Hollymead Farm, established in 2005, is located in the foothills region of North Carolina. The climate and rolling hills are ideal for riding and raising young horses. We are always happy to have visitors. Please contact us for directions if you are in the area and would like to stop by.

We are pleased to introduce our new broodmare and riding pony Roscommon Liadan, "Lia". Lia arrived in March of 2012 from St.Louis, MO. She is a sweet and kind 7 year old Connemara pony that was recommended to us by our friend Michelle Haas. We want to thank Stephanie Bahn for allowing Lia to live with us. We love her! Visit the Connemara Ponies page to see more pictures of Lia.

We have added a new two year old Connemara filly to our herd. Her name is Anam Cara Pearl. She is by Rattle 'n Snap Laddie Boy out of Rock My World by Hohnhorst Branni. We thank Marian McEvilly, Pearl's breeder, for entrusting us with her beautiful filly. We love watching Pearl and Swannie run around the pasture together. I will be adding more pictures of Pearl to the Foals and Young Stock page.

Hollymead Farm would like to congratulate Greystone Adirondack A'Herne, also know as "Harry", and his owners,The Fletchers, on being awarded the 2011 Connemara of the Year Award by the American Connemara Pony Society. Harry is the sire of our stallion, Loughrea's Seamus as well as being an approved Connemara stallion and an approved German Riding Pony stallion. Photo courtesy of the Fletcher family.

We are dedicated to breeding safe, sane and sound Irish Draught horses and Connemara ponies. Our mares are from performance bloodlines and serve as family riding horses and broodmares. They are quiet to handle and easily ridden by novice riders, yet possess the athleticism to participate in a variety of disciplines.

Our horses are maintained on pasture as much as possible. The fields are soil tested, fertilized and overseeded on a regular basis to provide a healthy natural grass diet for the mares and foals. We supplement the pasture with a high quality mineral supplement to meet nutritional needs. Natural diet, combined with the physical conditioning the hills provide, give our foals a good start in life.

We were sad to say "goodbye" to our cheerful and brave Starling. I drove her to Virginia early in December to meet her new owner, Cyndy Sisto. Cyndy reports that Starling is doing great in her new pasture with an older mare and a miniature donkey as her friend.