The dates and locations of the 2019 BWP Stallion Approval are known. The Second Phase takes place January, 17-19, in Azelhof in Lier. The BWP Top Stallion Auction is scheduled on that Saturday, January,19.
The Third Phase will take place March, 14-16. On the request of the stallion holders, BWP has been looking for an accomodation providing fixed (permanent) boxes. The "Zilveren Spoor" in Moorsele made an interesting offer, and consequently the BWP Board decided to organize the Third Phase in the Zilveren Spoor.
In 2019, there will be some more innovations :
* During the Second Phase, only the 3-year-old candidates will be judged. The older stallions will exclusively be presented during the Third Phase. The 4-year-old jumping bred stallions are expected to participate in at least 2 laps of the 2019 stallion
competition.
* BWP Top Stallion Auction : is open to the candidate auction stallions who go through to the third day of the stallion approval. The candidate auction stallions who do not succeed, may be auctioned via an internet auction. In that way, every stallion gets
the chance to be auctioned.
* Obligatory inspection of the arena on Wednesday : where, in earlier times, the stallion holders were free to choose, they now are obliged to have their jumping bred stallions jump twice a line of lower fences. For the dressage bred stallions, there will also be a short moment for inspection of the arena in hand or in free movement. More information on the 2019 stallion selection and the entering form will be put online later this week.
