Breed Faults

Steep, straight shoulder and rump are very common faults in these horses and should be avoided as it should in any horse breed, as it is just bad conformation.

Short pasterns are also common in gypsy horses of marginal quality. Short pasterns are unsightly and become unsound long before a pastern of proper length. About one quarter of gypsy-type horses in the USA today have pasterns which are too short for the horse. These have been sold to unsuspecting buyers that don’t know what terrible lameness issues that can arise from this fault.