Lewitzer
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| Important data | |
| Origin: | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania |
| Main breeding area: | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania |
| Distribution: | low |
| Stick measure : | 130-148 cm |
| Colors : | mostly Tobiano checks |
| Main application area: | Sports, leisure and youth riding horse |
The Lewitzer (or Lewitzer Schecke ) is a pony breed from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania .
Background information on horse evaluation and breeding can be found under: Exterior , interior and horse breeding .
Exterior
- head
- dry; big, clear eye; sufficiently broad forehead; medium length ears; straight to slightly concave bridge of the nose; sufficient ganache freedom.
- neck
- Medium-long, well-formed neck, lower neck undesirable
- body
- balanced proportions - not too long; pronounced withers; well-muscled shoulder with good depth and breadth of chest; closed metacarpal; well-muscled, sufficiently long, moderately sloping croup.
- foundation
- dry, strong with well developed joints and well formed hooves; correct limb shaping and position.
- Movement sequence
- Extensive, rhythmic, sufficiently elastic with light action with a clear push from the hindquarters.
- Possible uses
- Versatile driving pony and riding pony for leisure and tournament sports in children and youth. They convince time and again with their endurance, motivation and their jumping ability. They are therefore used successfully in driving, versatility, show jumping and, more recently, in endurance sports.
- colour
- The Lewitzers are predominantly Tobiano-pied. The inheritance of colors is dominant and so there are approx. 25% monochrome offspring from non-breeding parents. The Lewitzers are divided into department A, which exclusively contains Tobiano check (plate check) in all basic colors - except mold - and department B, which contains all other colors except Overo and tiger check. Single-colored mares are fully used in breeding. Single-colored stallions can be entered in Stallion Book II. Apart from the color, the monochrome Lewitzers share all other good qualities with their colorful breed representatives.
- Stick measure
- 130-148 cm
interior
Robust, undemanding, sociable, friendly temperament, long-lasting, quick regeneration capacity, fertile, willing to perform.
If the Lewitzers owe their attractive appearance to their thoroughbred influence, their willingness to perform and their good riding abilities come from the Trakehner. You have a good jumping ability. Like their ancestors, the Lewitzers also needed sensitive riders who knew how to steer their temperament in the right direction.
Breeding history
The Lewitzer breed has its origin in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Starting from a regional population of piebald small horses in the Teterow area , breeding was concentrated in VE Gut " Lewitz ", Neustadt-Glewe , from 1971 onwards . Breeding horses with a Tobiano check, which corresponded to the basic types B2 or B3 of the small horse of the GDR, formed the basis. Offspring of these horses have been registered as Lewitzer or Pinto type Lewitzer in accordance with the applicable studbooks, including thoroughbred Arabian and English thoroughbred as well as selected pony breeds. The Lewitzer stud book has been closed since November 1, 2005.
