Olympia quadrille a triumph for the Connemara

[donnalex]

Well Im very pleased to say that a team of pure bred Connemaras have won the quadrille at Olympia! They did Riverdance and showed all the horses how its done
Quite a result for them, proves how versatile they are.
Wonder if any other of the natives have ever managed it?
Doubt it somehow!

[maryplain]

I think it was last year that a team of New Forests won this.
And a few years ago the winning team was made up of two Highlands and two Fells (they did 'teddy bears' picnic'!).

Well done to the Connemaras.

[jen1]

any link, what you on about i aint a clue, is it summat you have seen on the telly donna

[companymagic]

This is the New Forest one I think ?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGRHRTzGRHI

But it's great to see the natvies ponies doing so well!

[donnalex]

I would never remember those routines!

[donnalex]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wcMCrCRmDU&feature=autoshare

Pilgrims Spellbinder is by the same stallion as my Georgia and as the palamino I recently had put to sleep and aunty to my cream colt so Im very pleased

[holi]

I was really pleased that the connes won but I felt it was a shame it was the junior team as I have always felt very strongly that RC is for adults. As a late starter in riding I left the local RC as I hated the fact that increasingly us nervous novices were being pushed out by very capable semi-professional riders and brave bold juniors.They have their own clubs, associations etc.

I know at one point 'alternative RCs' were being set up - its all ridiculous!