Surrey Springs

The families pure bred Gypsy Cob line up currently consists of just under 20 purebreds, being 11 Broodmares, 5 Stallions, 2 fillies and 2 colts with a further 9 pure bred foals due this coming season.Together, Surrey Springs and Glyndower Brea will be displaying 9 Gypsy Cobs and 1 Gypsy Sport Horse at this years Equitana on a rotational basis - it will also be the first time a part bred has been displayed at the event.

Surrey Springs Performance Horses and Gypsy Cobs was founded in 2004 with the purchase of their first Gypsy Horse, their beloved foundation mare Tia of Surrey Springs (imp UK) who went on to become Australia's first breed champion against an impressive line up at the 2008 Melbourne Royal Show.

Tia was imported from England along with one of Australia's best know Gypsy Cob stallions, the famous Tom of Brackenhhill (imp UK)  who has proven himself time and time again as an exceptional and consistent producing sire of purebred and part bred Gypsy Cobs.

In 2005 Surrey Springs purchased a further two exceptional purebred Gypsy Cob fillies bred by some of Englands finest breeders, the world renowned Domino of Brackenhill (imp UK) and the georgous Kesali of Surrey Springs (imp UK).

Surrey Springs is also home to world famous horses such as The Paladin - Pictured (known as The Gikes Stallion and Menters Tom), and The Black Teddy Mare.By 2007 Surrey Springs had imported and assisted with the selection, purchase and importation of over twenty quality Gypsy Cobs from the best known and highly respected Romany breeders the United Kingdom has to offer making Surrey Springs the biggest driving force behind the introduction and popularity of the Gypsy Cob in both Australia and New Zealand.

In 2010 Surrey Springs continues to lead the way in producing some of the finest Gypsy Cobs available, no other stud in Australia can boast a line up of such quality bloodlines including The Teddy Mare, The Horse Shoe Mare, The Lob, The Roadsweeper, Billy Boy, Eddie Alcocks Great Black Horse, The Long Maned Mare, Davey Wards Black Stallion, The Crimea Mare and Terry Woods Horse - the list goes on. 

(Pictured The Paladin (imp UK) - Champion Gypsy Cob Stallion and Tom of Brackenhill (imp UK) Champion Gypsy Cob Stallion, pictured here with the purebred colt foal Crusader by The Paladin)

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