Belgian Trotter
# Belgian Trotter

The Belgian Trotter, Dutch: Belgische Draver, French: Trotteur Belge, is a Belgian breed of trotting horse. It is used mostly for racing in harness to a sulky, but may also run in saddled trotting races.

## History

The Belgian Trotter originates from cross-breeding of local carriage and saddle horses with imported Thoroughbred stock, and so may also be called Halfbloeddraver, "half-blood $trotter".^{:12}$ It has been influenced by the American Standardbred, the German Trotter and the French Trotter, to which it is closely similar, although it may be somewhat smaller and $lighter.^{:444}^{:166}$

Since 2009 the stud-book has been held by the Vlaamse Federatie voor Paardenwedrennen.

In 2012 total numbers were reported to be 1085.

