Elphin Kookaburra, foaled 2005, is Abby's sixth foal by Mick and was named after the largest member of the kingfisher family of birds - a native of Australia. A solid and sensible pony, Kookie never batted an eye at anything.

Kookie was sold to an Irish family in Albany NY, where she will be a riding pony for their daughter and join a couple of RID mares in their breeding program.

She departed for her new home in Albany NY, December 2007, in high style - the roads were a bit slippery and the truck couldn't make it up the big hill past our place so we flagged down a neighbour passing by in his tractor & he towed the whole rig (dually 3/4 ton pick up truck and 2 horse trailer containing pony!) up the hill. Kookie stood quietly in the trailer the whole time just munching her hay. That's why we breed Connemaras!