It is named for the borough of Aegidienberg in the Rheinland, where it was bred in the latter part of the twentieth century.

The Aegidienberger has a short, muscular, and upright neck with a head that is carried proudly.

The Aegidienberger is a cross between two breeds foreign to Germany, the Peruvian Paso and the Icelandic horse.

[5] A breed society or interest group, the Interessengemeinschaft und Förderverein für Aegidienbergerpferde, was formed in 1994.

[3] The Aegidienberger was bred to be a comfortable riding horse with the tölt gait of the Icelandic, but rather larger and with better adaptation to warmer climates.