stallions are tested N/N for HWSD

STUD bookings and Enquiries to Priscilla Diamond on +353 86 3244077

Our Equestrian Centre offers the finest beach treks, a chance to view Connemara on horseback, through many terrain, trek to the Old Castle once the home of Graineuaile. All levels of ability and children also welcome, Trekking is seasonal. Trekking Number : +353 86 819 5334 / 086 819 5334

With Halloween fast approaching here’s some tips for your equine friends from the DAFM. 🎃 👻 🎃 👻 🎃 👻 🎃 👻
20/10/2026

With Halloween fast approaching here’s some tips for your equine friends from the DAFM.
🎃 👻 🎃 👻 🎃 👻 🎃 👻

🎃🐴 HALLOWEEN SAFETY TIPS FOR HORSES! 🐴🎃

Halloween can be a challenging time for our equine friends!

Help keep horses calm, comfortable and safe with these simple tips:

💡 Horses should be kept in stables with soft lighting to help them feel secure.

🔊 Train horses to become accustomed to sudden noises.

🪵 Wood should never be removed from private boundary fences for bonfires, as this could put horses at risk of escaping or injury.

🔥 Never light bonfires on or near farmland.

🔦 Never shine a torchlight directly into a horse’s eyes.

📢 Please share these tips to help keep horses safe this Halloween.

Fireworks Cause Real Harm
https://gov.pulse.ly/ov5kucebbd

Thank you at Johnny and Grainne at Connemara Community Radio for the newspaper clippings which were very interesting to...
20/10/2026

Thank you at Johnny and Grainne at Connemara Community Radio for the newspaper clippings which were very interesting to read.

So it appears that prior to the establishment of the CPBS and the first Official Show being held there were actually Shows held in Leenane and Clifden and perhaps throughout Connemara, as per these newspaper clippings which appear to be from 1905 & 1906 archives …if I’m correct.

In the “Clifden Horse Show” 1906, my Grandfathers father; also called W.J. Diamond was one of the winners listed; I shared a picture of him with his horse that was well over over a hundred years old a couple of weeks ago and who knows, perhaps it was that one that was the winner.

A lovely piece of history to look back on.
They even had jumping back then too, where a “Jumping Over Course” which included a Hurdle, Stone wall and Water, the winner being George Roe; more than likely a relative of William Roe, who was one of the founding members of the CPBS.

On a separate note, who remembers “Moons” aka Moons corner in Galway, the shop that’s now Brown Thomas, which was established in 1858, a Sale advert appears on the newspaper clippings also.

The amount of online abuse lately is nothing short of disgraceful, especially keyboard warriors hiding behind nicknames,...
19/10/2026

The amount of online abuse lately is nothing short of disgraceful, especially keyboard warriors hiding behind nicknames, they wouldn’t have half the courage if they met you on the street to say some of the 🐴 💩 that’s posted, especially when they can’t even post with their own name. SJI have some useful info below re cyber bullying and what to look out for.

Laminitis 🐴🐴🐴
19/10/2026

Laminitis 🐴🐴🐴

Laminitis in horse !!

🐴🐴🐴 SHARE SUNDAY🐴 🐴🐴Good morning horsey friends around the world, how’re you all today??! You know how it’s done by now…...
18/10/2026

🐴🐴🐴 SHARE SUNDAY🐴 🐴🐴

Good morning horsey friends around the world, how’re you all today??!

You know how it’s done by now….
If you’re a fan of the page …

Your turn folks to share with us your pictures and videos of your four legged friends and tell us where you are and what you are doing this weekend,
we LOVE to hear from our friends, fans and followers from all around the world so please don’t be shy and add them in on the comments below! 😊

Happy Sunday to you all folks,
hope you’re all having a great weekend ......

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Pictured: Our lovely Thunder .. he’s “wintering well” or at least he’s getting ready for the winter!

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⚜️ INCHAGOILL LADDIE ⚜️Class 1 Stallion (21) Born 1934From the Blue Line. Sire: Rebel (7) by Cannon Ball (1) Dam: Dooyh...
17/10/2026

⚜️ INCHAGOILL LADDIE ⚜️
Class 1 Stallion (21)
Born 1934
From the Blue Line.

Sire: Rebel (7) by Cannon Ball (1)
Dam: Dooyher Lass
Sire of Dam: Unknown

Breeder: Tom Greene, Dooyher East, Carna

Sold to the CPBS as a foal for four pounds and five shillings. He took his name from Innishgoill, (the foreigners' island) in Lough Corrib where he was reared. Seemingly the CPBS used it for rearing colts back then. Geologically the island belonged to East Galway and consisted of 300 hundred acres of limestone land - giving him a good start in life

He spent 17 years on the CPBS stallion list and won the Stallion Class in Carna in 1938 and 1940.

He has 58 listed Progeny which include:

Stallions:

▫️“Gil” (43) who was out of a mare called “Golden Gleam” who was by “Adventure” whose sire was the Thoroughbred “Thistleton”.
Gil was the sire of the prolific
“Carna Bobby” , Tiger Gil, Cill Ciarrain,
Coill Ruadh, Camlin Cirrus, among a few.

▫️Tooreen Laddie sire of Tooreen Ross who was the sire of “Bridge Boy”. Tooreen Laddie was exported to the USA in the 1950s and went on to establish an influential and successful line of American-bred Connemara ponies.

Mares:
“Western Lily” (1522) who was covered by “Naseel” the Arab and the resulting foal was the Stallion “Clonkeehan Auratum” who after some consideration was added to the CPBS stallion list in 1956 and thus the official introduction of Arabian blood into the breed. Western Lily was exported to the USA.

“Irene” who was the Dam of “Bridge Boy”.

“Inchagoill” where he’s named after is an island in Lough Corrib, I found a really interesting video on the heritage rich island, on this link here: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17nHHjoLNM/?mibextid=wwXIfr which may be of interest to some also.

Picture from the 1939 CPBS StudBook.
Info collated from the www.

E&OE.
Open to Correction

(M) = Mare (S) = Stallion
(G) = Gelding





And this morning on the lawn …. Mug shot of the offending pony 😅No shame at all on her. 🤣🤣🤣
16/10/2026

And this morning on the lawn
…. Mug shot of the offending pony 😅
No shame at all on her. 🤣🤣🤣

15/10/2026

It’s a lovely myth… the Spanish Armada…
Not the only native ponies …before we all jump on the bandwagon 😅… Irish Draught, Kerry Bog Pony… 🐴🐴🐴

When you decide “the grass is greener on the other side” of the paddock and make the lawn breakfast! Tiny Tina, built fo...
15/10/2026

When you decide “the grass is greener on the other side” of the paddock and make the lawn breakfast! Tiny Tina, built for feed, not speed! 🐴🐴🐴


Throwback Thursday 🔍🔍🔍Connemara ponies assembling for the Society’s 15th Annual Show, which was held at Carna in August ...
15/10/2026

Throwback Thursday 🔍🔍🔍

Connemara ponies assembling for the Society’s 15th Annual Show, which was held at Carna in August 1938.

Photo by Ruth Mitchell featured in the CPBS 1939 Stud Book.

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