| rdfs:comment | - The subject of this section is part of the Ireland Event, an event that began May 27th, 2011. Since the event has run its course, this may no longer be available. Connemara Pony is a limited edition animal available on FarmVille. It was introduced on June 1st, 2011. It cost . It can be harvested every 3 days for 84 Coins. If placed in a Horse Stable with any stallion, there is a chance to produce a Connemara Pony Foal.
- The Connemara was originally brought to Ireland by the Celts. Then, they looked alot like a Shetland Pony. The Celts bred them to Irish Hobbies and Spanish Jennets. As time went on, they were bred to Thoroughbreds, Welsh Cobs, Irish Draughts, and Arabians. Connemara ponies were used for hard work in Ireland. One family would usually only have one mare who produced a foal to be sold, pull a cart in the fields and cart the family to church on Sunday. If a mare did not do this and have good qualities, she would be replaced by one who did.
- The Connemara region in County Galway in western Ireland, where the breed first became recognised as a distinct type, is a very harsh landscape, thus giving rise to a pony breed of hardy, strong individuals. Some believe that the Connemara developed from Scandinavian ponies that the Vikings first brought to Ireland. Another source was likely the Irish Hobby, a now-extinct breed established prior to the 13th century. Legend, however, says that galleons from the Spanish Armada ran aground in 1588, and the Andalusians on board were set loose. The Spanish horses bred with the native stock, refining the local ponies.
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| abstract | - The subject of this section is part of the Ireland Event, an event that began May 27th, 2011. Since the event has run its course, this may no longer be available. Connemara Pony is a limited edition animal available on FarmVille. It was introduced on June 1st, 2011. It cost . It can be harvested every 3 days for 84 Coins. If placed in a Horse Stable with any stallion, there is a chance to produce a Connemara Pony Foal.
- The Connemara region in County Galway in western Ireland, where the breed first became recognised as a distinct type, is a very harsh landscape, thus giving rise to a pony breed of hardy, strong individuals. Some believe that the Connemara developed from Scandinavian ponies that the Vikings first brought to Ireland. Another source was likely the Irish Hobby, a now-extinct breed established prior to the 13th century. Legend, however, says that galleons from the Spanish Armada ran aground in 1588, and the Andalusians on board were set loose. The Spanish horses bred with the native stock, refining the local ponies. For additional strength and stamina, Arabian blood was added in the 18th century. They were also crossed with Hackneys and Thoroughbreds. Too much crossbreeding began to dilute the pony bloodlines, so the Connemara Pony Breeders' Society, founded in 1923, worked to preserve the breed type. The stud book was established in 1926. Today, Connemaras are bred worldwide in Ireland and Britain, as well as on the European continent, North America, Australasia and South Africa.
- The Connemara was originally brought to Ireland by the Celts. Then, they looked alot like a Shetland Pony. The Celts bred them to Irish Hobbies and Spanish Jennets. As time went on, they were bred to Thoroughbreds, Welsh Cobs, Irish Draughts, and Arabians. Connemara ponies were used for hard work in Ireland. One family would usually only have one mare who produced a foal to be sold, pull a cart in the fields and cart the family to church on Sunday. If a mare did not do this and have good qualities, she would be replaced by one who did.
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