Breed: Arenberg-Nordkirchner
Species: Horse
Colour: Bays and dark bays are appreciated
Height: 132-140 cm
Country: Germany
Description: Good built body. Bays and dark bays are appreciated. Dry, expressive head. Angular shoulder, partly not so distinctive withers. Correct and clear footing. Distribution: Westfälisches Münsterland, Nordkirchen, Schleswig-Holstein and Nordrhein-Westfalen.Constant level of 20 horses since 1999.
History: With the beginning of the 20th Century came many small pony- and horsebreeds to Germany (primarily from the UK). Individual private breeders collected appropriate seeming horses and started with unorganized breeding. The Duke of Arenberg founded in this context small horse. In 1985 the breed was considered extinct. Then in 1995 evidence about small, individual residual stock could be found.
Specials: Groundcovering and lively gaits, Ride- and coachhorse, Pleasant temperament, Robust
Uses: Transport, Hobby
Performance: Pleasant temperament. Robust. Ground-covering and lively gaits. Usa as ride- and coachhorses.
Breed Sources: https://www.g-e-h.de/index.php/nachrichten/612-das-arenberg-nordkirchner-pony-2