ELPHIN MOUNTAIN CONNEMARAS

*Scottsway Lullaby

1995 Seal Brown, 13.2 hh - CCPS Premium Mare

Abby's sire K. Tam O'Shanter aged 10

Abby's dam, Hobban's Lark with full brother to Abby

Abby as a foal

Abby was imported from England in 1997, and in typical Connemara fashion, handled the 5 hour flight and 3 hour truck ride home from the airport with out batting an eyelid! She was started under saddle in 1998 and is green broken, however her training has been interrupted by her many gorgeous foals. Abby's 2000 colt, Elphin Song Sparrow, stood at stud at Elk Creek Farm in Michigan for several years before being gelded.

L: Grazing, summer 2003            R: Abby with filly Lullaby of Birdland Abby is very well bred, carrying 3 of the only 15 Super Premium Stallion lines. Her daughters, many of whom are inspected and approved, are contributing to Connemara breeding programs all over Canada and the US. Abby's love of being a mother is only surpassed by her love of eating, a full-time occupation as far as she is concerned!   Abby under saddle, November 2000 In 2009 Abby was inspected by a team of Irish, American and Canadian Inspectors and received the Canadian Connemara Pony Society's first Premium Mare Award. We are very proud of her - she truly is a little blue hen mare who has produced some wonderful foals, all with her fantastic attitude and movement. We hope she continues to have many more of her lovely babies!
Premium and Super Premium English mares and stallions in Abby's pedigree: Sire: Kirtling Tam O'Shanter ~ Premium Stallion Paternal grandsire: Kirtling Brigadoon ~ Super Premium Stallion Paternal g.grandsire: Leam Bobby Finn ~ Super Premium Stallion Paternal g.granddam: Leam Dooneen ~ Super Premium Mare Paternal g.g.granddam: Gentle Breeze of Millfields ~ Super Premium Mare Maternal grandsire: Hobban's Puffin ~ Premium Stallion Maternal g.grandsire: Wisbridge Erinmore ~ Super Premium Stallion Maternal g.granddam: Ballintemple Gold Flake ~ Premium Mare	Lost in thought, spring 2005
Some of Abby's foals all grown up! L: Chickadee in NC 2008. C: Birdsong in Ontario, 2008. R: Sparrow in MI, 2007.

Abby's Foals:

Elphin Birdsong: 1999 filly Elphin Song Sparrow: 2000 gelding Elphin Chickadee: 2001 filly Elphin Lullaby of Birdland: 2002 filly Elphin Skylark: 2004 gelding Elphin Kookaburra: 2005 filly Elphin Jenny Wren: 2006 filly Elphin Scarlet Tanager: 2008 filly (retained) Elphin Whippoorwill: 2009 colt Elphin Sandpiper: 2011 filly Elphin Kittiwake: 2012 filly

Abby and Kookaburra

Above: Peas in a pod! L-R: Chickadee, Ellie, Sky, Kookie, Jenny and Tansy.
Below: The 2 next peas, Pippa and Kitti