Gypsy Cobs in US costing $$$$$$$$

[JadeWisc]

I think horses in general are ridiculously priced in the US. We used to go there a lot as a kid and I always remember being shocked (even as a child!) at how expensive horses were when I flicked through their horse sale ads in the local paper! If you look at online ads, pretty much anything which can jump only about 1m is worth more than £20k!

At the end of the day if you can't get many of that particular type / breed in a country then they're expensive as they're "special". Just like Iberians are generally very expensive in this country.

You have to be kidding right? Maybe this was the case decades ago but certainly not now. I am not sure what you are looking at but it is not the norm from my POV. I actually have that very same reaction when I see what the UK charges for horses.

I think what people price horse at online can also be decieving. You will see a lot of them priced that high but how many of them actually sell? I cannot say I am into much of a jumping scene and I have no doubt that the crazy prices are there but tbh horses are going for nearly nothing here right now. Maybe a 'ready made and proven' horse is going high to a very small pocket of buyers or some crazy top bloodline will be the same but in general you all are priced far higher that most of the US. Unless we are talking about something rare here of course

 

[lara b]

Some of them are very overpriced and many of the stallions should be gelded - they would not make the grade here.

As said, they are still fairly rare in the US, hence the prices.

If you want to see some of the best gypsy cobs in the UK, go onto the TGCA website. The TGCA is the only Association that caters for all gypsy cobs and if you can come to Keysoe on the 22nd September 2012, you will see the cream of them attending TOYS.

Most of them are not obese, the gypsy cob is a very chunky breed and a 13.2 can have 14" of bone and be very short in the back and neck which makes them look even more chunky.

This is my lad who is a bit lighter and taller at 14.3 with 9 1/2" of bone due to his breeding. Both my vet and Spillars who have weighed and assess him put him at a correct weight with a score of 5/10. His weight is 565 when they weigh him.

He is not a top quality gypsy cob, he has a bit of TB somewhere in him if you look closely, but he is a good example with a super movement and has done very well in the show ring at county level and we went to the RIHS this year and came 11th out of 30 and he was the 2nd highest placed traditional in the class.

He can also do a good dressage test, and happily goes round a 3' workers course and gives the SJs a run for their money at the local RC shows.

I can understand them not being some folks cup of tea, but I personally love them. The ones I have had have had the kindest temperament, been master jack of all trades and fun and forward going but very safe rides.

lovely lad

 

[Tinseltoes]

Link dead.... but hey it does not surprise me... americans are summat else.

Yes Im married to one lol.

 

[galaxy]

I'm teaching a client at the moment, on her friends cob, who is over here on business for a couple of years. The plan is for her to buy herself a nice irish horse (not necessarily a cob) to take back with her as it is much cheaper to buy here and fly back than to buy that kind of horse in the States! (she can also get to know it etc with help before she goes back )

 

[Meowy Catkin]

Can anyone tell me what a 'bay blagdon' is please? Not a colour I have come across, is it a US definition?

Blagdon is the traditional name for Sabino on a coloured/gypsy cob, not a US term at all.

^ Blagdon/sabino horses. Sabino is an interesting gene, you can have a minimal sabino (hardly any white markings) right up to a maximum sabino (totally white).

 

[Theresa_F]

The gypsy cob gets the sabino gene from the Clydesdale. Clydesdales were one of the breeds used in the breeding of the gypsy cob.

This is our clydie mare who is a chestnut sabino

and our beloved old Cairo who was a bay sabino

 

[Meowy Catkin]

Sorry if I'm wrong (it's not easy to see from your photo), but it looks like she has black eartips and a black forelock. If I'm right she is bright bay, not chestnut.

 

[Theresa_F]

Her ears are a bit darker at the tips but deep chestnut and not black. Her mane and tail are a mixture of very light grey (white), dark grey and bright chestnut but no black hair. She also has no black on her legs.

Old Cairo did have black tips to his ears, black on his legs above knee and hock and he had the most wonderful badger tail of silver and black. His mane was also silver and black.

I think Farra is a bit of an odd one to put into a category.

 

[Meowy Catkin]

It might be worth sending off a few hairs for DNA analysis, just because it would be interesting, however she is stunning regardless and I love the dark spot on her blaze.

 

[Theresa_F]

This one shows her colouring better

Her forelock does look very dark, but when you see it in real life it is grey, white and ginger but some of the grey is very dark. As she is getting older, her mane is going more of a silver grey than very dark grey.

I love the spot on her blaze - it is her naughty spot which I prod when she is being a bad girl. Stinky has one on his lip which is his kiss spot when he is good.

Maybe one day I will get the DNA done - she has it for her breeding but not for her colouring.

Whatever colour she is, she is a beautiful girl and my hubby's pride and joy.