Ann Bevan
From Doug Kneis: “I met Anne Bevan through a VHS tape that I received from a friend. She was so funny and real to me. She had a dilemma on her hands. Anne knew a Gypsy gentleman named Joe who had been a family friend of hers for many years. She had grown up with the gypsies, and played with their children and horses since she was a toddler. Joe had a stallion, Dazzle. This horse was the envy of many other Romany families who were breeding the Vanner types. Joe realized that his health was failing. Knowing that someone was always trying to steal this stallion from him he decided to do the best thing and that was to leave Dazzle to someone he trusted. That person was Anne.
I saw a video of Anne Bevan who propped a camcorder, an ancient one at that, on top of a pillow in her living room in England. Her cry for help was the beginning of our relationship. ‘Please’, she said, ‘Take this stallion to America before he gets into the wrong hands here.’”
Today Anne is the president of Gypsy MVP UK. What does that mean? It means that this wonderful lady has the ideals of our vision: The horse always comes first, not the people that want it. She has taught the entire staff at Gypsy MVP why we do what we do. Anne has a gut-wrenchingly honest opinion on everything. She is honest whether you like her opinion or not!
Anne has spent her life with horses, and with Gypsy families living next door. She is trusted by not only us, our customers, and Gypsy families, but by anyone she meets. Anne also breeds Arabian horses by World Champion stock, and competes with great successes at the State and International level with her horses.
Anne Bevan, her husband Simon, and daughter Charlotte have a life mission. They want people in the United States to know that they are there to look after you and your best interests. Then again, the horse comes first. They will never let you buy a horse that is not right for you and your family. Anne will simply say, “No,” if the horse is not a perfect fit. Anne, Simon, and Charlotte Bevan are lifetime members of the Gypsy Vanner Horse Society US, and their mission is to try and safeguard everyone in the United States from making a bad purchase.