German Riding Pony
willing to perform, rideable, amenable
Origin
Germany
Withers height
138–148 cm
DressageShow jumpingEventingYouth sport
Traits & strengths
- ✦warmblood quality in pony format — the sport pony for children and young riders
- ✦very good rideability at a child-appropriate size
- ✦elastic basic gaits and honest jumping ability
- ✦broad breeding base with a high level of performance
Breed-typical predispositions
WFFS (Warmblood Fragile Foal Syndrome)
Disease →present in the population through warmblood refiners — recessive, carrier test before mating
OCD (osteochondrosis)
Disease →described in performance-oriented pony lines; radiographs at licensing and auction
Insulin dysregulation from pony genetics
Disease →the hardy pony share brings easy-keeper metabolism — on fertilised pasture there is a laminitis risk
Latest findings
Breeding values in pony sport
ongoingThe studbooks maintain separate breeding value estimations for riding ponies in dressage and jumping — this is a sport breeding programme in small format, not a hardy breed.
Source · FN / riding pony studbooks