Welcome to Parnell's Irish Cobs.

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Welcome to The Irish Rose, home of Parnell's Irish Cobs.  We became fascinated with these small, colorful, draft-type horses and their link to our Irish ancestry a few years ago, and decided to start a horse breeding operation here in Northern Colorado.  These horses, commonly referred to as Gypsy horses, Gypsy Vanners, Gypsy Cobs or Tinker horses, are renowned for their extremely docile nature, endurance, weight-pulling ability and extraordinary looks.  As you will see from the pictures, a trademark of these horses is the extreme thickness of mane and tail, as well as the extravagant "feathering" on the legs.
 
At Parnell's, our goal is to breed, train and show the finest traditional Irish Cobs. We will meet this goal by carefully matching our broodmares with hand-picked stallions in terms of conformation and color.  We also believe that it is equally important to maintain their well-deserved reputation for being hard-working horses with gentle dispositions, whether in harness or under saddle, and we focus on these qualities as well.  We currently have four prospects available for purchase, including three fillies and a stud colt.
 
We are pleased that we have been able to preserve another part of the Irish culture in the form of traditional driving vehicles.  In early 2006, we imported a restored antique Irish Gypsy vardo or living wagon from Ireland for our horses to pull in parades and shows.  This wagon, lovingly restored by an Irish Traveler and painted by the renowned English Gypsy painter Thomas Stephenson, dates back to the 1930's.  We recently acquired an authentic Irish jaunting cart to show off the flashy movement of these horses - 'tis a grand sight to see all the hair flying when they trot!

We are anxiously awaiting the delivery of an authentic English Gypsy flat cart, currently undergoing restoration in England by Nick Dow, a master cabinet maker and painter of Gypsy wagons - stay tuned for more information and pictures!
 
Thank you for visiting our website - we hope you will enjoy the pictures of our fine horses, and contact us for more information regarding our available prospects as well as our broodmares.  Our farm, The Irish Rose, is only an hour from Denver, and we would love to show you our horses in person!
 
 
Parnell's Irish Cobs, LLC
Charlie and Jan Cox