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The following narrative on Kinlara Champagne Rose's extraordinary family tree, was kindly supplied by her breeder Pat Hoyle of the Kinlara Stud...
"Ballymore Luciano has been an avid hunter and working hunter pony. He has won championships at Wembley, been champion POB twice, excellent at dressage, various counties championships in hand and under saddle, and breed show in hand show champion three times. He is a "triple premium stallion".
Grandfather, "Oxenholm Matador" came over from Denmark. This pony must have at least 20 championships to his credit, has been to Olympia four times, Wembley three times, superb dressage pony, breed show champion both in hand and under saddle, quite a lot! He is also an excellent successful side-saddle pony. Both grandfather and great grandfather (Luciano and Mattie) have absolutely excelled at ODE's. Mattie "triple premium" stallion. Their progeny are mostly ongoing doing the same things and achievers at the same standard.
Ballymore Paprika's great grandfather "Marble" said to sire more BECs than ordinary greys, was the foremost jumping pony stallion in Ireland, he took every title without flapping, being noted for outstanding temperament. Exported to Denmark where he carried on the same way and has enormous progeny left in Ireland and Denmark. His dam is still alive there, at 30!
On Ballymore Paprika's mothers side Dolly Pepper went off jumping on "the JA circuit" and loved ODE's. She only bred once, Ballymore Paprika, and in her late teens they are trying for another. Her father, Calmore Champagne Charlie, achieved almost everything himself, in hand and under saddle. He lives and works on a Newmarket Stud but has lots of mares himself being so popular, beside being a "teaser". He drives, usually for weddings and such, and is an excellent side-saddle ride. His father, Arrow Chevalier, was in Hertfordshire. Again a huge, prolific winner under saddle, ODE's, ridden show classes and workers. He was a great success and did well at dressage. Qualified for National titles many times and was a proper gentleman. He ran with his mares and could control 12-15 at a time! (Triple premium stallion).
Ballymore Paprika therefore as you see is performance bred.
Loughconeera Snowdrop was spotted, in a poor state, by a friend in the hills of Connemara. Bought just in time she was nurtured back to health and we brought her over to England. Her father, Ormond Oliver, was a pale dun and covered consistently all his life. Her mother, Snowdrops Surprise, bred beautiful stock one of which became a champion supreme stallion in Ireland (in hand) many times. He now stands in Belgium. I was told that Snowdrop, Loughconeera Snowdrop's grandmother, was the best broodmare in Connemara of her time.
Going back up father's line (Ormond Oliver) we see that Loughconeera Snowdrop is a Macdara granddaughter (gold dun). He was used extensively and highly prized. He was the son of the famed "Dun Lorenzo". This pony was adored by his keeper. I say 'keeper' because many Connemara stallions i.e. Ormond Oliver, Macdara & Dun Lorenzo, were actually owned for part part of their lives by the Connemara Pony Breeders Society to stand with expert handlers, and were picked for their outstanding conformation and temperament.
Dun Lorenzo was a "Society" stallion all his life. He was nurtured with great pride by his handler. He always maintained Lorenzo "never bred a bad un" and lived a long life. Every Saturday he had to pull the fish cart around Connemara, or carried heavy fish baskets either side, and then was led by his keeper on a bicycle by a headcollar. He had to do a round of 56 miles, come hail rain or shine, and in Summer he would be stopped every while to cover a mare waiting patiently on the circuit, often 10 or 12 to do on this long trek. They say he smelt the mare and would "roar like a bull" coming down the road, his owner/keeper yelling just as much apparently, then would cover the mare as quiet as a lamb and go quietly on his way. This tough pony has passed his hardiness down to Loughconeera Snowdrop, which is probably why she survived those tough winters on the Connemara mountains for 5 years with no care or attention. She is also VERY intelligent, (too much!) and passes this on, and whilst she is Boss lady here she rules wisely and fair, and is an exceptional caring wise mother; an easy breeder; who also keeps an eye on all the foals if needed. Her foals are easy to work with at birth because she co-operates with you as you handle them, even newly born."
