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of Gypsy King purebred Gypsy Cob
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Gypsy Ponies
For years Gypsies have traveled around the
countryside in horse drawn caravans. While Gypsy Ponies are not
an officially recognized breed in Ireland, they are a very distinctive type of
pony. They are bred for their strength and placid nature.
Gypsy Ponies are thick set, strong, with
extremely long, thick, wavy manes and tails, lots of feathers on
their legs. Beautiful, gentle ponies. In Ireland, the
people referred to the Gypsy folk as "Tinkers"; the Gypsies often
did odd jobs (tinker) for people to earn money as they traveled.
The majority of horses that pulled their "vardos" (wagons) for
centuries, and still today, were usually loud colored pinto
ponies. The wilder the color, the better the Gypsies liked them.
These ponies still pull their wagons or campers today.
Gypsy ponies range in size from 13 to 14.hands. They can be ridden
by childrenand adults. They are very strong and one pony can pull
a wagon with several adults
in it. They are easy to
handle, very easy keepers and don't eat much. These
ponies are very low maintenance and get along well on pasture.
The Romanies (Gypsies) don't want a big animal that eats a lot. They
prefer a small horse (pony) that is sturdy, strong, and gentle,
and an "easy keeper." (which is
a perfect description of the Gypsy pony.)
In Ireland people refer to the small horses
that pull the gypsy wagons as "gypsy ponies" or "tinker
ponies." Here we simply call them "Gypsy ponies.
"We have four loud colored pinto weanling stud colts for sale and
one bay filly. The
VIDEO
shows you the foals this summer (2007) with their dams;
The mothers are registered spotted draft ponies. The sire of the
foals, Gypsy King is a registered purebred Gypsy Cob.
His offspring (all these 2007 foals) can be registered in the
half-bred division of the Gypsy Cob Society (Texas). They can also
be registered (full papers) with
the Spotted Draft Pony Registry (as their
mothers are). These ponies are ideal for children, adults alike,
small acreage is perfect for them.
Prices for the 2007 foals (weanlings) are
$2000 each and that is really a good bargain. These will soon be
yearlings. They are weaned, broke to lead and to tie, load,
etc. If you like, you can go to google, type in Gypsy Ponies, you
will be amazed at the prices; $15,000 and up for those broke to
ride and pull a wagon, that is,
If you can even find them! They are very rare indeed.
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