PLEASE feel free to share with us a special GYPSY story or piece of Gypsy History . E-mail us at info @GypsySaleBarn.com A short Gypsy History Story. Gypsy Horses are sometimes known as Gypsy Cobs, Romany Horses, Coloured Cobs, Gypsy Vanners, Irish Cobs, Tinker Horses or just Tinkers. On the European Continent, they are more often referred to as "Tinkers". There are many names BUT they all come from the original Gypsy Horse background. The true Gypsy Horse, is a traditional horse and has been bred and used by Romany (Roma) and other Gypsies in Europe for hundreds of years. They say Gypsies bred and used colorful cob horses to pull their ornately decorated carts and living wagons thru the countrysides of England and Ireland. The horses they bred and used were heavy boned and feathered horses. They were strong, sensible, docile, and incredibly hard working as they grazed along side of the roads that the caravans traveled and at the end of the day they had enough patience to teach the gypsy children to ride. The horses were of course beautiful and colorful to view with heavy feather legs, long flowing manes and tails. All these traits made the gypsy horse difficult to be stolen or swapped. But these horses were part of the gypsy mystery and magical way of life. As the gypsy travelers, or Roma are some of the most misunderstood people and most usually discriminated-against, but with most remarkable history events, history emerges from special circumstances and this is the "greatness" in history. And Today we want to listen and understand the Gypsy "greatness and most misunderstood" way of life..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Gypsy horse we have come to know today, has roots in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The traditional gypsy will stand commonly between 13 hands and about 15.2 hands tall. Some are larger, but they were and are not what is referred to as a "Traditional" Gypsy Horse. While the very ancient history of the Gypsy Horse is unknown, they are probably descended from several early draft horse and pony breeds. There is no doubt that Shires, Clydesdale's, Dales Ponies and Galloway's, found their way into his early makeup. In Wales and now all over the world, is a breed known as the Welsh Cob. The Gypsy Horse, in the earlier days shared more of the same ancestry. The DRUM Gypsy Horse is an extremely large spotted heavy Horses, 17 hands and larger. Appropriately called "Drum Horses" as they where the favorite of the Queen of England. The Gypsy Drum was most known for the Royal parades of England and carried the drummer and the enormous drums during Royal parades. "Drum" came from the fact that this huge spotted, heavy type horse, was the horse of choice . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For more Gypsy and Registry Information: The Gypsy Vanner Horse Society (GVHS) American Registry The Gypsy Cob and Drum Horse Association (GCDHA) American Registry THE GYPSY COB SOCIETY LTD. Registry in England for the Gypsy Cob. |
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