Latcho Drom
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Latcho Drom statistics:
Year of birth: 1995
Weight: 1300 lbs.
Height: 14.2 1/2 hands
Color: piebald
GVHS #: GV00049F
Foals born in US (as of 2009): 69
Click here for photos of Latcho Drom foals.

2010 stud fee: $3,000.
 

Above: Latcho - 14 feet tall on our billboard!

In early 2002 Cindy and I received a call from the Gypsy who had sold us The Gypsy King in 1998.  He called to tell us about a stallion which he described as the only stallion he had found since 1998 that was in the same class as The Gypsy King.   He told us he would send a picture of the special stallion and he did.

Cindy and I fell in love with the horse in the picture but we had never purchased a horse from a picture before and knew the perils of doing so.  Pictures are almost never a good way to buy a horse.

What made this picture different was the relationship we had with the man that sent it.   For nearly a decade Cindy and I knew this man to have integrity and the best eye for a horse of any Gypsy we ever met.  Because of our relationship and great faith in him we decided that we could purchase this horse from a picture.  

The stallion in the picture was named King Arthur. We were told that a Gypsy Cindy and I knew to buy and raise the most extraordinary breed specimens in Great Britain named Andrew Moulden was his breeder.   We were also told that, as a baby, King Arthur was sold for "cash and a new Mercedes Benz.

These are the kinds of stories that sometimes accompany great Gypsy Vanner Horses. Not all of them are true but they all hold the magic of their romantic heritage and true or false, King Arthur like the man in the tale he was named after did indeed grow up to become an English legend. 

Cindy died before we bought the horse in the picture but I knew she had wanted him very much. 

I purchased the stallion in the picture and renamed him Latcho Drom.  The name is Romany and means "safe journey" or "safe road" and is a documentary of the migration of Romany Gypsies from India 1000 years ago. Cindy loved the name and always wanted to name a stallion Latcho Drom.

It was a fitting name for a stallion whose safe journey to America helps insure the magic of his new breed. The name also reminded me of the long journey Cindy and I shared together understanding the vision and genetics that created special horses like Latcho Drom.   

When Latcho Drom arrived, he was all we anticipated he would be.  The Gypsy with the great eye had identified another extraordinary breeding stallion for us.  When Gypsies in England found out that King Arthur was here, they contacted the registrar of the GVHS to express their admiration for him and to proclaim him,  �the best stallion in  North America.  

Since his arrival Latcho Drom has been, arguably, the most in-demand Vanner stallion in America.

Latcho Drom's Foals -A Living Legend- Latcho Drom statistics: Total Foals in US (as of 2009): 69 Pinto foals: 52 Blagdon foals: 3 Solid Foals: 8 # of Colts: 31 # of Fillies: 32 Click on the photos below to see a bigger image. Latcho Drom's 2004 foal crop:       The 1234 Filly Mare, 14.2 hh out of Darby Dolly (Pictured at 2 years) Latcho's Gypsy Lass Mare, 14.2 hh out of Gypsy Gold's Rexie (Pictured at 14 months) Magnolia's Sparkle Mare, 14.1 hh out of Delphi (Pictured at 2 years)       Latcho Drom's Caymus Stallion, 14.2 hh out of Shampoo Girl (Pictured at 5 years) (Photo copyright Mark J. Barrett)   Latcho Drom's 2005 foal crop:       GG Starbuck Stallion, 13.3? out of Kuchi (Pictured at 3 years) (Photo copyright Mark J. Barrett) 5 Star stallion w/ the GVHS! VV Violetta Mare, height unknown out of Vintage Vanner's Tessa (Pictured at 2 years) GG Latcho's Blue Filly, still growing out of Gypsy Gold's Rose (Pictured at 2 years) GG Dream Girl Filly, still growing out of Birthday Girl (Pictured at 2.5 years) Latcho's Patshiv Gelding, 14.2 out of Ves'tacha (Pictured at 4 years) Latcho's Banner Stallion; 14.1? out of Equirace Gypsy (Pictured at 2 years) Gaelic Patriot Colt, still growing out of Glory (Pictured at 9 months) Latcho Drom's 2006 foal crop:       GG Party Girl Filly, still growing out of Gypsy Gold's Rexie (Pictured at 3 years) Edain of Orcas Island Filly, still growing out of Sorcha of Beacan (Pictured at 2 years) WR Esperanzo Colt, still growing out of Esmeralda (Pictured at 11 months) (Photo copyright Mark J. Barrett) WR April Rose Mare, still growing out of WR Panda Rose (Pictured at 3 years) (Photo copyright Mark J. Barrett) Multiple Grand Champion Mare Latcho's Fabio Colt, still growing out of Rawnie (Pictured at 2 years) (Photo copyright Cookie Originals) CGR Latcho's Lucky Tango Colt, still growing out of Bakalo (Pictured at 2.5 years) GVR Icon Colt, still growing out of Equirace Gypsy (Pictured at 2 years) GG Velvet Doll Filly, still growing out of Darby Dolly (Pictured at 3 years) GG Latcho Drom's Miss Mayze Filly, still growing out of Darby Dolly (Pictured at 3 years) BPF Latcho's Barrett Stallion, 14.1 out of Kaeli (Pictured at 3 years) GG Cleopatra Filly, still growing out of Crown Darby (Pictured at 2 years) (Photo copyright Cookie Originals) Latcho's King Tut Stallion, 14.2 out of Rawnie (Pictured at 3 years) GVR Pilot Colt, still growing out of Equirace Gypsy (Pictured at 2 years) KF King Arthur Colt, still growing out of King's Kaulo Ratti (Pictured at 7 weeks) GG Calendar Girl Filly, still growing out of Crown Darby (Pictured at 7 weeks) Rivendell Evenstar Filly, still growing out of Clononeen Chriona (Pictured at 3 years) SFG Summer Rose Filly, still growing out of The Rose (Pictured at 2.5 years) Multiple Grand Champion Mare GVR Ultraviolet Mare, 14.2 out of Equirace Gypsy (Pictured at 4 years) GG Jackie Filly, still growing out of Darby Dolly (Pictured at 2 years) Latcho Drom's 2007 foal crop:     GG Latcho's Shadow Stallion out of Darby Dolly (Pictured at 3 years) GG Vanner Colt out of Crown Darby (Pictured at 18 months) GG Chama Scarlett Filly, still growing out of Chakra (Pictured at 20 months) WMR Molatcho Colt, still growing out of Harlequin Princess (Pictured at 18 months) VV Prince Shandor Gelding, still growing Vintage Vanner's Tessa (Pictured at 1 year) GG Sergio Colt, still growing out of Darby Dolly (Pictured at 1 year) GG Athena Filly, still growing out of Crown Darby (Pictured at 1 year) GG L Divo Colt, still growing out of GG Birthday Girl (Pictured at 18 months) GG Diamond Girl Filly, still growing out of GG Birthday Girl (Pictured at 18 months) GG Cover Girl Filly, still growing out of Chakra (Pictured at 2 years) KF Jordin Sparks Filly, still growing out of King's Kaulo Ratti (Pictured at 2 years) (Photo copyright Mark J. Barrett) GG Fred Walker Filly, Still Growing out of Gypsy Gold's Rose (Pictured at 18 months)         WR Hoochie Filly, Still Growing out of Kuchi (Pictured at 3 years) Denali Colt, Still Growing out of The Green Hills SamSam (Pictured as newborn)   Not all foals are shown.  If you own a Latcho Drom foal that is not listed here or would like to update a photo, please contact us.