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The Farm

Rosscon Connemara Pony Stud was established in 1992 by the Watson family with the purchase of Clifden and RDS winner Rathaldron Maytime by The Fugitive. Later that season under Heather Wright and Lady Anne Hemphill Maytime stood Supreme Champion Connemara at the National Livestock Show in Tullamore with the famous Irishtown Beauty Reserve and Abbeyleix Fionn first reserve. 
 
Ponies from the farm have been exported worldwide and house hold names as HOYS winner JB Esquire, Clifden Champion Ballymoe Ardfry Shadow, HOYS finalists Rebels Ghost, Blackwoodland Meadow , Chilham Celestial have stood at the farm gates. 
2012 was a year of the realisation of dreams for the farm as Noel Noonan's lovely Rosscon Windy Lady stood Supeme Champion at the British  Connemara Breed Show following on from her success at Clifden Show.  Another superb ambasador for the breed that came through Rosscon Farm was Banks Vanilla who under Sam Roberts for Mr Noonan went on to wins at HOYS and stood Best of Breed at Olympia.
Legendary Clifden winners from the farm include Rosscon  Sunrise, Rosscon  Mayboy and Rosscon Windy Lady.  
 
One of the legendary stallions of the breed Boden Park Finnard stood at Rosscon .Finnard was bred buy the late Jane Dairmple sired by Ashfield Sparrow a full brother of Ashfield Bobby Sparrow and out of the lovely Fionnula.  This year at the Royal Dublin Horse Show Finnards daughter Rosscon Camille out of our top show mare stood Supreme Ridden Champion under Mary Lowe and Bridget Millington . Definately 2013 was a year to remember as Rosscon Sunrise ridden by Eoin Gaughan took away the title of Champion Ridden Connemara stallion at the show heading to Clifden show the following week to take the same title under Mathew Laurence. 
 
Stallions for 2013 include the Sire of Clifden Junior Champion 2010 Frederiksminde Hazy Match and his two sons who were HOYS finalists 2013 The Camus Hero and Castle Admiral
Not forgetting our leading performance and ridden show stallion  Rosscon Sunrise by Templebready Fear Bui. 
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