Thursday 9 June 2016

An Irish Cob in Hittarp

The Hittarp riding stable has recently acquired this beautiful Irish Cob:


Here is some background information on the breed:

The Irish Cob or Coloured Cob, known as the Gypsy Horse or Gypsy Vanner in the United States, is a type or breed of domestic horse from the British Isles. It a small, solidly-built horse of cob conformation and is often, but not always, piebald or skewbald. It is the only broken-coloured horse breed of the British Isles, and is particularly associated with the Pavee and Roma travelling peoples of Britain and Ireland. There was no stud-book or breed association for horses of this type until 1996.[1] It is now considered a breed[1] and can be registered with a number of breed associations.[a] Other names for this breed include Gypsy Cob and Tinker Horse. The Drum Horse is similar in appearance, but larger. (Wikipedia)

Wednesday 8 June 2016

More Icelandic horse foals

Here are some additional pictures of the Icelandic horse foals at Kulla Gunnarstorp:







Tuesday 7 June 2016

Icelandic horses and foals

Last night I went to see the Kulla Gunnarstorp Icelandic horses with foals: