Black Gypsy Horse Stallion
Tartók
Black Gypsy Vanner Stallion
Black Gypsy Vanner Colt
Foaled: 3/27/2011
GVHS #GV02155F2
Sire: Alaskan Winter
Dam: Blue Feather
Color Test Results:
Agouti - a/a (solid black, distributed evenly)
Black/Red - E/e (dominant black, recessive red)
Roan - N/N (no roan gene)
The name Tartók means ‘dark with the absence of any light’ in the Canadian Eskimo dialect.
Tartók is a dream come true. I have searched near and far, coming across a few all-black gypsy vanners, with one (or two) white feet. They just were not what I was searching for and one by one I passed them up, knowing that (Tartók) was somewhere out there. And finally, here he is!
Tartók is a nicely put together colt. He has a very short back, good shoulder, a perfect gypsy butt and overall balance. He will be black once he sheds his foal coat, and has 4 solid black legs all the way to the ground, with just a small star is the only white on him. Tartók is a happy colt who runs around the pasture and does some very nice one-tempe flying changes and other interesting Dressage movements.
Tartók's sire, Alaskan Winter (owned by Mutt N Wood Farm) has a strong background, sired by Vansilo and out of Arctic Winter (who is 1/2 sister to The Lottery Horse), Alaska goes back to lines of Billy Gaskin Horse, The Roadsweeper (UK), and The Paddy Horse giving some great bloodlines down to Tartók.
I can only say Thank You a million times over to his breeder for letting me bring him home.
Watch Video
Video clip of Tartók July 2011!
Pictures below from 1-8-12
Pictures below are from July 2011
Pictures below from May/June 2011:
Tartók is in his "baby browns" here but will shed to be a gorgeous black color.
Pictures below from March/April 2011:
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(DAM: Blue Feather)
Feather was imported as a 10 year old from the wonderful
Coates Gypsy in the UK (www.gypsyhorses.co.uk).
Feather has beautiful reverse dappling and she was featured in the new edition of
Dr. Sponenberg’s
book on Equine Color Genetics to demonstrate the ‘reversed dapple’
effect seen only in true roan horses.
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(SIRE: Alaskan Winter)
Alaskan Winter (owned by Mutt N Wood Farm) has a phenomenal background, sired by Vansilo and out of Arctic Winter (1/2 sister to The Lottery Horse), Alaska goes back to lines of Billy Gaskin Horse, The Roadsweeper UK, and The Paddy Horse.
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"Pompeii"
Pompeii stands at Villa Vanners and is a gorgeous half brother to Tartók
(same dam, Feather).
Check back often for updates as Tartók grows up!
