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| Stallions |
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| Mares |
There
are two studbooks for mares approved for breeding
by the BWP. The main studbook is for selected registered
mares of a recognized sport horse breed, including most other
European Warmbloods, Thoroughbreds, Arabs, and some other
non-gaited breeds acknowledged by the Belgian Verband. The
auxiliary stud book is for other select mares of unrecognized
breeds or of unverifiable pedigree. All mares must be three
years or older, over 15.1 hands, with less than 25% draft
blood breeding in their pedigree to be eligible for inspections
for inclusion into either book. All studbook papers are issued
by Belgium.
Mares are evaluated on their movement, elasticity,
conformation, and general impression. They are judged on
the triangle at the walk and trot. Riders that choose to
show their mares under saddle will have the opportunity at
ribbons first through sixth. If accepted, they earn the Belgian
Bronze, Silver or Gold Medal of Merit. An elite mare program
has been implemented. It is advisable, but not necessary,
to present mares prior to breeding to approved
stallions. Mares can be presented in foal. |
| Foals |
Foals
must be presented and inspected in their birth year
by the Keuring jury in order to be registered and branded.
Foals receive one of three designations; first premium, second
premium, or accepted. Foals can be registered in the main
or the auxiliary foal book only if both parents are approved
and entered into one of the Belgium Studbooks. A Certificate
of Pedigree may be issued by the BWP/NAD to foals providing
one parent is approved for breeding by the BWP. Certificate
of Pedigree horses are not eligible to participate in the
breeding program, with the exception of fillies, that may
be presented as three year olds for possible inclusion into
the auxiliary studbook. National yearling and two year old
futurity classes are offered for branded offspring at the
Keurings.
At the age of three, fillies and colts return for inspection as breeding
stock. At that time, fillies who are approved go into the main or auxiliary stud
books, granting them breeding privileges. Colts must pass testing to become approved
stallions. Foals each year are named with the same letter of the alphabet. 2008
foals will be named with an I; 2009 - J and 2010 foal names will begin with an
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| Scoring |
Horses
are scored on conformation, gaits and overall impression
resulting in a total score between 0 and 100. The majority
of the scores are between 60 and 80. Foals scores tend to
be the most generous, while stallions work harder to earn
their points. Roughly the scores can be translated as follows:
For Foals - 70 and over is First Premium. For mares: 50+
is accepted. 50 to 60 is low to medium; 60 to 70 is good;
70 to 80 is very good; 80 to 90 is exceptional; and 90 to
100 is outstanding (and very rare!). This can be applied
to stallions as well except that scores must be much higher
to be approved. |
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