History and origin of the German Riding Pony
"The breeding of the Deutsche Reitpony (German Riding Pony) began around 1965 by crossbreeding various English pony breeds, in particular the Welsh pony (mainly Section B's), Arabians, Anglo-Arabians, the New Forest Pony and Thoroughbreds. The goal was to breed competition quality ponies for children to ride in sport horse competitions, more easily controllable by children than the typical large Warmblood horses used by adults, while also keeping some pony characteristics including character, type and willingness to perform.
Initially, Thoroughbred and Arabian stallions were crossed with pony-sized Fjords and Haflingers. However, these cross breeding attempts to produce a sport pony in only one generation were not successful. They had a little more luck crossing the Dulmener, a native German pony with Arabs but this still did not lead to the desired ..."
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