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Our Horses

Over a century ago, the travelling gypsies in the UK had a vision, which was to create a very special horse. A magical, almost mythical, colourful, compact, small Draft horse. A horse powerful enough to pull the decorative caravans the Gypsy calls home, yet gentle and trustworthy for the keeping of their children and worldly possessions.

A true Gypsy horse will have feathers from the knees in the front and just below the hocks in the rear, long flowing manes, forelocks, and tails that will drag on the ground.

The selective breeding of dedicated Gypsies has produced what is now known as the Gypsy Vanner. The horse breeds utilized for this breed, Clydesdale, Shire, Friesian and Dales Pony each have imparted some traits and characteristics individual to their heritage. All of them combined have contributed to the long flowing hair characteristics that the Gypsy Vanner Horse will be remembered by.

“there is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man” - Winston Churchill