photo credit Don Mason
CELTIC ANIMALS
While we all love our animals and would like to show them off, please do not bring your animals to
the festival. Due to health and safety regulations, pets are not permitted on the festival grounds. The
animals in this area all have received special permission and permits to gain access to the grounds as
performes. If you have a Celtic animal you'd like to register as a guest of the festival please contact
our Animal Director, Pam Gardner on how your animal can qualify. pamelagardner@austin.rr.com

THE ROUX CREW, owned by Joy Sebastian-Hall, is performing the
sheep herding demonstrations. The Roux Crew has been involved in
herding for over 20 year, working and showing both Border Collies and
Australian Cattledogs on ducks, sheep and cattle. Joy, our demonstration
leader, has bred and raiser numerous AKC breed champions, competed in
flyball, obedience and agility, and actively supports breed rescue. The
Roux crew system has helped owners earn over 200 titles and over 400
awards in four trailing venues during the last 5 years.
 www.rouxcrew.com

CELTIC DOG PARADE
The Celtic Dog Parade is usually led by award-winning Pipe Major
Kenneth Liechti, a professional-grade piper from Scotland with
40 years of piping experience. Mr. Liechti is the founder and
director or Silver Thistle Pipes and Drums in Austin. The dog
parade happens once on each day – usually in the afternoon. It’s
one of our much anticipated family friendly traditions at ACF.
The time of the parade will be posted at the front gate and by
the sheep herding exhibit. We start by the sheep herding exhibit
and travel the circular path around the vendors area to end at
the sheep herding exhibit.
IRISH WOLFHOUNDS
Since the most ancient times in Ireland, the Irish Wolfhound as
a fabled history. Visit with some of the legendary animals like
Cormac. Cormac loves everyone but he truely adores children.
Cormac will be 7 on Oct 31st. This site will give you more info
on the Irish Wolfhound, the oldest Celtic breed: Wolfhounds

Clancy and Fergus

WELSH PONIES
Primrose Farm is located in Shelby, Texas - Austin County (south central
Texas), midway between Houston and Austin. Although relatively new to
the industry our farm, established in 2003, has grown with the help of
many knowledgeable friends.Our Welsh Mountain Pony herd began with
the purchase of the exquisite brood mare, Tylwyth Bewitched, a Welsh
pony with the finest bloodlines tracing immediately to foundation ponies
such as Lithgow Houdini, Clan Glomadh, Coed Coch Madog, Clan Dana, and
Liseter Brilliant. Our first goal is to maintain and propagate ponies to the
breed standard of the Welsh Mountain (Section A) Pony.
Our ponies are bred to be loved and enjoyed by children and their
parents, and are "Ponies born to love children". Their beauty and spirit are
wonderful to watch, their kindness a pleasure to enjoy.
WELSH PONIES
CELTIC CANINES
MINATURE HORSES
Minis and Friends is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization. We are a group of caring people
and horse lovers dedicated to sharing the love
and spirit of miniature horses to those who
need special, tender care. Our organization was
specially created by a group of friends who
want to share this exciting equine experience
with you. Our mission is dedicated to bringing
our "mini ambassadors" to the community by
creating an exceptional equine experience to all
kinds of eldercare, schools, medical facilities,
special need camps, community and public
events. We want to share their gift of
producing smiles to those who need a bit of
sunshine, or just to be a special friend for that
moment - we're just a call or email away!


RESCUE GROUPS
Greyhound Rescue and Scottie and Westie Rescue
CLYDESDALES
Die Gelbe Rose Clydesdales offer Black and Bay Stallions to
breed your purebreed clydesdales or any other breed of horse
you may have. We also have horses for sale from time to time.
From our breeding stock: weanling fillies & colts, adult mares and
stallions, older horses that have been trained to pull and or ride.
We also run a commercial carriage company in Austin Texas
check it out at Die Gelbe Rose Carriage. We are also Sponsoring
a new Riding School for children and young adults Check it out at
Equestrian Dream Center

The Texas Scottie Rescue Fund, Inc. was founded in 2002 to provide quality care and
forever homes for rescued Scottish Terriers in the State of Texas. The Scotties that
enter our rescue programs come to us in a variety of ways. Many are abandoned by
their owners or are turned in to animal shelters. Sometimes, owners must give up their
dogs because of medical problems, moving into retirement homes, divorce, new baby,
etc. Some of the dogs we rescue become homeless because they outlive their owners.
Many of these dogs have had little time or attention paid to them and they may not be
housebroken. Some are grieving for a lost loved one. We have found that when they
are placed into good homes where they are wanted and loved, they return that love
many times over. If you are interested in adopting one of our rescued Scotties, please
contact the rescue coordinator in your area and/or complete the online application.