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In Memory of Herbert Imping |
1923-2009 |
In October 2004, the Connemara Pony breeders in Colorado were blessed by a visit from Herbert Imping, his wife, Helga, and their traveling/fishing companions Berndt and Gerlinde Schneider. Here are some photos chronicling this wonderful visit. I wish I had audio of all the laughter and singing we enjoyed. |
Colorado Driving Society President Mary Woolverton and Herbert discuss one of their passions: driving. |
Dennis Schmidt, Alina Love and their newborn baby, Shea, of Dennali Acres with Herbert. |
Mary Stewart Prewitt |
Karen Laden |
Alyce Wich of New Song Ranch discusses pedigrees with Herbert. |
Back row: Mary Stewart Prewitt of Wildwych Connemaras, Herbert Imping, Helga Imping, Gerlinde Schneider. Front row: Berndt Schneider, Maureen Mathisen of Blue Oaks and Alyce Wich of New Song Ranch. |
Karen Laden |
Karen Laden |
Karen Laden of Kingswell Connemaras and Herbert. |
Herbert and Dennis Schmidt discuss Herbert's favorite classic Connemara mare on his visit: Thunderbolt's granddaughter Wildflower's Toshi (*Lasrachai x Galway Girl) owned by Dennali Acres. When I told Herbert during one of his Christmas telephone calls to me that I had purchased Toshi's filly, Dennali Rhiannon, as a future wife for my stallion *Smaragaid Cliff, he was thrilled! He said that I couldn't have made a better choice. Wonderful words of praise that I cherish. |
Mary Stewart Prewitt |
Mary Stewart Prewitt |
Herbert with yearling stallion *Smaragaid Cliff (Munkholm Cobbergate x Shamrock Bright Roxanne), the maternal grandson of his homebred stallion Power Boy. |
Mary Stewart Prewitt |
The following is one of my articles that was published in the American Connemara Magazine after Herbert's visit in October 2004. |
Meet Herbert Imping |
by Karen Laden Kingswell Connemaras |
Herbert Imping's resume reads like a Connemara Who's Who in Germany. Pat Lyne wrote about Imping in her book "Out of the Mist," noting his contributions to the Connemara Pony in Germany. Imping is a founding member of Connemarapony Vereinigung e.V., serving as its president since 1998. Prior to 1996, he was a long-time member of the Connemara-IG, also serving several years as its president. The real beginning of Imping's Bigge stud was in the mid 1970s when he bought Ganty Mint (Carna Bobby x Silver Mint) from Irishman Joe Macnamara. Ganty Mint and her daughter, Calla Mint by Calla Boy, were its foundation. Over the years, Imping stood the stallions Golden Rock (Golden Dan x Moy Orphan), Paddy of Caherlistrane (Carna Dun x Lough Hackett), Brimstone van Graaf Janshof (Sticky x Snowy Winter) and Flashing Brendan (Carna Gold x Comara April's Challenge). These stallions were used by outside mares in addition to Imping's own mares, which produced 46 foals. |
Imping's stud also produced three homebred stallions: Little Prince (Little Lord x Mirna) in 1981, Power Boy (Paddy of Caherlistrane x Ganty Mint) in 1986 and Bigge Boy (Brimstone x Calla Mint) in 1993. Their offspring have achieved many successes, including the Federal Premium Award, the highest honor given to three-year-old mares at inspection. Imping's homebred mares have received the prestigious designation, as well. To see photos of ponies with Imping's breeding, visit www.connemara-pony.de and www.smaragaid.de. "Out of the Mist" also contains pictures of Imping's original breeding stock. |
"As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man." Proverbs 27:19 |
copyright Kingswell Connemaras |
Herbert: always willing to teach and share his knowledge with others. This photo was taken during a driving day demonstration in Germany. Expert whip is Sabine Droge. Photo courtesy of Martina Ferfers of Smaragaid Connemaras, Cliff's breeder. |