Photo: Sara Landvogt · CC BY-SA 3.0 horse breed · 671 on Animalso
German Riding Pony
- Animal
- Horse
- Type
- Pony
- Origin
- Germany
- Height
- 1.4 cm
About the German Riding Pony
The German Riding Pony, also known as the Deutsches Reitpony, is a modern German pony or small horse of warmblood type. It was developed as a compact riding horse by combining several pony and horse breeds, including the Anglo-Arab, Arab, Connemara, Dülmener, New Forest Pony and Welsh Pony. The breeding aim was to bring together athletic ability with qualities associated with German warmbloods. The breed’s stated height is 1.4, and its background gives a range of 137–147 cm or 141–148 cm. German Riding Ponies are part of the horse family and are classified as ponies. Their origin is Germany.
What stands out
- Developed as a small athletic riding horse
- Combines several horse and pony breeds
- Warmblood type
- Originates in Germany
Worth knowing
- Height information is given in different formats
- No temperament or care details are listed
Who it suits
It may suit readers interested in a small riding horse with warmblood type and ancestry from several horse and pony breeds.
In short
The German Riding Pony is a German pony breed developed with riding and athletic ability in mind.
More horse breeds from Germany
Beberbecker Germany Height 1.63 cm Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor · Public domain 
Black Forest Horse Germany Height 1.53 cmWeight 610 kg Photo: Xocolatl · Public domain 
Other pony breeds
German Classic Pony Germany Height 1.12 cm Photo: Freia Schultz-Friese · Public domain 
German Warmblood Germany Photo: Eponimm · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Photo credits17 photographs on this page
- German Riding Pony — Sara Landvogt · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Aegidienberger — BS Thurner Hof · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Altwürttemberger — Xocolatl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Bavarian Warmblood — Clément Bucco-Lechat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Beberbecker — Wikimedia Commons contributor · Public domain · file page
- Black Forest Horse — Xocolatl · Public domain · file page
- Brandenburger — Florence.Skowron · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Dülmener — Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Edelbluthaflinger — Haflingermaus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- German Classic Pony — Freia Schultz-Friese · Public domain · file page
- German Part-bred Shetland Pony — Shetta · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- German Trotter — Hartmut Reiche · CC BY-SA 3.0 de · file page
- German Warmblood — Eponimm · CC BY-SA 4.0 · file page
- Hanoverian horse — Alain Laurioux CDDENE · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Heck horse — Robin Müller · CC BY-SA 2.0 de · file page
- Hessisches Warmblut — Krypt · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
- Holsteiner horse — Wikimedia Commons contributor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · file page
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