From the 1960s – when Brandenburg was in East Germany – it was included in the stud-book of the Edles Warmblut [de] or 'light warmblood'.

[6] Like other German warmblood breeds, it is bred to compete in dressage, in show-jumping and in the three-day event.

[4]: 463 [5]: 169 After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the re-unification of Germany, a new association – the Pferdezuchtverband Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.

[7]: 188 [2] As with other European warmblood sport horses, the Brandenburger is bred for performance and not for specific physical characteristics.

[4]: 447 Like other German warmblood breeds, the Brandenburger is bred to compete in dressage, in show-jumping and in the three-day event.