Irish Horse Gateway sponsor upcoming Connemara Pony Festival

Francis Murray General July 15, 2016

Irish Horse Gateway announced their sponsorship of the upcoming Connemara Pony Festival from August 17th -20th at the Connemara Pony Society Marketing Committee with Damian McDonald, CEO of HSI, and Elaine Hatton, Director of International Marketing HSI.

This year’s Connemara Pony Festival includes a fourth day for the first time, on Saturday August 20th. The Saturday programme includes an Interprovincial Showjumping Competition sponsored by Irish Horse Gateway. The provincial chefs d’equipe have been appointed as follows; Munster, Joan Dahill; Leinster, Denise Norton; Connaught, Sean Carey and Ulster, Philip Morgan.”

Speaking about the sponsorship Elaine Hatton, Horse Sport Ireland’s Director of International Marketing said;

“This Interprovincial Showjumping Competition is an excellent fit for Irish Horse Gateway as there is an obvious demand through the Irish Horse Gateway website for Connemara Ponies and we are hearing the same whilst exhibiting at shows internationally.”

Pictured below: Elaine Hatton, Director of International Marketing HSI with Tom Mac Lochlainn, President CPBS, at the announcement of HSI as the main sponsor of the Clifden Connemara Pony Festival from August 17th-20th. Included is Cloonisle stud’s Drumbad Fletcher Moss, 2015 in-hand Supreme Champion.