German Riding Pony

The German Riding Pony or Deutsches Reitpony is a modern German breed of pony or small horse of warmblood type. It is a composite of several horse or pony breeds including the Anglo-Arab, the Arab, the Connemara, the Dülmener, the New Forest Pony and the Welsh Pony. These were selectively bred with the aim of developing a small athletic riding horse with the qualities of the principal German warmbloods.^[4]: 468 Heights are in the range 137–147 cm^[4]: 468 or 141–148 cm.^[3] It constitutes about 5.7% of the horse population of Germany.^[5]: 354

Conservation status

• FAO (2007): not at risk^[1]: 49
• DAD-IS (2024): at risk/vulnerable^[2]
• BLE (2024): not endangered^[3]

Other names

• Deutsches Reitpony
• Kleines Deutsches Reitpferd

Country of originGermany

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German Riding Pony

Conservation status	FAO (2007): not at risk[1]: 49  DAD-IS (2024): at risk/vulnerable[2] BLE (2024): not endangered[3]
Other names	Deutsches Reitpony Kleines Deutsches Reitpferd
Country of origin	Germany
Equus ferus caballus

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