Wir, Andrea Hiemetzberger und Michael Baerecke besuchten am 28. und 29. Mai die Open Day 2011 der Familie Down in Oxfordshire und Kent. Fam. Down besitzt ca. 1700 Gypsy Cobs und sie sind Züchter und keine Händler. Weide- bzw. Hofführungen zu den verschiedenen Herden mit den Hengsten, Jungtiere, Zuchtstuten, einer Hengstparade, Kutschenfahrt mit
dem SD Rocking Horse - Vortrag wie ein "Proper Gypsy Cob" ausschauen soll - rundeten die 2 wunderschönen Tage auf der Dixie Down Meadow Farm ab. Wir haben viele Eindrücke nach Haus mitgenommen - Danke Familie Stevie Down für das tolle Wochenende mit ihren Gypsy Cobs!
About the DIXIE DOWN MEADOWS - World Renown Traditional Gypsy Cob Breeders
...Text of the Homepage - Dixie Down Meadows - SD Farm UK...
Welcome to SD Farm. I am
Steve Down, a true Romany Gypsy. Our Romany history goes back some 300 years.
We are very proud of our heritage. We share the same vision as our
predecessors as we continue to breed traditional gypsy cobs, which are true to
type.
I pride myself on being a
true horse breeder and NOT a horse trader. I have been breeding horses all my
life, as did my father, my grandfather and great grandfather before me. I was
given my first two fillies when I was two years old. I have continued this
tradition with my own children and grandchildren. Our horses are a family
affair. I have been married for nearly 30 years. I have one son, five
daughters and two grandchildren. I am very proud of my children's dedication to
preserving our horse's bloodlines and their commitment to continue our ongoing
family tradition of breeding ever better gypsy cobs. When you think true to
type you have only to look at our horses, plenty of bone, flooded with silky
feather, small sweet heads, little pricked ears and a good high tail set - the
quality just goes on and on.
In our ongoing quest to
further the breed, my family and I have embarked on an exciting new venture. It
is now time for others to see what we have been breeding - to share what has
been achieved through generations and a lifetime. Wylleen May (West River Gypsy
Horse Farm) and I are now partners. Our new breeding facility in America will
be SD West Farm. Select stallions will be USA based as a part of our breeding
program in America while others will remain here to continue our UK program.
Our commitment is such that I plan to spend at least some portion of my time in
The States working with Wylleen to promote our horses and to implement our
breeding plan. The entire family will also be involved as we showcase our
breeding at various horse shows and horse expose around the country.
Our exceptional bloodlines
are world famous. We are justifiably proud that our cobs are loved and
appreciated worldwide. We don't need to talk up our horses; we let our horses
do the talking!
All our
stock can be DNA'd and all our cobs are passported with the Gypsy Cob Society.
When you buy from us you are guaranteed quality, temperament and a true to type
cob. The sort of cob which is so often sought but so rarely
found.
