The Gypsy Horse (USA), also known as a Gypsy Cob, Gypsy Vanner (USA and UK), Coloured Cob (UK), Irish Cob, or Tinker Horse, is a horse breed believed by some to be descended from a combination of Shires, Clydesdales, Friesians, and Dales Ponies with their origins in the United Kingdom and Ireland. ChaCha!