From about 1965 breeders in Germany began to selectively breed the traditional Shetland Pony with the taller and more athletic American Shetland Pony, with the aim of creating a more elegant pony better suited to use for riding and driving.Шаблон:R The 1961 American champion stallion Jiggs was imported, together with several mares. In the 1990s the Shetland Pony Stud-Book Society declined to register any pony with American bloodlines; the name "Deutsche Shetland Partbred" was proposed for these ponies, but some breeders did not accept it. They formed their own breed society, and the Deutsches Classic-Pony was officially recognised as a German breed in 2001.Шаблон:R
In 2007 the conservation status of the breed was listed by the FAO as "endangered".Шаблон:R In 2017 there were 58 stallions and 337 breeding mares; the conservation status was listed by the Шаблон:Ill as "not endangered".Шаблон:R
Characteristics
While all coat colours are acceptable, the traditional German colours Шаблон:Lang (flaxenchestnut) and Шаблон:Lang (burnt chestnut with flaxen or silver mane) are among the most common.Шаблон:R
