The Belgian horses and family members of WW Belgians – the Welch and Wellnitz families — are the epitome of show-stopping style and sophistication when they enter the show rings at various Midwest shows.
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Belgians display elegance, grace
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Matt Wellnitz of Janesville, Wisconsin, takes advantage of a beautiful spring day to exercise some of his family's Belgian geldings -- Chief, left, and Roy.
Belgian geldings Ritz, left, and Huck show their beauty and majesty as they exercise in a field of corn stubble near the Welch and Wellnitz family farm west of Janesville, Wisconsin.
Matt Wellnitz works inside his family's barn to prepare two Belgian geldings for some exercise while a third gelding waits in his stall.
Matt Wellnitz puts a bridle on one of his family's Belgian geldings in preparation for an exercise routine.
Matt Wellnitz heads to the barn with two of his Belgians after exercising them.
Susan Leffelman, standing on the stool, and her sister Donna Welch work together to prepare one of the family's Belgian geldings for the 4th of July parade in 2016 in Milton, Wisconsin.
Family members of WW Belgians clean and polish their new wagon for the 4th of July parade in 2016 in Milton, Wisconsin.
Matt Wellnitz, left, and Dr. Scott Spaulding drive down Madison Avenue in Milton, Wisconsin, at the 2016 4th of July parade.
Roy, left, and Chief take a stroll down the driveway at WW Belgians of Janesville, Wisconsin, as they pull the training sled during a spring exercise routine.
Matt Wellnitz places a collar over a Belgian gelding's head as he prepares the horse for exercise at his family's farm west of Janesville, Wisconsin.
Matt Wellnitz rolls the mane of one of his family's Belgian geldings as he prepares for a six-horse hitch in the 2016 4th of July parade in Milton, Wisconsin.
Oak trees are a perfect backdrop for Matt Wellnitz and his team of horses as he exercises them near his family farm west of Janesville, Wisconsin.
