Gypsy Vanner Horses

This spectacular horse story begins in 1994 when this breed was discovered in England & Ireland. In 1996 there were fourteen mares and two stallions imported to the United States, since then many dedicated horse lovers have been successfully breeding & preserving this magical old breed in the US & now Canada !

What is a Gypsy Vanner Horse?.....its a special breed of horse that the Gypsy people of the United Kingdom created to pull there colorful Bow Top Wagons / Caravans....the word "Vanner" means a horse suitable to pull a Caravan!!!.....The first original registry of these 'Gypsy Vanner Horses" (The Gypsy Vanner Horse Society) was established in 1996... it is the largest and has the tightest breed standards to maintain the certain look the Gypsy Vanner Horse has....The (GVHS) helps out there members by offering training to breeders & Judges so they will maintain and judge the proper standards of the Gypsy Vanner Horse!

These horses will often be called by slightly different names over in the UK or here in North America such as: Gypsy Cobs, Feathered Cobs, Irish Cob, Tinker Horse etc etc.

The Gypsy culture in parts of the United Kingdom is very much alive today. Their customs have been passed down verbally from generation to generation for centuries. Some Gypsy people still travel in horse drawn caravans. The Gypsies are excellent breeders and have a clear vision on what type of horse they want. The Classic Gypsy Vanner Horse stands between 14 & 15.1 HH. These horses are strong compact cobs, mostly black & white coloring, although some solid colors are available. These horses have outstanding long manes and tails and heavy feathering covering their hooves. The Gypsy people are very involved with their horses every day. Gypsy children often entertain themselves by playing on and around these horses for hours thus they had to have an extremely gentle & quiet temperament as well as being beautiful. Gypsy Vanner Horses were developed to be excellent driving horses with great endurance, but because of there awesome quiet temperament they are an excellent choice for dressage, pleasure riding for children, new riders, and riders with physical or emotional limitations. These horses are easy keepers and extremely sound with a smooth gait for long distance traveling. The main breeds in their pedigree are Friesian, Shire, Clydesdale and Dales Pony.

Prairie Thunder Ranch is dedicated to breeding some of the finest quality Gypsy Horses right here in Saskatchewan, Canada !

All our Horses are registered through (The Gypsy Vanner Horse Society) (GVHS) the first official registry for this breed in USA

Gypsy Horses are sought after world wide for there breathtaking beauty and Incredible docile Temperament !

This is one of the Rarest Breeds in North America !

This breed can do it all....Dressage or Jumping, Western pleasure, English pleasure, Driving events or just a fun safe family horse to trail ride.