Gypsy horse

Gypsy horse
Other names	Cob; Gypsy Horse; Gypsy Vanner; Irish Cob; Tinker Horse;
Country of origin	Ireland, United Kingdom
Traits
Distinguishing features	Cob conformation, often piebald or skewbald, feathered heels
Breed standards
	Traditional Gypsy Cob Association (UK+); Gypsy Vanner Horse Society (USA); Gypsy Horse Registry of America (USA); Gypsy Horse Association (USA); Australasian Gypsy Horse Society; New Zealand Gypsy Cob Association;
	Equus ferus caballus;

The Gypsy Cob, also known as the Traditional Gypsy Cob, Irish Cob, Romani Cob, Gypsy Horse, or Gypsy Vanner, is a breed of domestic horse from the British Isles. It is a small, solidly-built horse of cob conformation and is usually piebald. It is associated with Irish Travellers and English Romanichal Travellers. There was no stud-book or breed registry for these horses until 1996,^: 58 but as breeders developed standards and recorded pedigrees, there are now organizations that register qualifying horses.^: 58.

From about 1850, travelling people in the British Isles began to use this horse to pull their caravans called vardos. The color and look of the breed were refined in the years after the Second World War. Horses of this type were first exported to the United States in 1996.

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