The Connemara pony is turning Japanese - on an island in the Oriental country. The Connemara pony is turning Japanese - on an island in the Oriental country. Ireland's famous equestrian breed has winged its way to the east through a frozen semen sample from the Galway breed. In a world first, the semen from a Connemara stallion was used to produce several embryos with a female Hokkaido pony native to Japan, which were then transplanted into other mares. "It is very interesting that the Connemara pony which spent thousands of years in the west of Ireland is now being flown halfway around the world through frozen semen for breeding purposes," said Phyllis Jones from the Connemara Ponies Breeders' Society.

Source: Irish Independent February 02, 2020 06:22 UTC