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Player # 14090
Last on: 2009-04-02 09:30:16
Gypsy Purebreed Founder of Gypsy Purebreed

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Silverymoon owned by Lysanodalaurai Silvermane

"It was not uncommon hearing a Gypsy mother scold her children for bothering the horses, this breed is easly the gentalest breed in the world."
~ Vannercental

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Hross Akr Slóð and Hross Akr Slóð's satellite ranches, along with our associate ranches, Silverymoon and Radical Dreamers, strive to improve the Gypsy Vanner breed and offer the highest quality Gypsy's and driving horses in VHR.
Hross Akr Slóð Provides the very best Equipment, Medical care, Ferrier services, and Horsemanship.
  • Specializing in Confirmation, and the purest base breed of Gypsy Vanner horses.
    While we specialize in Gypsy Vanner horses we do occasionally work with select horses from other breeds.

  • Horses in transition are kept in our holding barn, tóft hross akr slód heimisgardr.

  • To see what we have available for sale, take a look at Silverymoon Sales.

Understanding Gypsy Vanner horses

The Gypsy Vanner Horse story can be traced back over a half century ago to one of the world's most colorful and least understood societies. Nomadic and intriguing, the Romany Gypsies have traveled throughout Europe for centuries. Their horses have been selectively bred over the last fifty years producing a small Shire powerful and colorful enough to match and pull their caravans.

The Gypsy Vanner Horse is a new breed in the United States created by Dennis and Cindy Thompson, the first to import these rare and beautiful horses to America. Understanding the Gypsy Vanner Horse name is both important and straightforward. Gypsy was chosen to honor the people who dedicated their lives to the development of the breed and Vanner is short for caravan, for which these horses were bred to pull.

The Gypsy Vanner Horse looks like a small Shire featuring a short back, heavy flat bone (flat at the knee) broad chest and hips and a sweet, refined head. They range from 14 to 15.2 hands but individual horses vary at either end of the spectrum. Their average weight is from 1,100 to 1,700 pounds. Feathering ideally starts at the knee on the front legs and at the hocks on the rear legs and can be so prolific that it covers the front of the hooves. An abundance of mane and tail gives this animal a magical look, true to its heritage. Due to the cold blooded nature of the breeds from which these horses have evolved and the nomadic nature of the Gypsy, the Gypsy Vanner Horse has arguably the kindest disposition of any horse worldwide. They are capable athletes and willing learners suitable for a wide variety of disciplines including Dressage, driving or pleasure riding.

The Gypsy Vanner Horse is not a color breed. They come in all colors but piebald (black and white) and skewbald (brown and white) are the most common. Until recently, the United Kingdom was the only place these beautiful horses could be found.

The name Gypsy Vanner Horse is a registered trademark established with the sole intent to carry on the breed as it was intended and envisioned by the Gypsies themselves, as a source of pride. The Gypsy Vanner Horse Society's mission is to bring recognition to their accomplishment, understand their vision and preserve their pride.

The Gypsy Vanner Horses exhibits a rare combination of intelligence, kindness and sensibility that must be seen to be believed. The Gypsy Vanner Horse is inherently extremely sound and easy to maintain.

7 Points of Conformation

  1. Short back in proportion to overall body (short distance between last rib to point of hip).
    Broad chest.
  2. Heavy well-rounded hips (slab sided or severely sloping hindquarters are considered a fault.
  3. Heavy flat bone at the knee, ample hooves (small contracted hooves are considered a fault).
  4. Feathering that begins at the knees or near the hocks extending over the front of the hooves. Ample to abundant mane and tail.
  5. Sweet head (fine head on a strong neck in harmony with the horse's overall look).
  6. Disposition (the horse should exhibit traits of intelligence, kindness, and docility --- overly aggressive behavior is considered a fault).

Height classifications are split into three categories:

Under 14 Hands: Mini Vanner

14 H to 15.2 H: Classic Vanner

15.2 H and up: Grand Vanner

Resources for learning and this document


Silverymoon Training, and Specialty Gypsy Ranches

Silverymoon does offer public training on a case by case basis depending on how many of our own horses we're currently working on and how many other trainees we have. The training process to bring a horses stats (Surefoot, Movement, Strength, Speed, Intelligence and Endurance) to maximum generally takes 9 years of a horses life, though times can vary. Specialty training usually adds about 2 more years. All horses are stat maxed without shoes. Training usually takes approximately 24 hours from the time the horse is accepted into Silverymoon.

Silverymoon will not be held responsible of training results on horses sent to us with shoes.

  • Our training fee to bring a horses stats to maximum is 70000.
  • If we are sent a horse who is not vaccinated, we will vaccinate it and an additional 15000 will be charged.
  • If we are sent a horse who is not broken in, we will break the foal in and an additional 15000 will be charged.
    • If you choose to break the foal in yourself, please make sure it is fully broken and no longer needs "Work With Foal(loyalty, disciplines)" otherwise you will be charged the breaking fee.
  • Specialty training is 20000. We will never offer specialty training that does not fall within out specified range of skills.
When we accept a contract to train a horse we will place a bid on the horse for our base training fee 70000, as a security deposit. Once we complete the training we will message you to inform that the horse has completed its training; as well as the final cost. To get your horse returned to you place a bid of the ammount quoted in your training completion notification message.

Graduates of silverymoon's training facility will be transfered to our graduate holding stables, Graduates of Silverymoon where you can place your bid to retrieve your horse.



Search Horses in this Ranch
HORSES:
Horse Breed Gender age Training (level) Market
Fjörleif Moonshope Gypsy Vanner Horse Mare 15.9 driving (Local) Not for Sale
Yrsa Whitemoon Gypsy Vanner Horse Mare 12.15 driving (Local) Not for Sale
Guðvarr Birchmoon Gypsy Vanner Horse Stallion 12.65 driving (Local) Not for Sale

Net Worth: $2942127