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“I’m not going to lie, we bought him because he was pretty,” rider and trainer Lauren Chumley laughed when asked about how she and owner Melissa Dowling came to purchase Nikolas, who has been selected as the Celebration Horse for 2022’s BreyerFest celebration of Prost!
Developed in Germany during the early to mid-1960s, the German Riding Pony was bred for children to compete at higher national and international levels in show jumping, dressage, and Eventing. The goal was to take all the wonderful athletic, versatile, and rideable qualities of the popular lighter-weight warmbloods and replicate them in a pony measuring anywhere from 13.2 to 14.2 hands, while keeping the pony nature and personality.
This German Riding Pony may be small, but he’s a super star making a big name for himself in the dressage arena. Niko, as he is affectionately known, loves to show off just how talented he is in the Grand Prix ring, competing against horses twice his size.
Imported as a two-year-old from breeder Ingrid Schmidt, who is based out of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, this handsome, gentle buckskin gelding has spent his whole life since training and competing under Lauren Chumley. This dynamic pair has gone up through the levels to the Grand Prix ring, but along the way Nikolas has competed up to Training level Eventing. In dressage, he’s brought home numerous championships from the National Dressage Pony Cup show, regional and all-breed titles, and a top 12 finish at the USEF Festival of Champions in 2021 in the Developing Grand Prix.
This talented German Riding Pony has just started his career in the Grand Prix ring and is already giving his fans a reason to toast and say Prost! In addition to this, BreyerFest is giving fans another reason to cheer. This year’s Celebration Model is mold #815, the German Riding Pony, a brand new sculpt from Brigitte Eberl making its debut for BreyerFest: Prost!
You might be thinking that Lauren Chumley looks familiar, and you’re right! She’s also the rider and trainer for another Breyer portrait horse owned by Melissa Dowling – Avatar’s Jazzman! The versatile Morgan “Jazz” is a FEI-level dressage horse that also competes at Training Level in Eventing! Fans will get to meet Niko & Jazz next summer at BreyerFest!
Select BreyerFest ticket holders will receive their very own Nikolas model – more information in tickets will be released soon, so keep your eyes on the BreyerFest Blog!
March 17, 2022
Sooo cuteeee
January 04, 2022
I would love to go to Breyerfest this year. I want to meet Nikolas and get the model horse of him. I also want to meet every other horse there!!!! Gimmie, Gimmie!!!😍
December 06, 2021
This is going to be my first Breyerfest ever! I can’t wait to receive the model and meet Nikolas in person! My father is taking me because I love horses and I have been begging my parents to let me go this year! I have always wanted to meet one of the horses that inspire the models in real life! Thank you Breyer for giving me one of the greatest things to look forward to!
December 01, 2021
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
November 11, 2021
Niko is a very pretty horse and I can agree with you,i’m very sad because I don’t know if I have to go to Disney or breyer fest.I’ve never been to disney be 4.Love you Niko!!!:):(
November 02, 2021
Yep yep yep. This guy is beautiful, I don’t even know what to say he is that cool. Great model choice Breyer, I love him.
November 01, 2021
So awesome! Been waiting a long time for a new Breyer pony to come out and so excited to see it’s an Eberl sculpt. Can’t wait to see this guy and the other versions to follow. (Hopefully a braided mane and/or tail version later?)
October 28, 2021
AWESOME !! CAN’T WAIT TO SEE HIM IN PERSON. EXCITED FOR THE NEXT BREYERFEST VIRTUAL OPTION. THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THOSE LIKE ME THAT ARE SHUT IN’S AND CANNOT TRAVEL.
October 27, 2021
Breyer and the incredibly talented Brigitte Eberl have knocked it out of the park with the creation of this amazing pony! I look forward to adding “Niko” to my BF Celebration herd.October 27, 2021
He is such a cutie!!!
October 27, 2021
We can’t wait to meet him up in person.
October 27, 2021
A pony! Yay! Sculpted by Eberl! Yay! Thank you, Breyer!
October 26, 2021
Awwww!! I love him!!
October 26, 2021
It’s seldom mentioned, but the German Riding Pony was developed from an older breed, the British Riding Pony, which was originally based on a combination of Welsh, Arab and TB blood. Nikolas shows his Welsh ancestry very clearly in his beautiful face and colour!
The British Riding Pony is also at the back of the Australian Pony, and remains very, very popular in the UK. Perhaps one day Breyer will make a model of one of our lovely Riding Ponies? ❤️
October 26, 2021
Really, really like this one!!
October 26, 2021
He’s gorgeous! I see the start of a conga.
October 26, 2021
I love him!! Beautiful new model, too. 🧡
October 26, 2021
I was really, really hoping that the celebration Horse might be a black forest horse on a new mold. But I love buckskin and I love ponies, so I can’t complain too much.
October 26, 2021
Super pretty mold. And even more beautiful horse! Can’t wait to get one or 2!
October 26, 2021
LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NEED HIM NOW!!!!! SUCH A LONG WAIT, I MAY DIE!
October 26, 2021
Absolutely knocked it out Breyer (and Brigitte!)
October 26, 2021
That is really special to be getting a brand new pony mold by Brigitte Eberl. Nikolas for 2022 BreyerFest he is gorgeous!! Look forward and praying that all will be well with the world and all of us Breyer Collectors can come together again for a fabulous time at the Kentucky Horse Park! Can’t wait to see everyone and meet new friends. Thanks Reeves for all you do. (^:
October 26, 2021
Very pretty! I do hope Breyerfest will be online again this year! I have always wanted to go, but simply can’t afford it. 2021 was my first Breyerfest and it was wonderful!
October 26, 2021
WOWWWWWWWWWWW and I love it and I can,t wait until Breyerfest and so I can get this beautiful Breyer model and add it to my Breyer horse collection and I can,t wait to meet this beautiful horse in person at Breyerfest 2022.
October 26, 2021
This cutie makes me want to risk heat stroke next year xD He’s lovely and congrats to Eberl for the two beautiful molds she has debuting in 2022!
October 26, 2021
He is amazing!
October 26, 2021
Ooh, Iove him!
October 26, 2021
Nikolas is such a beautiful pony. I can’t wait to meet him in person and add hiis model to my collection. I have every Breyerfest celebration horse ever made, from 1990 to this year (2021) and I plan to keep growing my celebration horse collection each year. 😁
October 26, 2021
GORGEOUS pony and model.
October 26, 2021
Gorgeous! The face has such personality!
October 26, 2021
I 😍❤😍❤😍 this boy!!!! Very exciting!
October 26, 2021
Awwwww! He’s so cute!!! Love the new sculpt!!
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Ava Anderson
July 20, 2022
gorgeous horse I’m so exciting for breyerfest!!