Monthly Archives: January 2009

The Village Ponies

Funeral of Paddy King in 2004 with Village Ponies being led in front of hearse

 Paddy King of the Village Pony Line   Village Grey photos are by Sophie Felix
In Lehid near Ballyconneely, in the early 1940’s, the late Paddy King unknowingly founded a pony dynasty.  The King family had always had a working pony and cart [...]

Village Star and some of her family

Village Star
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
   
 
Her bay stallion son Canal Laurinston (1990) has had a top flight career in California, having been Outstanding Performance Stallion, California and American Show Ring Champion 1991 to 2006. 
 Also out of Village Star was Castle Misty by Coral Misty Fionn,  the mares Castle Dame and Village Colleen, both by Mervyn Kingsmill.  Castle Dame, who was a [...]