German Part-Bred Shetland Pony
| German Part-Bred Shetland Pony | |
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| Origin: | Shetland Islands / Germany |
| Main breeding area: | Germany |
| Distribution: | in Germany approx. 170 stallions and approx. 1000 broodmares |
| Stick measure : | up to 112 cm |
| Colors : | all |
| Main application area: | Children's and driving pony |
The German Part-Bred Shetland Pony originates from the Shetland pony , and is performed in a separate studbook in 1999.
Background information on horse evaluation and breeding can be found under: Exterior , interior and horse breeding .
Exterior
Outwardly, the breed resembles that of the Shetland ponies and is bred in the variants "Mini", "Original" and "Sporty". In contrast to the Shetland pony, the Part-Bred Shetland pony also allows tiger piebalds.
interior
The German Part-Bred Shetland Pony is very calm and good-natured and therefore very suitable as a child or therapy horse.
Breeding history
Since neither Shetland ponies of the sporty type nor tiger piebalds are allowed in the English dam book, the own breed German Part-Bred Shetland Pony was founded in 1999. The following breeds are permitted for breeding: British Spotted Pony , Nederlands Appaloosa Pony (Mini-Appaloosa), Nederlands Mini Paarden , and Shetland Pony .
See also
Web links
- Breed description of the Association of Hessian Pony Breeders eV ( Memento from July 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive )