We
have had with us in training, The Gypsy Wizard, or Harry for over a year so we
know him first hand.
We also stood him through his first breeding
season in 2005 with almost a hundred percent conception rate (live cover only).
He is short backed, with clean flat bone, and a pretty head. He is not a big
one standing at only around 14 hands, the traditional size currently being bred
in England and he is homozygous for the pinto gene. This
is my favorite picture of Harry (left). I took it while he was at our ranch last
winter. Normally this much snow is unheard of but we were in the midst of
hundred year storms. I am not a photographer but I have been told a few times
that I have a knack for photographing horses. I was thrilled that Feather Hill
Farms choose to use this photo in so many aspects of Harry’s advertising
campaign. Given that their daughter is a photographer (see some of her awesome
work on our site) I feel honored they found my amateur “snapshot” worthy of
so much publicity!
(click underlined names to see photos - note you will NOT
see a hand cursor.)
The Gypsy Wizard
Chief SD Farms
The Old Horse of Wales
The Midget Mare.
(Formerly known as "April")
SD Mare
Gypsy Horse
Foundation Stock
Gypsy Horse
Foundation Stock
Photo of The Gypsy Wizard (age 2)
and trainer Dave Gunter
Charlie is a
direct son of the original, legendary, Road Sweeper. This is the
original Road Sweeper in the UK not the new one called that in
the US. He is very correct in conformation and has tons of hair.
The Road Sweeper, his father, was so named because his feather
was so
long
it swept the ground. Charlie is the sire of our good mare, Clean
Sweep. When we had our filly imported, Charlie was still in the
UK, however we are pleased to know that he was recently imported
to the US where he is currently standing. Our mare, Clean Sweep,
as of this writing (February, 2005) is the only foal out of this
stallion on the ground in the US. Take a look at her page and
you can see this boy can really produce. While his new owners
registered Charlie with
the Vanner Society, and his get, our Sweeper mare, is registered
with the Gypsy Cob Society, we know the discerning breeder
recognizes that the registry is far less important than the
bloodlines, conformation and temperament when you are looking
for a foundation to your breeding program. Sue, his current
owner, has shared with me that Charlie has the awesome, mild,
disposition that these horses are known for and we are pleased
that this same temperament was passed on to our good mare Clean
Sweep.
We are delighted that Charlie’s
owners have indicated he is available to breed to our registered
Gypsy Cob Horses and look forward to introducing his bloodlines
into our other foundation mares.
We also stood him through his first breeding
season in 2005 with almost a hundred percent conception rate (live cover only).
He is short backed, with clean flat bone, and a pretty head. He is not a big
one standing at only around 14 hands, the traditional size currently being bred
in England and he is homozygous for the pinto gene. 
long
it swept the ground. Charlie is the sire of our good mare, Clean
Sweep. When we had our filly imported, Charlie was still in the
UK, however we are pleased to know that he was recently imported
to the US where he is currently standing. Our mare, Clean Sweep,
as of this writing (February, 2005) is the only foal out of this
stallion on the ground in the US. Take a look at her page and
you can see this boy can really produce. While his new owners
registered