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Country of origin | United Kingdom and Ireland |
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Distinguishing features | Cob or light draught horse build, often piebald or skewbald,with feathering on lower legs |
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The Gypsy Horse (USA, UK, AU), also known as the Gypsy Cob (UK, NZ), Irish Cob (Ireland), Gypsy Vanner (US, CAN), Coloured Cob (UK, Ireland, parts of Continental Europe), and Tinker Horse (parts of Continental Europe), is a horse breed associated with the Romanichal peoples native to the British Isles. The breed is believed to have been developed by them with strong input from Irish breeders. As recently as 1996, the Gypsy horse had no stud book or breed registry.[1] However, it is now considered a breed[1] with multiple worldwide breed associations dedicated to it. [lower-alpha 1] It is a small draught breed, popularly recognized for its abundant leg feathering and common black and white, or "piebald", coat colour, though it can be of any other colour as well. Breeders in the U.K. compliment a good example of the breed, which has powerful muscling, correct leg conformation of a pulling horse, and flashy action, with the term "proper cob".[10] Around 1850, the Romanichal of Great Britain began to use a distinct type of horse to pull the vardoes, chimneyed living waggons, in which they had just begun to live and travel. The distinct colour and look of the modern breed were refined by the Romanichal in the period following World War II. American breeders began to import Gypsy horses and created its first registry in 1996. A related sub-type, the Drum Horse, is a larger animal of similar appearance. Today, the Gypsy horse is still bred in the UK by a number of established breeders, most of whom also exhibit and sell their horses at traditional fairs. In the United States, horse show competition for Gypsy horses is increasing each year, and several Gypsy breed registries have gained affiliate recognition with the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and United States Dressage Federation (USDF).