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The Belgian Sport Horse has its origins in the early twentieth century, when warmblood horses were bred by cross-breeding imported Selle Français and Thoroughbred stallions with local animals of the Belgian Draught breed, with the intention of producing cavalry horses.[3]: 444 Later influences were from Selle Français, Dutch Warmblood and Hanoverian. A breed society, La Société d'Encouragement pour l'Elevage du Cheval d'Armes, was established in 1920;[5] from about 1930 the principal aim was to breed horses for leisure use[3]: 444 and the name Société du Cheval de Demi-sang Belge was adopted.[5] In 1967 it became a royal society, with the name Société Royale du Cheval de Demi-sang Belge.[3]: 444
These are the horse breeds considered to originate wholly or partly in Belgium and Luxembourg. Many have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from those countries.
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