The Gypsy Cob, also known as the Traditional Gypsy Cob, Irish Cob, Gypsy Horse, is a breed of domestic horse from Great Britain and Ireland. It is a small, solidly-built horse of cob conformation and is often, but not always, piebald or skewbald; it is particularly associated with Irish Travellers and English Romanichal Travellers of Ireland and Great Britain.

There was no stud-book or breed association for horses of this type until 1996. It is now considered a breed and can be registered by the "Traditional Gypsy Cob Association". The color and look of the breed were refined in the years after the Second World War. Horses of this type were first exported to the United States in 1996.

A solid-coloured horse with white splashing on the underbelly is called "blagdon" or "splashed." There is no coat colour requirement in the breed standard of the "Irish Cob Society", "Gypsy Cob Register", "Gypsy Vanner Horse Society", "Gypsy Horse Registry of America", or "Australasian Gypsy Horse Society". Since the horse originates in the British Isles, British colour names may be used in registration in the United States.

The Gypsy Horse Registry of America has two height classifications: Section A for purebred horses under 14.2 hands (58 inches, 147 cm) and Section B for purebred horses 14.2 hands (58 inches, 147 cm) and over. Its Section C is for Gypsy Crossbred horses.

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