WELCOME!
Gypsy Gold Hall of Champions!
We
want to honor the horses of Gypsy Gold breeding & by
Gypsy Gold stallions for their many accomplishments.
NEWS: Congratulations to all the winners of the
Feathered Horse Classic in Perry, GA, Oct 2011! Both
Grand and Reserve Champion Stallion, Grand and Reserve
Champion mare, Grand Champion gelding, and Supreme grand
Champion Gypsy Vanner are sired by Gypsy Gold stallions!
In addition, Latcho Drom and The Gypsy King one first and
second in get of sire and Kuchi, daughter of The Gypsy King,
won Get of dam. Gypsy Gold breeding also won first
through fourth place in best north American bred and first
in best solid/blagdon!
WR April Rose
owned by Stillwater Farm |
Latcho Drom,
Gypsy Gold stallion |
SFG Summer Rose
owned by Stillwater Farm |
In 2009-2010, these
two Latcho Drom daughters won
get of sire
for Latcho six times!
In addition, April Rose has won
Supreme/Grand and
Reserve Champion 8 times in those
two years! April also won 12 first place
ribbons in halter, North American bred, and several
different type of western classes.
Summer Rose has 19
Supreme/Grand and Reserve Champion wins
and 31 first place wins in Halter, English Pleasure,
Western Equitation, Dressage Suitability, obstacles,
and Best North American bred |
WR Cool Hand Luke
owned by Shenandoah Gypsy Vanners |
Latcho Drom,
Gypsy Gold stallion |
WR Latcho Lou
owned by
Shenandoah Gypsy Vanners |
At the Perry GA
Feathered Horse classic, Oct, 2011, Luke and Lou won
get of sire
for Latcho Drom!
In addition, Luke won Reserve
Champion Stallion and first place in
stallions 2-3 years. Lou won second to Luke's
first. l
Luke and Lou also went 1-2 in the Best North
American bred class. Luke won
Reserve Champion
Performance Gypsy. His full
brother, Starbuck, won Champion Performance
Gypsy.
Luke is a grandson of The Gypsy King through his
dam, Kuchi, a Gypsy Gold bred mare. Lou is the
son of Champion driving mare Jasmine, one of the
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Meet GG L Divo, son
of Latcho Drom and grandson of The Gypsy King!
L Divo won
Supreme Grand Champion,
Grand Champion
stallion, and first in stallions
over four at the Feathered Horse Classic in Perry
GA, Oct 2011. 2/3 brother Starbuck came in 2nd
in the Stallions over four and 2/3 brother Luke took
Reserve Champion stallion right behind L Divo.
L Divo also won first in Dressage Suitability in
hand, Carriage Pleasure Driving Working Single,
Carriage Pleasure Driving Reinsmanship, and English
Pleasure Hunt Seat WTC.
GG L Divo also won four
National Champion Driving classes
at the recent GHSA in KY. |
WR
Starbuck owned by Gypsy Vanner Ranch |
Latcho Drom,
Gypsy Gold stallion |
WR Sundance
owned by
A. Muir pictured as yearling |
At the Perry GA
Feathered Horse classic, Oct, 2011, Starbuck and
Sundance also took home ribbons! These two,
along with Cool Hand Luke, are full siblings and out
of Kuchi, a daughter of The Gypsy King.
Starbuck won second to 2/3 brother L Divo in the stallions over 4 and WR
Sundance won Reserve
Champion Mare. Sundance took
first in the 2-3 year old mares, followed by The
Gypsy King daughter/ Cushti Bok granddaughter WR
Heaven Sent by the King in second and BB King
daughter Maggie in 3rd.
Sundance also won first in Grooming & conditioning,
first in Youth Halter, and 4th in best North
American bred (behind full brother Luke, half
brother Lou, and Kamila, a Gypsy King daughter.)
Starbuck also won first in the Gypsy Solid or
blagdon class, 2nd (to 2/3 brother L Divo) in
Carriage Pleasure Driving Single & Carriage Pleasure
Driving Reinsmanship, 1st in Western Pleasure and
Western Equitation, and
Grand Champion Performance Horse and Overall
High Point Horse!
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BPF Kamila aka The
Shoo Fly Filly owned by Big Pine Farm |
The Gypsy King,
Gypsy Gold stallion |
WR Cosmos
owned by WR Ranch |
At the Perry GA
Feathered Horse classic, Oct, 2011, Shoo Fly,
daughter of The Gypsy King, and Cosmos, son of The
Gypsy King won Grand
Champion Mare and
Grand Champion Gelding!
Shoo Fly also won first in the mares over four
class, 2nd in Bred by owner, and 3rd in North
American bred (behind two Latch sons, 1st in
Showmanship, and 1st in Trail under saddle WT.
Shoo Fly's ribbons from the Perry GA Feathered Horse
Classic.
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Vanner Fair 2011 Halter
Champion "Sparkle"
Sparkle is a daughter of Gypsy Gold stallion Latcho
Drom and out of a Gypsy Gold bred mare named Delphi.
Delphi is a daughter of Gypsy Gold stallion Cushti
Bok and out of Gypsy Gold mare Crown Darby. Crown
Darby's sire is Gypsy Gold stallion, The Gypsy King.
In addition, Cushti Bok is the first horse
selectively bred by Gypsies to be recognized
as a breed anywhere in the world, and is a DNA
verified son of The Old Horse of Wales. 100% Gypsy
Gold Genetics.
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GG Latcho's Shadow
owned by Legacy Gypsy Vanners |
Latcho Drom,
Gypsy Gold stallion |
GG Latcho's Shadow
owned by Legacy Gypsy Vanners |
Latcho Drom son &
Gypsy King grandson, out of Dolly, first Vanner to
set foot in America.
Shadow came into my life when he was two years old.
He was in need of training and I was the lucky
trainer picked to work with him. I have been
breaking and training horses for 30 years. I have
broke and trained many stallions over the years, so
I knew what to expect. What I didn't expect was what
I found inside this pure black luxuriously hairy
horse. I had only heard about Gypsy Vanners, I had
never worked with one. Shadow loved attention and he
was the smartest horse I had ever trained. He tried
to do everything I asked of him correctly. We did a
lot of line driving, as I felt he was too young to
break.
Finally the day came to ride Shadow for the first
time. I sat in the saddle and we walked off for a
wonderful ride around the farm, literally riding off
into the sunset together. He was so proud to be
ridden, he enjoyed the new bond we could now share
together. He stayed very soft and responsive,
accepting the bit and my leg right away. Shadow was
smart, gentle, strong and very talented. We worked
on dressage basics, everything coming so easily to
him. I was impressed with the natural suppleness,
submission and work ethic he possessed. He was so
balanced that his canter was great from the first
time I ever cantered him. He watched me work horses
all day and wanted to be the next horse worked even
if he was already worked that day. We truly fell in
love with one another. It is hard not to feel crazy
about a horse when they are crazy about you. I have
always trusted him, he is by far the best stallion I
have ever worked with.
As I experience this new breed, I am more impressed
with their athletic ability and easy-going
temperaments. Shadow stands out among them though,
he is so exceptional! We are currently first in our
local dressage show series with an average of over
70%. We are more than double the points of the
second place horse behind us. At the young age of
four he has already earned his first perfect score
of ten on a training level test! Shadow knows when
he enters the dressage ring and he loves the
audience. He gets excited when I pack for a show and
is thrilled to be loaded to go. I took him to a
registered dressage show and we improved upon our
scores each time we entered the ring. People flocked
to him and were so impressed by his beauty and
talent. We placed in every class and showed in the
open training division. We were second at that show
with a 72.85%, missing first by two tenths of a
point. I was so proud of my little four year old
stallion! We certainly stood out among the giant
warm bloods!
I don't understand why amateurs would prefer a 17
hand horse that is harder to ride and needs lunged
before every show. I have given lessons on Shadow to
beginners because he is the most predictable horse
on my farm. Adult amateurs and children should all
be riding this wonderfully talented breed. The Gypsy
Vanners are amazingly easy to train and ride in
dressage, and so well behaved. They are never spooky
or hot, but still provide plenty of power and
stamina. People at the shows are surprised and
impressed when they find Shadow is a stallion.
I am an event trainer, so naturally I had to
introduce Shadow to jumping. He loves it! He jumps
everything I ask of him and just earned third
competing in Southern Pines in eventing. People
said, "Wow, you jump him too?". We are taking our
competing slowly through the levels, as I propose in
my eventing book, “Managing and Conditioning the
Event Horse”. I don't believe in pushing the horses
too hard. Shadow has surpassed every expectation I
have ever had of him. I look forward to earning my
USDF bronze medal on him, as I am sure it will be
easy for him to accomplish; just like everything
else!! I am proud to co-own this fabulous stallion
with Kathy Yore of Legacy Vanners.
Fox Fire Farms
Mysporthorse.com
Elizabeth Grisell-Short
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Kuchi owned
by WR Ranch |
The Gypsy King,
Gypsy Gold stallion |
Kuchi owned
by WR Ranch |
At the Perry GA
Feathered Horse classic, 2006 and 2007, Kuchi,
daughter of The Gypsy King and Bat, & first foal
born in America, won
Grand Champion Halter Horse
and at the 2009 show, won
High Point Horse.
Kuchi also has many 1st place ribbons in various
English and Dressage Suitability classes. Following in her footsteps in 2011, son Cool Hand
Luke won Reserve
Champion Stallion and daughter
Sundance won Reserve
Champion Mare. Son Starbuck
won Overall High
Point Horse and
Grand Champion
Performance Horse and son Luke won
Reserve Champion
Performance Horse. Luke and
Sundance also won
Produce of dam for Kuchi! In
previous years, daughter WR Toys Joy and son WR
Odjus Ray have also won
Grand Champion Filly and
Grand Champion
Gelding at various shows. In
all, Kuchi has produced
Five Grand and Reserve Champion
Offspring!
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V.V. Rubiayat
owned by Stillwater Farm |
The Gypsy King,
Gypsy Gold stallion |
SWF Miss Amelia
owned by Stillwater Farm |
At the Spring
Feathered Horse classic, 2011, Ruby and Mia won 1st
place in Get of sire
for The Gypsy King. Mia has also won two
Reserve Champion
Halter mare
titles and 10 first places
in 2009-2011. Her wins range from the Mares
2-3 class, Produce of dam, Bred by Owner, best in
Blagdon/Solid Class, and the obstacles class.
Also, at the recent GHSA National Championship show
in KY, Ruby won
National Champion 4 year old an Mia
won National
Champion 3 year old.
Additionally, Ruby won
National Champion in two English classes
and Mia won National
Champion in two Western classes!
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WR
Odjus Ray owned by WR Ranch |
Cushti Bok,
Gypsy Gold stallion & first Gypsy Vanner stallion in
America |
WR
Odjus Ray owned by WR Ranch |
| At the Fall Feathered Horse classic,
2010, WR Odjus Ray followed in his dam's footsteps
and won Grand
Champion Gelding! Odjus is a
son of Cushti Bok and Grand Champion Halter mare
Kuchi, first foal born in America and daughter of
The Gypsy King. |
Pearly King
owned by Stillwater Farm |
Latcho Drom,
Gypsy Gold stallion |
Pearly King
owned by Stillwater Farm |
At the Grand
National GSHA Show in KY, 2011, Pearly King, son of
Latcho Drom and Chauvani, earned a
Reserve Champion stallion and Grand Champion 2 year
old stallion.
Chauvani is one of the original 16 imports
and a daughter of The White Horse.
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