SBS Studbook - Belgian Sport Horse - North America

"There would be no exciting horse competitions without quality horses" Thus, in 1930, the name of the Society was changed to the “Belgian Half-Blood”.

In 1920, the “Society for Encouraging the Breeding of Horses” for the Army was established. While the primary aim was to mount the Belgian Army, some breeders sought to produce lighter, more elegant saddle horses, by using “blood”. By the end of the Second World War, only a few mares and some trotter stallions were left, so breeders worked diligently to rebuild breeding farms and develop new ones.  ...