Lithuanian Riding Poni

Intro

The Lithuanian Riding Poni is very much a 21st century breed and was only recently established. That doesn’t mean they haven’t bred useful ponies in the country, they were just recently recognized officially.

Origins

In 2020 the Ministry of Agriculture and State Food and Veterinary approved a breeding program for Lithuanian Riding Ponies. The goal was to create a breeding method for locally bred pony sport animals. Similar to most sport type breed registries, animals are registered based on temperament, athletic ability and performance.

Features

Average height 13.2 – 14.2 hands

Physique

Head shows quality and intelligence
Neck is well-formed
Back is medium in length
Chest is deep and wide
Legs are hard with clean joints
Hooves are sound and hard

Traditional Colors

Most solid colors

Temperament

Warm and willing
Intelligent and able

Use

Riding
Sport

Helpful Links

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The Lithuanian Horse Breeders’ Association