Some Well-known Balmullo Farm Ponies:
Balmullo's Veronica, aka Lambchop, beloved children's riding pony at Gately Farm
Balmullo's Miss Lucy, ACPS's Connemara of the Year, 2005: Congratulations to Balmullo's Miss Lucy, winner of the 2005 A.C.P.S. Connemara of the Year! This award is presented to a pony that has done something special to bring positive attention to the breed. Lucy was the all-breed champion of the Mountain and Mooreland class at Devon in 2004. Lucy is by C.R. Roaringwater Bay and out of Balmullo's Miss Emma by Aladdin and is owned by Cindy O'Flaherty of Middleburg, VA.
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Balmullo's Amazing Grace, was one of the first ponies bred at Balmullo Farm. Out of Rosehill's Glenconi (aka Speckles) by the racingThoroughbred from England, Sy-A , Mazie was trained and ridden in Canadaby Kelly Kalbol, then sold to the Harpers of Altanta, Georgia. Ridden by the diminutive Leigh Harper in the large pony hunter division on the A-rated circuit Mazie has won innumerable championships and awards. She competed with Leigh in the Medal finals and in 1996 was the ACPS Half-bred of the Year. In 1997, Mazie was awarded the Clifden trophy by the AHSA for the Connemara or Connemara cross earning the most points in recognized competition in the United States. She was passed on to a 6 year old young man two years ago and the two have formed a strong and loving relationship.
Balmullo Bay, aka Fred, was the first offspring of Roary and Ashley; he earned many ribbons in dressage, through fourth level while in North Carolina. After many years, he moved back to Naples, FL, where he is still competing. His full brother, Balmullo's Dundee, made his debut in combined training in 1997.
Balmullo's Same As Gold, by Hideaway's Erin Smithereen out of an imported mare, has done stallion duty in Ohio for many years, in an area where Connemaras are not plentiful. "Sheamus" has produced many lovely purebreds and halfbreds.
Balmullo's Little Star, by Roary out of Tullymor's Twinkle Too has turned out to be an amazing broodmare. After producing two prize winning fillies for Balmullo Farm, Balmullo's Moon Britches (by Mystic Leprechaun) and Balmullo's Celeste (by Balius Brannigan), she was sold to a farm in Virginia where she produced some excellent foals by Aladdin's Admiral Byrd and Perseus. She is now beginning a serious driving career in South Carolina. Moon Britches was, as a three year old, champion pony hunter at the Florida State 4-H show; as a yearling, Celeste was grand champion at the "I Love Ponies" Show in Florida, and also earned several blues or reds at the Region 3 Connemara Pony show in Virginia.
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