Gypsy Vanners

Gypsy Vanner Breed Standard

#1: Short back in proportion to overall body (short distance between last rib to point of hip).

#2: Broad chest.

#3: Heavy well-rounded hips (slab sided or severely sloping hindquarters are considered a fault).

#4: Heavy flat bone at the knee, ample hooves (small contracted hooves are considered a fault).

#5: Feathering that begins at the knees or
near the hocks extending over the front of the hooves. Ample to abundant mane and tail.

#6: Sweet head (fine head on a strong neck in harmony with the horse’s overall look).

#7: Disposition (the horse should exhibit
traits of intelligence, kindness and docility; overly aggressive behavior is considered a fault).

Kadison Of Gypsy King - 2006 Piebald GVHS # GV00530F1 - GHA # pending

If you are looking for perfection, look no further. Kadison AKA Lover Boy is by Legendary Gypsy King, his dam the beautiful Oakfield Anna( Lennie's Boy x Miss Price* by The Road Sweeper-UK) Lover Boy is simply outstanding- everything you would want- VERY charming personality,kind nature,the TOP bloodlines,compact build, TONS of feather, very thick mane and tail, homozygous for black gene. Standing to a VERY limited number of mares in 2010, so book now! Stud Fee $2,000 -$350 booking fee included

Kadisons sire the great Gypsy King & Pam Grace

Kadison as a youngster and his dam Anna

Jess and Kadison - Out of 57 stalls, Jessie always runs to this one, as she knows Kad is there-

April 2009

April 2009-

The pictures below, were all taken September 09 - I am expecting a purebred, as well as some crosses from Kadison in 2010- they are being offered in utero- please email fore more information!

Confusion on the Gypsy Vanner Breed on Internet-

The two horses below might have looked very similar as foals... a fact that some importers have used to dupe an uninformed public. Compare the refinement of the head, the shape of the neck and rump, the thickness of the bone and the amount of hair. It's safe to guess that the temperament of these two would also be dissimilar.

One of the most confusing messages about the Vanner breed on the Internet is the use of multiple names and the use of multiple names exists because of the Internet. Yes a breed is the same no matter what you call it but what you call it has great meaning or no meaning.

Before introducing the breed to this country, (after years of conferring with Gypsies), my late wife Cindy came up with the name "Gypsy Vanner Horse". She found it in an old English book that referred to a horse pulling a caravan as "a Gypsy's vanner horse" (meaning "a horse suitable to pull a caravan). It is the name Gypsy Vanner Horse that is the first in the world to recognize the selectively bred horses raised by Gypsies as a breed and is the only name based on an extensive understanding of Gypsies and their selectively bred horses. The name is the only using an umbrella term for the people who created the breed (Gypsy) and a word that identifies their breed's vision, Vanner). The name was approved as the perfect name for his breed by Fred Walker, aka, "King of the coloured horses"



All other names (such as Cob, Tinker, Drum, American Gypsy) came after the name 'Gypsy Vanner Horse'. Individuals, with different visions, coined them all, and, unfortunately, some less-than-scrupulous horse traders still import the 'trade' animals rather than the 'breed'. Some of the other registries or clubs may have excellent specimens in their registries, but mandate that 'any horse raised by Gypsies' (see photo above, left) is a breed' - and they will register it.

Trade Horse

Gypsy Vanner

The information about the trade horse was taken from Gypsy Gold - where Kadisons sire is from, here is a link to read more -http://gypsygold.com/frequentlyaskedquestions.html#Vanner,_Cob,_Tinker,_Gypsy_horse..._Whats_the_difference