Aodhan

Aodhan

Friday, April 20, 2012

Our farm and the gypsy breed


My first blog post! I am a small gypsy breeder in Utah just 30 minutes south of Salt Lake City. Our goal is to breed for temperament, correct conformation, beautiful movement and top it off with amazing color. Right now we have one mare Envy who is 3 this year and being bred to Misty Valley Gypsy Cobs' Silver Fox. We also have a 5 year old gelding named Aodhan. I broke Aodhan by myself and have done much of his training myself with a lot of love and guidance from professionals. Aodhan and I have shown locally in UT and won many championships! This year our goal is to show in training level in dressage. We have been practicing for a year and are ready to hit the shows this season. I will keep everyone updated on those as well.





The goal of this blog is to introduce people to the wonderful breed of gypsy horses. They are in my opinion the best horse. Calm, mellow, smart and beautiful. They are gentle enough for children yet are athletic and their willing to please attitude makes them wonderful for any discipline. You can see them participating in cutting to dressage to vaulting. They were originally bred to be a cart horse for the gypsy families in England and Ireland where they are still found today. These horses pulled a loaded down cart with everything the families owned and pulled it all day. Because of this life style they are also a very hearty breed and easy to keep.

We will be breeding a small number of foals each year that will be imprinted at birth. Each foal will have daily handling and be introduced to as many things as possible before leaving our farm to make them an excellent partner for whatever you choose!

4 comments:

  1. I forgot to mention, I can NOT wait to see the future foals of your program!!! This upcoming foal of Envy's is SURE TO BE AMAZING!! Keep up the good work!! :-) Can't wait to meet you and Odie!! When is Envy's back from the reproduction center?

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  2. Thanks Mandi. We need to plan to get together soon. Envy should be able to come home on Sunday. But depending on how she progresses she may be there longer.

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