What can Gypsy Cobs and Drum Horses do?
A. Many Gypsy Cobs and Drum Horses are quite athletic and are suitable for western pleasure, trail riding, saddle seat classes, low to mid level dressage, hunting and, of course, make awesome driving horses. Here at Drum and Feather Farm, we specialize in Gypsy Cobs and Drum Horses of exceptional performance abilities. But it should be noted that many of the horses now preferred by the gypsies themselves, (smaller and more thick bodied) are probably best suited for pleasure driving or cart classes rather than the performance demands of other disciplines. Q. What is the difference between a Gypsy Cob, Gypsy Vanner and Drum Horse A. The term “Cob,” as defined in the dictionary, means “a short heavyset horse”. This describes the body type of the breed very well. Even the look of the word Cob has the same look and shape as the Gypsy Cob breed, short back, deep body and full of roundness with no long, flat or narrow lines. Cob is also the favored term used by the Gypsies, themselves, and is
