The Belgian warmblood registry is called the “Belgisch Warmbloed Paard”
translated this reads as the Belgian Warmblood studbook. Belgian warmblood horses are often reffered to as "BWP" .
Summary
Belgian warmblood horse breeders have taken part in a scrupulous intensive breeding program to develop a horse that has correct confirmation and power that has the ability to excel at dressage and showjumping, in essence the Belgian warmblood horse is bred for performance.The Belgian warmblood is an exceptional showjumping horse.
Today’s Belgian warmblood horse is a model riding horse and a top class sports horse. The Belgian warmblood horse is a top class horse of international quality.
Characteristics
The Belgian warmblood varies in height and build depending on the individual horses parentage.The Belgian warmblood horse usually stands between 15 and 17 hands. Belgian warmblood horses are usually bay, black, grey, brown, chestnut, a small amount are coloured. The Belgian warmblood horse has good looks, a musclar body, correct confirmation and good health.
History
On many parts of the continent, such as France and Germany, the local horses had been refined to develop a lighter type of riding horse. The Belgian government however, where dedicated to preserve the Brabant, the native Belgian draught horse. Breeders could not use the native mares as a foundation to breed the much wanted lighter riding horses.
In the 1950s horse breeders started to import horses from other parts of Europe to develop the much sought after quality competition and riding horses. As a result the Belgian warmblood horses ancestry is a blend of various continental warmbloods. This makes the Belgian warmblood unique, as no native horses where used as a foundation stock to develop the Belgian warmblood.
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