The Belgische Warmbloed Paard

the Belgische Warmbloed Paard | BWP

The BWP – Belgian Warmblood Paard – was ranked #1 in the WBFSH for 2021 moving up from #3 in 2020. Not only claiming the leading Show Jumping Registry in the World but BWP also had top ranked show jumpers #1 H&M Indiana (Kashmir 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). The Belgian Warmblood horse is the product of decades of selective skillful mixture of the best European bloodlines. It began with the breeding of Thoroughbreds, Anglo-Arabs and Europe’s finest Warmbloods with light agricultural horses. Today, the bloodlines of the BWP are among the best in the world bringing in only the top performing bloodlines into the breeding stock. The studbook was born from”Landelijke Ruiterij” which means the rural cavalry founded back in 1937 by the Canon De Mey. At the time already, our predecessors were convinced of the necessity to create and breed a sport’s horse for the rural riders. In 1955 the studbook was created; its name was vzw 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.

The BWP moto is “Bred to Perform” and the BWP Logo with the horse heads pointing to the North, South, East and West represents the breeding philosophy of combining top bloodlines from around the world to infuse into the breeding programs and successfully produce some of the best performing horses. Long recognized as some of the best jumpers in the world, Belgian Warmbloods have a remarkable record of achievements both in North America and in Europe. Some of the most impressive horses in recent history like Darco, Nabab de Reve, Sapphire, Cornet Obolenky (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. Many world-class North American riders have discovered the merits of the Belgian Warmblood and have been winning numerous National Championships and International events including Olympic Games with their BWP horses.

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, Cylana, (Skippy II x Darco) represented the US in the Olympics in 2012, Cella (Cento x Chin Chin) with numerous International GP wins, Dixon (Vigo x Olisco)– winner 2014 $1.5m Spruce Meadows Masters, Gazelle (Kashmir vh Shuttershof x Indoctro) winner of the 2016 America’s Gold Cup and 4th overall in WBFSH rankings for 2017 including a win 2019 at the CSIO5* 1.70m GP of Aachen & 2021 wins at Spruce Meadows & St. Tropez. Hester aka Fruehling vd Abrije (Wandor vd Mispelaere x Palestro vd Begijnakker) top placings including a win at Aachen in 2021 and Bull Run’s Faustino de Tili (Berlin x Darco) who has the most Grand Prix wins of any BWP bred to date. 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. However, it consistently lists as one of the top 5 studbooks worldwide, including ranking #1 in the World for 2017 including the #1 horse, Halifax vh Kluizebos , and claiming 4 of the top 10 spots and 6 of the top 20 and in 2018 ranked #2 in the World. During 2019, the BWP remained a top 5 contender ranking #4 in the World and ranked #3 in the World for 2020.

The BWP horses have catapulted to the top of the sport horse world by winning or placing consistently at every major competition with both professional and amateur riders.