The Connemara Pony is said to be one breed that really does bond a lot with their owners. Studies have shown that most Connemara ponies remember a voice or a person for years after even if they have been separated from the person.
The Connemara pony gets it's named from the area in Co. Galway, Ireland where it originated.
Connemara ponies were first used by local farmers to carry large baskets of rocks from fields or seaweed from the shores and this was then used as fertilizer.
The first Connemara Pony Breeders Society (CPBS) was made and started in 1923 in Cliften, Co. Galway, Ireland by the local horse breeders and farmers.
Connemara ponies do not fully mature until they are at least 5 years old and easily live well into their thirties.
Nowadays The Connemara Pony is found in most countries in Europe.
In Cliften, Ireland the Connemara Pony Show is held every year. This show tradition started in 1924 and is still running to this day. Breeders and buyers from around the world come and spectate at the show. Most years there is 400 or more ponies entered in the show.
The Nugget was a 22 year old Connemara gelding measured in at 15 hands, who once jumped a 7ft 2inch jump at the International Horse Show in Olympia, London back in 1935.
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