Aegidienberger
About The Breed:
The Aegidienberger is a relatively new breed developed in Germany. They are a cross between an Icelandic and a Peruvian. Both breeds that are known for their natural smooth gaits.
The Icelandic Horse was the first gaited horse imported to Germany. One of the largest importers of the Icelandic Breed, Walter Feldmann Senior, learned about the Peruvian Horse on his travels and decided to cross the two breeds.
Creating a new breed in Germany is not very common and specific breeding standards were followed.
The result was a horse with 5/8 Icelandic and 3/8 Peruvian blood. The Aegidienberger was officially recognized as an indpendence breed in 1994. There are around 1,000 regisstered horses. They average about 13-15.0hh. They come in a wide variety of colors and patterns. Their coat is less thick than the Icelandic, which improves their temperature tolerance.Their gaits include walk, trot, canter and tolt.
They are ridden by both children and adults and used for everything from Distance riding, Trail rides, Driving, Working Equitation, Dressage.
Official Breed Representative:
Name: Milagro Pajarero
Breed Origin: Germany
Gender: Stallion
Age: Born in 2006
Height: 145cm
Registry: The Aegidienberg Stud & Rhenish Stud Book
Owned By: Inge Windelschmidt
Watch The Quest Episode:
“With great commitment under the patronage of the Rheinisches Pferdestammbuches, with the expert advice of the head of the Institute for Animal Breeding Science of the agricultural faculty of the University of Bonn, Prof. Dr. Schmitten, the breeding manager of the Rheinisches Pferdestammbuches, agricultural director Dr. Dohn and a far-sighted, tolerant breeding community, conducted breeding attempts, have successfully completed the first steps.”
