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BWP Stallion Selection

1° Phase - Veterinary
All info 2026
Registration file

 

Worldwide the BWP label is highly regarded. Annually the BWP Stallion Selection is an international highlight for the studbook. The stallions who receive approval after the third phase are added to the list with BWP approved stallions.

Program Stallion Selection

The BWP Stallion Selection runs in three phases.

Phase 1: The veterinary examination

The candidate stallions go to Merelbeke, to the Veterinary Faculty of Gent University, for their veterinary examination. When the result is positive, the stallions move on to the second phase. Stallions can take this examination from 1 April of the year before the selection.

Phase 2: The conformation inspection and free jumping/moving

The three-year-old candidate stallions are presented to the BWP stallion jury in the month of January. The stallions are judged on their conformation on hard and soft soil and on free jumping/moving. The inspection is carried out over several days.

 

FOR THE CANDIDATE JUMPING STALLIONS

  • 08/01/2026:
    • arrival & height measurement
    • conformation evaluation on hard and soft ground
  • 09/01/2026: free jumping of the candidate stallions with proclamation of the candidate jumping stallions who continue to the next day
  • 10/01/2026:
    • free jumping of the candidate stallions
      Each time after the free of 5 stallions, there is the PROCLAMATION of the jumping stallions accepted for the third phase.
    • BWP Top Stallion Auction
  • 11/01/2026: first competition of the BELGIAN STALLION COMPETITION

FOR THE CANDIDATE DRESSAGE STALLIONS:

  • 08/01/2026:
    • arrival & height measurement
    • conformation evaluation on hard and soft ground: 3 year old dressage stallions
    • conformation evaluation on hard and soft ground: 4 till 8 year old dressage stallions, who have not yet completed the second phase with a favorable assessment. Announcement of the stallions that have been accepted for the third phase.
    • lungeing of the 3 year old dressage stallions, with proclamation of the candidates who continue the next day
  • 09/01/2026: free movement and proclamation of the dressage stallions accepted for the third phase

 

Phase 3: Under the saddle

In March the three-year-old candidate stallions that passed the second phase, will be presented under the saddle. The stallions will show their three basic gaits and jump fences. The four-year-old and older stallions are also presented in this phase. The decision on which stallions will be approved will be taken at the end of the third phase.

 

 

 

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Contact:

Geert Helsen

geert.helsen.sales@bwp.be

+32 (0)479 29 82 92