Ballyconneely Performance Show

With much thanks to our esteemed Judge for the Art Competition Claire Henderson , Coordinator of the Visual Arts for the Clifden Arts Festival. She was very impressed with the standard of work and creativity entered under the theme "Ponies in a Peaceful World " .
Thank you to all the young people who entered and the primary schools who support this annual art competition.
Prizes will be distributed very soon.
Here are a few of my favourites 😊😊

Art Competition Results
Age 12 to 13
1st Belle Nixon Scoil Eanna Roundstone
2nd Gearoid Holohan Ballyconneely NS
3rd Zara Vaughan Scoil Eanna,Roundstone

Art Competition Results
Age 9_11
1st Antonina Kobylinck Scoil Mhuire Clifden
2nd Ryan King Scoil Eanna Roundstone
3rd Oisin Joyce Aillebrack NS
Highly Commended Ava Nee Aillebrack NS

Art Competition
Age 6 to 8
1st Nathan O Malley Aillebrack NS
2nd Elaina Lydon Scoil Mhuire Clifden
3rd Eleanor King Cladaghduff NS
Highly Commended Jack Joyce Aillebrack NS

Art Competition Results
Age 5 and under:
1st Croi Crawford, Scoil Eanna Roundstone
2nd Shane Lydon Scoil Mhuire Clifden
3rd Olivia Joyce Scoil Mhuire Clifden
Highly Commended Tom Joyce Aillebrack NS

Working Hunter Results
Class 10 : family working hunter
1st Alannah Heanue, Edenmist Bobs your uncle too
2nd Alannah Joyce, Branchfield Dandy

Class 11:
Novice wh 4and 5 yo
1st Beechmount Apollo , Shauna O Malley
2nd Tazmin Murray, Chestnuts
3rd Eimear Roche, Currabawn Dream
4th Meadhbh O Neill, Railway View Duster
5th Amy Phelan Ballymacdawn

Class 12 80cm wh
1st Eimear Roche, Currabawn Dream
2nd Erin O Neill Beola Boy
3rd Lesley Hunter Nolan Gleann Rua Robin
4th Eimear Roche Truska Sea Mist
5th Tazmin Murray Fred
6th Ella Flaherty Rocky Duke
7th Isabelle Maguire Omey Breeze

Class 13 wh 90cm
1st Forest Buddy and Keris Mae O Toole
2nd Lankill Lad Lauren Kerrins

Class 14 wh 1m
1st Forest Buddy Keris Mae O Toole
2nd Lankill Lad Lauren Kerrins
3rd Che Maunz , Alex Walch

Class 15 Open wh
1st Cora , Molly Faherty
2nd Elaine Green and Blackfort Mistress

Class 16 Oughterard All Ireland Registered Connemara Performance Pony Championship Qualifier
Qualified Eimear Roche on Truska Sea Mist

Supreme Ridden Champion
Wilma Cheeky and Ciara McNamara

Reserve Champion
Cappakea Maams Boy and Kitty Concannon

Many congratulations to all riders and exhibitors and thank you to our judges
Simone Hession and Andrew Gardiner who were so kind and helpful to our young competitors.
That is the ethos of this show.

Results continued:
Please note : this was an extremely competitive Class and some exhibitors needed to sit down on a chair, on lie down in the grass and some even struggled to keep their pants up , with the stress of it 😉 😉
Class 8 : Mini Young Handlers
1st Peadar O Toole and Buttons
2nd Gerry O Toole and Olaf
3rd Cian Heanue and Maxwelltown Miss Dolly
4th Molly Mae Nee and Mighty Tim
5th Luke Keogh and Teddy
6th Coilin Joyce and Lady

Class 9 : Young Handlers
1st Rachel Nee and Royal King
2nd Aoife Joyce and Lady
3rd Alannah Heanue and Bobs your Uncle too
4th Molly Faherty and Cora

Congrats also to Bernard Og Keaney for doing an amazing job judging 👏

Results
Class 1: 4/5 yo ridden
1st Kitty Concannon and Cappakea Maams Boy
2nd Tara Lally, Gurteen Mistys Barbara
3rd Eimear Roche Currabawn Dream
4th Amelia Franczkowska, Cahernacole Willow
5th Tazmin Murray, Chestnuts
6th Meadhbh O Neill , Railway View Duster

Class 2: First ridden Walk Trot Class
1st Alannah Heanue , Edenmist Bob's Your Uncle Too
2nd Ava Nee and Lola

Class 3 : Under 16 ridden
1st Cadhla Curran , Southeast Starlight
2nd Branch field Dandy and Alannah Joyce
3rd Cora and Mollie Faherty

Class 4 Over 16 ridden
1st Wilma Cheeky , Ciara McNamara
2nd Cornfield Cressida, Kitty Concannon
3rd Beola Boy, Erin O Neill
4th Bofin Cove Finn Tazmin Murray
5th Omey Breeze Isabelle Maguire
6th Slackport Breeze Tara Lally

Class 5 Lead Rein Class :
Judges found the standard so high in this class, it was divided into 2 sections , small and larger ponies
Small pony;
1st Olaf , Gerry O Toole
2nd Mighty Tim, Molly Mae Nee
3rd Teddy, Toby Keogh

Larger pony: Connemara
1st Gleann Rua Robin, Ned Keogh
2nd Cornfield Cressida , Michaela Lynch
3rd Cluain Aidhle Lady , Coilin Joyce

Class 6: Open Ridden
1st Cappakea Maams Boy, Kitty Concannon
2nd Cosmo Reuben, Cadhla Curran
3rd Omey Breeze Isabelle Maguire
4th Beola Boy Erin O Neill
5th Curragh Brendan Susan Byrne
6th Blackfort Mistress, Elaine Green

Congrats to all ! More to come .... .

Thanks to Mike and Deirdre Holmes
Carnane Ponies for supporting the show

Thanks to Bryan O Halloran
Master Farrier
For supporting the show