Mountain View Vanner Ranch

Beautiful Gypsy Horses in the Beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains


Honorary Gypsy Horses
As horse breeders, we think it is also our responsibility to give back to the horse community by helping horses in need when we are able. The horses below are not Gypsy Horses, but they are honorary Gypsy Horses on our farm. They receive the same love, care, and attention; and they are our "children" just like the rest.

Irish

Irish is a super-sweet, gentle gelding. He is a Mustang/Bashkir Curly Horse cross, foaled in 2001, who was rescued when he was 7 months old in eastern TN by a toy dog rescue (Precious Paws Peke and Tzu Rescue). He was trained and raised there and became an extremely well-mannered horse as a result of their wonderful care and attention. We are so lucky to have found such a wonderful boy.

Gunner, AKA "Gunny"

Gunny is just about as handsome as they come with a gorgeous head, and so very gentle and kind. He is a traditional working type sorrel Quarter Horse, foaled in 2002. If we ever decide to learn to rope, this is our guy! Gunny is super mellow and very loving.. When he first came here, he was definitely "broke", but his spirit was also broken. He did what was asked of him because he knew he would be forced to do it anyway. He is now learning what true natural horsemanship is...not only training using non-aggressive methods, but training in such a way that he is having fun and forming a bond with his leader. He has become a curious horse and is gaining confidence every day. It is so great to see his true "horsonality" coming out.



Captain, AKA "Cappy"

Meet Cappy, a handsome dun Quarter Horse, foaled in 2002. His owners got divorced and he was put in a pasture for about 7 months. His halter was left on him, which caused some scarring on his face and throatlatch; and he was not fed regularly during this time period. We were happy to come along and welcome him to our family. What a sweet, gentle guy. We are using natural horsemanship to help him gain confidence since he seems to go right-brained when in a jog/lope, which makes him break gait. But he is getting better. We're SO excited about this boy because when he does get into a collected left-brained state, he has the most beautiful, smoothe gaits. He moves like a dream!