The Austrian Riding Pony is a sport pony breed developed in Austria.

About:
Born in 1992, the Austrian Riding Pony is one of the newest sport pony breeds in existence. It is bred to serve as the ideal horse for recreational riding for both children and young adults, especially in the fields of show-jumping, dressage, and eventing.

Breeding:
The Austrian Riding Pony is still being developed, and its registry allows crossbreeding with a small number of breeds. In Horse Isle, we picked out of this list only the breeds that are likely to produce foals that have the conformation of an Austrian Riding Pony.

Conformation:
Overall, compared to other sport pony breeds, the Austrian Riding Pony has a compact conformation.

The neck is of medium length, broad at the base but tapers toward the head. The withers are prominent and connect to a medium-length back. The croup is long, muscular, and slightly sloping. The legs are slightly thick, with large joins, and the hooves are broad. The chest is large, and the body is somewhat muscular, finishing the 'compact' look.

The mane is short or medium in length, but the tail grows long.

Performance metrics:
The following are the: range, average, (SD), and MOE of performance metrics of ordered Austrian Riding Ponies in Horse Isle (not bred ones). In rare cases, horses might have metrics outside of the range. Breeders can produce horses that are beyond this range.

Speed: 15.4-16.4, 16.0 (0.2), 0.04.
Sprint: 48-61, 54 (3), 0.52.

Accel: 0.92-1.14, 1.02 (0.04), 0.01.
Decel: 0.92-1.09, 1.00 (0.03), 0.01.

Jump: 5.25-5.51, 5.38 (0.04), 0.01.
Pull: 1.96-2.48, 2.22 (0.11), 0.02.

Turning: 50.44-65.01, 57.99 (3.13), 0.61.
Reverse: 2.5-3.1, 2.8 (0.1), 0.03.

Stamina: 47.67-51.40, 49.74 (0.79), 0.15.
Reaction: 0.78-0.87, 0.83 (0.02), 0.00.

Coats & Height:
Colors: bay, black, brown, chestnut, grey, cream-dilutes.
* dun and dominant-black don't exist naturally but can be bred into this breed.

Additionals: flaxen, minimal-mealy, rabicano, sooty, all rare patterns. The coat is solid, although pinto pattern (save for sabino-1) can be bred into this breed.
* linebacked and roan don't exist naturally but can be bred into this breed.

Height: 14hh to 14.2hh.