The Gypsy Breed

Let me share the story of these MAJESTIC BEAUTIES…

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THE HORSE WITH MANY NAMES….. You may hear them being called a Cob or Gypsy Cob, Irish Cob, or even a Tinker Horse, or Gypsy Vanner. These all essentially mean the same thing, in North America they are most often referred to as a Gypsy Vanner; but my friends in England refer to them as the Proper Gypsy Cob.  

Whatever the name these are true FAMILY Heart & Soul Horses!

The Gypsy Cob is a relatively new breed to the Canada and the US compared to other breeds there are still very few of them here. 

The Gypsies were bred for many years in the U.K. by what is known as the Romani people or the Pavee which is another word for Traveler. It is the only broken coloured horse breed in the British Isles, so how no-one noticed these horses before 1997 is astounding, but that is truly how long it took for them to be brought to North America.

From about 1850 travelling people in the British Isles began to use a distinct type of horse to pull their caravans or carts. The colour and look of the breed were refined in the years after the second world war. The Gypsies wanted a horse to pull their carts from place to place, but also a horse that was safe and would babysit their children. Yes …we said babysit their children!

Gypsy’s are travellers who put all their focus on family and the bonds within them. Their children are the most important thing to them and their few possessions they travelled with needed to be pulled with the utmost care. Thus, making the Gypsy the perfect breed.

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The true Romani Gypsy people take great pride in breeding a horse that is not only calm, quiet and dependable, but they also want their horses to look as outstanding as their painted caravans do.