Gypsy horse
A braungescheckter Tinker
Tinker, Irish Tinker or Gypsy Cob horses are names for the breed Irish Cob horses and other similar type, but which are not recognized as Irish Cobs. In the U.S. they are known as Gypsy Vanner. It is originally traveling as work animals tinkers ( Tinker ) in Great Britain and Ireland used horses that advanced in the 1990s in Central Europe Fashion horses. In Germany, the Tinker is a recognized breed by the FN in the Irish Cobs are also eligible for registration. Tinker exhibit characteristics of Pony Warmblood horse and draft horse, in the overall picture of the physique of a cold highly refined draft horse is predominant.
Background information on the evaluation and breeding horses can be found at: exterior, interior and horse breeding.
Exterior
Tinker are powerful workhorses with rather stocky, starkknochigem physique. Your appearance is not standardized; common features are the pronounced fetlocks, the luxuriant long hair and Ramsköpfe often occur, but which are not desirable in the breed. The coat colors of horses are very different, with piebald frequent and brighter colors occur only rarely.
Irish Cobs are described as small, compact, muscular and well-proportioned horses in the square format of an imposing appearance. The short, straight back ends in a well muscled, broad croup. Your straight head with the big eyes and broad forehead should be carried erect. A compact, not too short and muscular neck and strong shoulders are desirable. The hooves should be at least partially covered by the curtain and big enough to carry the weight of Irish Cobs without overloading phenomena. Typical coat colors are black, bay, foxes, Palominos, Grey and stitchhaired and piebald, in which white is combined with one or more of these colors. Irish Cobs, which have a white drawing outside of the legs, the head and lower abdomen are referred to as Coloured; with a white drawing on the lower abdomen it is called Splashed or Blagdon.
Irish Cob Part Breds can have all colors and sizes. However, you must have demonstrated at least 30% Irish Cob blood or show at least 60 % visible Irish Cob breed characteristics.
Interior and use
Tinker were originally train and work horses of the nomadic population. They are regarded as typical gypsy horses, as the higher levels of society at times preferred monochrome horses. Tinker are robust and leichtfuttrig and distinguished by a balanced character, intelligence, curiosity, and occasional stubbornness. Aggressive behavior will not be tolerated at Irish Cobs.
When jumping or dressage horses for equestrian sport Tinker are less suitable because of their physique; Assembly is difficult for them. They are persistent in the walk and trot, have sweeping, expansive movements and often surprisingly good galloping and jumping ability. Tinker are frugal, reliable horses for train and riding purposes and are considered good therapy horse.
The breeding goal of the Irish Cobs are " all-rounder".
Breeding history
In the country of origin of Tinker the traveling people ( Traveller) had taken care not race their horses. Thus, Dales ponies and draft horses, such as Shire horses or Clydesdales crossed. The Travellern was important next to the lush leathers, the robustness of the horses, their tractive power and her character. It also disagreed with them, register horses or to register. The genesis of the Tinker thus seems to contradict any conventional breeding thoughts, although the historical truth is difficult to determine the amount of rumors and stories. The still pronounced aversion and discrimination against the traveling people was also transmitted to their horses. The word " Tinker " or " Tinker Horse " in the parlance of the Irish and English rather pejoratively describes the horses and their breeders. Why the name " Tinker " came into contact with these horses to Germany and the Netherlands, it is not clear safely. Possibly bought foreign horse dealer pied horses as " Tinker horses" cheap at horse butchers in England. The traveler himself used different names depending on the region, such as Cob, Coloured Cob, Traveller Horse Vanner or Gypsy Horse. One of the most experienced horse-dealer of Ireland, whose grandfather Dan Connors led already one of the largest Traveller clans in Ireland, said in an interview that the 1900 target piebald were bred for the first time. The first fright were of the Travellern " Magpies ", so called magpies. It is believed that the targeted Einzüchtung a spotting around 1900 with the sale of a larger herd Pied Trakehner related to Ireland.
Only with the advent of Tinker fashion in the 1990s, grew up in Ireland again the interest in the horses, so that the foundation of a breed society was required. 1998, at a time when these horses have been assessed and registered already as Tinker in Dutch and German breeding associations, was the Irish Cob Society Ireland Ltd.. (ICS ) was founded. The Irish Cob Society Ireland Ltd.. has now been registered by the European Union as an official breed association for the breed Irish Cob and her stud book includes over 4000 recognized and other 4000 not recognized and Irish Cobs Irish Cob Part Breds. Irish Cobs do outside of Ireland on the European check Breeders' Association ( ECHA) or the branches of ICS Ireland Ltd.. be registered with the ECHA breeding program from which the ICS is different.
From the ISC Ireland Ltd.. are approved for crossing, provided they comply with the Irish Cob breed standard, Irish Cob Part Bred, Irish Cob Crossbred, Irish Piebald and Skewbald, Skewbald and Piebald Irish Sport Horse, Gypsy Cob, Coloured Horse and Tinker and Shire, Clydesdale and Welsh Cob mares, which measure less than 170 cm stick, the Irish Cob standard come close and contribute to Irish Cob - breeding program. Particularly good Irish Cobs can acquire the status of an elite mare or an elite stallion.
By 2005, the Tinker were in Germany not a separate breed, but were performed as breed type in different studbooks breeding associations. Since 2005, applies to all cooperating in the FN breeding organizations a unified breed standard for " Tinker "; Germany leads since then besides the Dutch a " studbook of origin " for Tinker. Will a breed Tinker breed association in another country, he must abide by each of the requirements of the FN or Holland. The German Pinto Breeding Association ( DPZV ) had repeatedly tried since 2003 to reach a common standard. Despite several meetings with the ICS from Ireland and the German breeding associations that goal could not be achieved until today. The largest holdings of the FN recognized Tinker eV in Rhineland Stud Book, the Bavarian farming association for small horses and special breeds of horses eV, the German association for breeding horses ( ZfdP ) listed eV.
The THAICS eV in Germany is now continuing these efforts at the international level. The aim of this association is to ensure a first nation-wide and later international, electronic data collection and data exchange. But THAICS would also allow in cooperation with the ICS in Ireland registrations and registrations akc independent. By means of the obtained data on the Tinker and Irish Cobs should be clarified many unanswered questions about the genetic diversity. A similar research was carried out at BOKU Vienna in the period from 1 August 2002 to 31 July 2005.
For centuries, there are established Tinker markets, which take place once a year. The best known are since 1685 in mid- June market held in Appleby, England and takes place in October the market in Ballinasloe, Ireland. The tremendous increase in exports in recent years meant that Irish Tinker breeders buy partly German bred with a lot of blind to cover their own needs.