Stallion Parade, Ridden & In-Hand, March’12

Knockadoe Dancer, Paraic Hopkins

Kildun Squire, Gerard Gibbons

Coolilaun Cushlawn, Joe Burke

Garryhinch Millrace, Fintan Cosgrove

Coolin America, Niamh Varley

Kilmore Diamond, Gerard Moran

Dooneen Supermatch, Geoffrey Heanue

25 Robe River Mist, Triona Murphy

Killaloe Buachaill Mor, Kate Murray

Lightening Star, Megan Egan

Callowfeenish Grey, Bartley Conroy

20 Plume de Kezeg, Pauline Dahill

Aran Diamond, Jack Rabbette

4yr.old Hazelrock Horizon, Grace Murphy

Dunally Lad, Liam Reilly

Innellan Phoenix, Tom Bourke

5 Robe Blue thunder, Bartley O’Maille

Glencarrig Lexus, Ann O’Brien Conroy

Currachmore Cashel, Joe Burke

Maghera Fada Lad, Paddy Joyce

Ben Ban Cracker Jack, Stephen Fahy

9 Clonberne Boy, Fred Gannon

Glencarrig Knight, Ciaran Curran & Andy O’Donoghue presents rosette

Contemponi Cashel, Declan O’Flynn

Johnny fox, Feichin King

Teach Mor King, shown by Brag

Newgrange Lad, John Luskin

Robe Arrow, Gabriel Murphy

Lettermuckoo Boy, John Conneely

Cornarone Hazy Lad, Padraic Gannon

Traditionally all stallions were led In this Parade, although there was no hard and fast rule on how they were shown. Last year saw a break with tradition with one side-saddle rider bravely venturing into the Clifden ring and giving such a good example, that this year saw Ridden and Jumping performances from up to 10 stallions. In a Gallery above we see quite a few of them, any we got fairly decent pictures of. Of the performing stallions the young four year old is shown  over a simple training fence.    To go to  An Capaillin Launch and Bartley O’Sullivan Lecture ’12    Click Here
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