the Belgische
Warmbloed Paard | BWP
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he BWP – Belgian Warmblood Paard – was ranked #1 in
Many world-class North American riders have discovered the
the WBFSH for 2021 moving up from #3 in 2020. Not only merits of the Belgian Warmblood and have been winning numerous claiming the leading Show Jumping Registry in the World but National Championships and International events including Olympic
BWP also had top ranked show jumpers #1 H&M Indiana (Kashmir Games with their BWP horses. van Schuttershof x Animo’s Halo) #2 King Edwar (Edward x Feo de Lauzelle) #6 Killer Queen VDM (Eldorado vd Zoeshoek x For Pleasure) #17 Hello Jefferson (Cooper vd Heffinck x Irco Mena) & #18 Hester aka Fruehling vd Abrije (Wandor vd Mispelaere x Palestro vd Begijnakker).
Sapphire (Darco x Hedjaz) who became the face of BWP with 2 Olympic Gold Medals & countless other wins, Cortes C (Randel Z x Darco) 2014 WEG individual bronze & 4 clear rounds , Via Volo, (Clinton x Heartbreaker) represented the US in the 2012 Olympics,
The Belgian Warmblood horse is the product of decades Cylana, (Skippy II x Darco) represented the US in the Olympics in 2012, of selective skillful mixture of the best European bloodlines. It began Cella (Cento x Chin Chin) with numerous International GP wins, Dixon with the breeding of Thoroughbreds, Anglo-Arabs and Europe’s (Vigo x Olisco)– winner 2014 $1.5m Spruce Meadows Masters, Gazelle finest Warmbloods with light agricultural horses. Today, the bloodlines (Kashmir vh Shuttershof x Indoctro) winner of the 2016 America’s Gold of the BWP are among the best in the world bringing in only the top Cup and 4th overall in WBFSH rankings for 2017 including a win 2019 performing bloodlines into the breeding stock. The studbook was born at the CSIO5* 1.70m GP of Aachen & 2021 wins at Spruce Meadows from”Landelijke Ruiterij” which means the rural cavalry founded back & St. Tropez. Hester aka Fruehling vd Abrije (Wandor vd Mispelaere x in 1937 by the Canon De Mey. At the time already, our predecessors Palestro vd Begijnakker) top placings including a win at Aachen in 2021 were convinced of the necessity to create and breed a sport’s horse for and Bull Run’s Faustino de Tili (Berlin x Darco) who has the most Grand the rural riders. In 1955 the studbook was created; its name was vzw Prix wins of any BWP bred to date. Fokvereninging van het Landbourijpaard (National Breeding Association of the Saddle Horse). The name of Landbourijpaard disappeared and was replaced by Belgische Warmbloed Paard (Belgian Warmblood Horse) and is known worldwide as BWP.
Belgian Warmbloods are making a tremendous impact on the North American sport horse industry & worldwide. The Belgian Warmblood registry is one of the younger & smaller registries while only breeding a quarter of foals each year compared to competing registries.
The BWP moto is “Bred to Perform” and the BWP Logo with However, it consistently lists as one of the top 5 studbooks worldwide, the horse heads pointing to the North, South, East and West represents including ranking #1 in the World for 2017 including the #1 horse, the breeding philosophy of combining top bloodlines from around the Halifax vh Kluizebos , and claiming 4 of the top 10 spots and 6 of the top world to infuse into the breeding programs and successfully produce some 20 and in 2018 ranked #2 in the World. During 2019, the BWP remained of the best performing horses.
a top 5 contender ranking #4 in the World and ranked #3 in the World
Long recognized as some of the best jumpers in the world, for 2020. Belgian Warmbloods have a remarkable record of achievements both in
The BWP horses have catapulted to the top of the sport horse
North America and in Europe. Some of the most impressive horses in world by winning or placing consistently at every major competition with recent history like Darco, Nabab de Reve, Sapphire, Cornet Obolenky both professional and amateur riders. (ex Windows vh Costerveld),Thunder v/d Zuuthoeve, Parco, Vigo d’Arsouilles, Winningmood, London (ex Carembar de Muze), Emerald Van’t Ruytershof, Flora de Mariposa, Dream of India Greenfield, First Class van Eeckelghen, Elky vh Indihof, Cortes C, Halifax vh Kluizebos, Gancia de Muze, Eldorado vh Vijverhof , Eldorado vd Zeshoek, Gazelle ter Elzen, Bull Run’s Faustino de Tili, Garfield de Tiji Des Templiers, Igor, H&M Indiana & Hester. These outstanding successes are not only taking place in the jumper ring, but in the dressage arena, on the crosscountry course and in the hunter ring as well.
2022 BWP/NAD Stallion & Breeding Guide
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