Gypsy Cobs Australia - Histroy & Breed Description

  The gypsy horse has been pulling the beautiful colourful wagons of the Romany folk for nearly one hundred and fifty years.The gypsies needed a horse that could deal with the day to day pulling of their family wagon and be tolerant enough to not only work all day but then at night put up with the children and family dogs running around them, they needed horse that could fit into the gypsy way of life, and so they bred the gypsy cob.

The gypsies are very proud people and are very proud of their horses within the gypsy communities a good gypsy herd shows the families wealth and social standing. The herds bloodlines can be traced back for many generations, the gypsy folk know exactly where their horses have come from they all don’t have names but they mostly refer to them through their sire name for example a mare could be known as big johns mare or the gypsy who breed the horse sometimes uses there name.
  
 
Breed Description

  The gypsy horse should stand between 14 and 15 hands.
You can come across bigger and smaller but this is the average height of a good gypsy cob; the gypsies also tend to prefer the smaller size to accommodate pulling their smaller London trolleys.

Most gypsy cobs are either:
Piebald (black and white)
Skewbald (Brown and white)

Although many other beautiful colours can be found within the herds and these are also accepted within the breed.
They should have a beautiful thick flowing mane and tail, with an abundance of feather to give them there overall beauty.
Temperament: They're bred around the gypsy families and therefore over generations have been bred to show a very placid temperament.



The head and eyes of a gypsy cob should have a kind look, their head being more towards the pony type size.
Their eyes can be dark in colour although blue is also common and not frowned upon within the breed. The neck should be strong and shoulders be well angulated, the chest should also be strong with plenty of space between the front legs which inturn gives the heart and lungs room for the wagon pulling job they were bred for.

A short, strong back for carrying weight, although mares sometimes can be longer in their back to carry a foal.
A gypsy cob from behind is just as important as one from the front, they should have a good bend of stifle and well angulated behind.
 Gypsy Cobs Australia - Histroy & Breed Discription

Overall a well bred gypsy cob should not only be extremely pleasing in the looks department and remarkably kind and gentle in the personality sector but be that of a strong short backed powerful horse that turns heads wherever they go.		  
 

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