Whats the difference between a traditional gypsy horse and an “Irish Cob”, or a “Gypsy Vanner”?
Although generically, calling a colored, feathered cob-sized horse a gypsy horse is not a huge faux-paux, technically, there is a difference between Colored Cobs (many call them Irish Cobs), and gypsy horses. A traditional gypsy horse can be an Irish Cob (by their registry’s definition), but most Irish Cobs are not traditional gypsy horses. A gypsy horse (frequently called a “Gypsy Vanner horse” by Americans) is a horse which is bred by gypsies, and will have generations of breeding and pedigree behind it. It will have blood from a preserved and protected line, and that blood will be known among the gypsy breeders. An Irish Cob is generally a horse without a past. Many Irish Cobs are cross-bred gypsy cobs, being partially light horse blood, and are quite refined and not well-feathered. Although some of the dealers that sell this type of horse know the sire or dam of their horse, they won’t have come from the long bred and preserved lines. Any traditional gypsy horse can be registered a
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