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Gypsy Vanner mares

 

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Gypsy Vanner mare or Gypsy cob or Gypsy Horse Harkaway Tansy
Our first Gypsy Vanner mare
   
Harkaway Teasel
....our second mare

 

Gypsy vanner mare
   
Gypsy Vanner mare

Harkaway Daisy
Teasel's 3 year old daughter

   

Magpie
Our ride/drive mare

Gypsy vanner mare

 

Gypsy vanner, gypsy horse or gypsy cob

Harkaway Poppy
Poppy has gone to live with friends in NC where she is a much beloved family member and a driving horse par excellence!

 

We have selected our mares with a very definite look in mind. A breeding program can only be as good as its mares and, as much as possible, we tried to find excellence of quality with consistent type.

We sought very stout, well boned mares with wonderful breed type and particularly sweet heads. (You won't find a Roman nose here!)

Conformation and kindness of temperament were our first priority. What I love most about these mares can't be seen in photographs, nor easily described in words but it's their temperament and character. To meet them and spend time with them is the purest form of joy. A Gypsy Vanner will enchant without even trying.

We were also not willing to compromise on feather. It's true that great feather doesn't make a mediocre Gypsy Vanner a great one, but a beautifully well put together Vanner can still not be considered to be of the highest quality unless it has excellent feathering, starting at the knee and hock and falling, long and full, to the ground all around the foot. On a fully mature Vanner in full feather, you won't be able to see the fetlock joints, even in the mares.

And lastly, rather than the tiny horses the gypsies in Britain are breeding for these days, we are working to maintain the older style which tends to be a little taller. For an all around ride/drive Vanner we shall be striving for foals that will exceed 15hh at maturity.

 

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