Nuala is an eleven year old imported Irish Cob mare standing 14.2 hands high. Her name is a shortened form of the Gaelic name "Fionnuala", meaning "she of the white shoulders". Nuala is a very sweet and personable mare that we imported from Ireland in 2005.  Nuala is the dam of Parnell's  Anois and Parnell’s  Grainne Ni Mhaille.  Nuala is also our main driving horse, pulling our restored antique Gypsy vardo in a number of parades and events.  Nuala, who was trained to drive by Kevin Paul and Sheila Grange of Driving Horse Connection, helped us achieve a milestone on March 15, 2008, when she pulled our restored antique Gypsy vardo in the Denver St. Patrick’s Day Parade in front of a crowd of more than 200,000 spectators.  She was really styling in her new Gypsy harness!  We are very proud to have been named as the “Best Equestrian Entry” in the largest St. Patrick’s Day Parade west of the Mississippi River.   (Charlie made his big driving debut behind Nuala the following year at the 2009 Denver St. Patrick’s Day Parade!)  For the past three years, Nuala has also pulled carts and wagons in the Long’s Peak Scottish/Irish Highlands Festival held in Estes Park, CO as well as participating in the Fort Collins Irish Festival. Nuala pulled our lovely spindle-back gig in the
Fort Collins St. Patricks’s Day Parade for 2010. Nuala has been helping train her daughter, Grainne ni Mhaille, to drive in pairs harness.  Nuala and Grainne (Grace) are the wheelers in Parnell’s Gypsy Horse four-in-hand, along with Anois and Lisdoonvarna as the leaders.

Nuala’s PhotoShows:   Long’s Peak Scotfest 2007    Nuala Pulls the Gypsy Wagon    St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2008    Long’s Peak Scotfest 2008    St. Patrick's Day 2009    Long’s Peak Scotfest 2009     Nuala Delivering Christmas Presents   Nuala and the Spindle-Back Gig   St. Patrick's Day Parade 2010   Pairs Driving with Grace and Nuala     Gypsy Horse Four-In-Hand Carriage Driving