Views on Gypsy Cobs

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A bit of a random post but I'd love to hear peoples views on gypsy cobs, also known as gypsy vanners. I have one myself (called Gypsy believe it or not!) he's 13.2 and an extremely good jumper.
What's everyones views on them? :D
 
My friend has one that is traditional cob, is that the same . I love her she is great fun and full of character.Striking to look at as well.
 
I have a little herd of gypsy cobs - They range from 13hh to 16hh, all coloured and very hairy, mostly purchases from local gypsy sites or fairs. Mostly dirven other then the ones I have from young. Excellent athletes, all of them. I don't do overweight horses and I like to think I have a fit herd. We do dressage and jumping and fun rides and lots and lots of hacking :)
 
I love mine , fab nature, fab personality , and very clever !

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im liking mine, he certinally doesnt fill the normal "cob" description. having a very nervy side on the ground. he was bloody rude on the ground when i got him but we have worked through this now and it is good as gold.
he also has a pretty massive jump on him

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ps.. LOL poor shils is going to have a heart attack.. shes not getting any younger you know! :D
 
Fans of the gypsy cob would love my horse's yard, a big herd of them live up on the hills just behind us and you can see them easily from the horse's fields. Today I was poo picking and they were really lively running about and neighing to each other, they are great to watch if you have the time. In the spring they have their foals and last year we saw one being born right there on the hillside.

I love gypsy cobs but I can't actually afford one,my daughter is not such a fan but I think she'll grow into them, so hence we have a TB :D
 
Pros: they can be the most sweet, gentle of horses and can be ideal for a novice, plus be well up to weight. You can hunt all day on them and they'll stay well right to the end and beyond. They're good doers and will live on air, so mega cheap to keep.

Cons: if not handled right they can be right bvggers both in hand and under saddle, and can be very rude if this isn't dealt with. They may look like plods but are frequently not!!! And they're VERY big to start an argument with!
 
I LOVE THEM!

I think they're fab.

This is my Puzzlepops:

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She is actually tbx...!!! But clearly daddy was a full on gypsy cob.

She's only 20months so I can't comment on jumping etc, but she has got a fantastic trot. But that might come from mummy.!
 
My favourite subject tbh :D

My boy's kind, gentle and very intelligent. I just borrowed a book from a true romany friend called "Gypsy Cobs" and need to buy that book (£85 hb :eek:), it describes Shy to the ground. Confirmation and temperment.

He's only 4, so we have so much to do. His mane's three feet long in places, feather everywhere, a tail like no other, but it's the personality that wins hands down. He can be quite sharp when we ride out, especially if a lady walks towards us holding a bottle of milk, or a calf moos at him over the hedge (I came off at that one !), but he's a baby. We hope to start lessons soon :)

I just wish that so many weren't being bred up here and sold for peanuts at the market. Or trotted out in carts at two years old in front of my house :mad: during Appleby week. I have learnt a lot from my friend about it all tho.*sigh*.

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I had always thought under the "gyspy cob" heading came, true gyspy vanners, true gypsy traditionals, and then a whole group of "big hairy coloured things".!!
 
Love them! As others have said, very genuine and intelligent, quick to learn but need to be well handled and kept in line. They are too big to have the upper hand. My coblet was a complete b*stard when I first got him, but now he comes to call, does whatever I ask and has brilliant manners. I just hope he'll love his ridden work, we'll fine out in April.... :D

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Harry last summer, his mane now surpasses his neck and forlock almost to the end of his nose hehe!
 
Hehe sorry, any excuse... If you're ever in Somerset, you're welcome to come say hi :)

Puzzle is very cute! I'm loving all of them, hairies are just sooooo gorgeous! The work it takes to get them clean is crazy but it's so worth it, they just look stunning :)
 
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I think they look absolutely lovely when all groomed up, a friend has one at my yard. For me personally i couldnt be doing with all that hair though, i prefer trimmed, pulled and plaited ;)
 
jhoward said:
im liking mine, he certinally doesnt fill the normal "cob" description. having a very nervy side on the ground. he was bloody rude on the ground when i got him but we have worked through this now and it is good as gold.
he also has a pretty massive jump on him

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ps.. LOL poor shils is going to have a heart attack.. shes not getting any younger you know! :D
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Yep sounds just like mine! Extremely bulshy an rude. He used to napp really bad and rear up alot if he didn't get hid own way. He still does sometimes now but not as much. He has a HUGE jump on him. He's cleared 4'6" and he's 13.2!
 
Cracker (lives at my yard, 4 yr old gelding) is fantastic, for a youngster I've never met such a quiet, easy-going, polite, honest boy and he's a pleasure to be around!

Sophi (2 yrs old, lives at yard but going back to owner this week) is a blinking nightmare and has biased me against mares for life! Given any chance (not being first to be fed, being told to 'walk on' back into field when she'd rather be in the paddock, etc) will without a second thought turn her butt on you for a double-barrel kick, and is not afraid to bite!
 
I have a 14.2 gypsy cob, he's certainly not a "plod a cob" and he's got a cracking jump on him - when he chooses to use it!
He's cleared the 5 bar metal gate, and regularly in the summer jumps out of his tall poled electric fenced paddock - sometimes cleanly, sometimes it comes with him!
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