Connemaras: For all Disciplines – For all the Family

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Haleigh Repay (age 13) & her purebred pony DevonRidge Rapunzel (10 years)

Haleigh has been riding for 6 years, starting to ride with Megan Davies in the summer of 2008, at a barn that Megan would travel to coach it's boarders. After a few shows and a few years later Haleigh moved to Megan's home training facility Devon Ridge Farms where Megan matched up the Rider Pony combination, Haleigh has been leasing Rapunzel from Jocelyn Davies, the farms owner, since.

Riding mostly in the hunter ring. The pair has competed in a few Hunter Jumper shows in the 2011 season. They rode in the Winter Series at Killerney Farms Near Edmonton, the Devon Ridge Farms Horse Show placing 4th in the 2'3" HUS class. Haleigh and Rapunzel wrapped up their year at Rocky Mountain Show Jumping's Mid Summer Series in August and came home with a couple firsts, seconds, thirds, a fourth and a fifth competing in their pony hunter under saddle, pony medal 2'9" classes, and flat classes.

This year Haleigh has her sights on competing with Rapunzel at the RMSJ summer series for 2 of the 3 weeks in August, as well as maybe 1 or 2 Amberlea Meadow shows, and some training shows at local farms Meadow Leaf Meadows, Killerney Farms, and of course the home show at Devon Ridge Farms.

Haleigh would also like to participate in the fall pony show at Spruce Meadows with Rapunzel and her team mates from the farm and their ponies. She would also like to try the jumper ring and if the opportunity comes up to take part in some cross country schooling.

Rapunzel has been a pony that has been able to help Haleigh with her skills at riding. She is true to her breed, is calm, patient, willing, incredibly smart and has a keen sense of what her rider needs. There have been several times that Rapunzel has saved Haleigh from a fall while out on course, she seems to know exactly where her body should be to ensure that Haleigh stays on. The jump on this athletic mare is incredible. It is often said that if only she were taller she would be a super grand prix mare. Everything that Rapunzel has given to Haleigh is the reason that she loves the Connemara breed. There is never a time when there isn't a huge effort on Rapunzel's part to do whatever is needed of her for her rider. They give of themselves full heartedly, whats not to love about that! This breed captures your heart and they quickly become your best friend.

With what Haleigh has learned and with her love for horses and ponies she hopes to one day work with horses in a training program, who knows maybe she will even one day follow in the footsteps of her coach, Megan...someone all her kids would love to grow up to become one day.

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Objectives of the Society

The Society will encourage, develop and regulate the Connemara pony in Canada by: