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	[Australian War Memorial]
		The horse on display in the Palestine gallery at the Australian War Memorial is a chestnut gelding typical of the Walers used by light horsemen in the campaign in the Middle East during the First World War.
		This horse and rider are equipped for the period 1916-17.
		A remount is simply a horse that is not one of the horses that accompanies a unit when it is initially deployed.
	www.awm.gov.au /encyclopedia/animals/horses.htm (674 words)

	Waler horse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Waler is an Australian working horse breed that originated from the horse stock that was bought to the Australian colonies in the 1800s.
		The waler combined a variety of breeds; notably the Cape horse (from the Cape of Good Hope), English breeds (such as the Thoroughbred, Clydesdale, Percheron and Arab) and the Timor Pony.
		The gait of the waler was considered ideal for a cavalry mount.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Waler_horse (614 words)

	Australia: Australian Waler. More about the Australian Waler
		Walers, through the flourishing remount trade, were sold to India from the 1840's to the 1940's and were supplied to the Australian Army for the Boer War and World War I, where their feats of endurance and courage became legendary.
		Waler horses were not prone to sore backs, whereas the English troops moved about at the trot and suffered from sore-backed horses.
		Walers running wild, those descendants of remounts became the chief source of retaining and re-establishing Australian horses, not as a type, but as a breed with over two hundred years of breeding.
	www.ozehorses.com /australianhorses/WALER.shtml (974 words)

	Waler Horse Owners & Breeders Association Australia Inc - NEWS
		These horses were subsequently subjected to unfounded castigation by the succeeding Committee of that organisation, the eventual result being the perceived necessity to form WHOBAA in order to protect and acknowledge those horses and protect the original ideals.
		A Purebred Waler must at some stage in its past be descended from at least one ‘station bred’ or ‘station raised’ horse, that is, a horse which has survived, unaided by human management or interference, to a breeding age, under harsh and natural conditions.
		Foundation horses of Waler type or breeding not conforming to the Standards due to injury or debilitation or similar factors not judged to be genetic in nature yet considered to otherwise comply with these Rules and be of potential genetic value to the future of the Waler.
	www.walerhorses.com /news.htm (864 words)

	Light Horse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Light Horse differed from cavalry in that they usually fought dismounted, using their horses as transport to the battlefield and as a means of swift disengagement when retreating or retiring.
		In 1918 some light horse regiments were equipped with sabres, enabling them to fight in a conventional cavalry role during the advance on Damascus.
		The Australian waler horse was the common mount for the light horsemen.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Light_Horse (357 words)

	Rare Breeds Trust of Australia: The Waler Horse
		Walers were of different types and were classified by their purposed, cavalry, artillery, etc. Remount agents chose a well conformed horse with strong bone and tendon, a powerful broad rump, deep girth and full barrel, a big walk and smooth action.
		So the horse that was known as a stock horse or station horse by most australians became a remount when it was bought by an exporter and then a Waler once it arrived in India.
		The Waler Horse Society of Australia Inc. was established in 1986 with the aim to preserve, restore and establish as a breed the last direct descendants of the horse that became so famous as the Waler.
	www.rbta.org /waler.htm (1895 words)

	Australian Stock Horse Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The horse must also have speed and 'cattle sense' which is required when the competitor selects a beast from the 'camp' or yard and separates it from the remaining cattle.
		horse must have intelligence, suppleness, obedience and smoothness of movement to produce a flowing and disciplined performance.
		Pantheon was a bay horse foaled in England in 1921 and imported to Australia.
	www.imh.org /imh/bw/austock.html (3033 words)

	sstlthorse.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Horses arriving in the colony needed strength and stamina - not only to survive the long sea voyage (which took between nine and twelve months) - but also to work in foreign, untamed environment which had become their home.
		Weak horses were culled, and only the stronger types were used to breed the sturdy saddle horses essential for the colony's development.
		The Walers, used by the AIF were amazingly sturdy creatures, for they had to carry an approximate weight of 18.5 stone or 110 kgs into battle in a variety of conditions ranging from mud to sand.
	www.ransomechua.com /Pages/sstlthorse.html (1943 words)

	The Australian Waler Horse
		The first horses arrived in New South Wales in 1788 which was a shipment of 7 horses, 1 stallion, five mares and a colt, from Cape Colony.
		By 1817 horses were being exported to the 'near east' and since New South Wales was the oldest of the Colonies, the name Waler may have been coined from back then.
		Stallions used in developing the original Waler to the 1850 period, were 120 Thoroughbred horses of english descent, 77 pure-bred Arabians, (which were used on the foundation stock), and sons and daughters of these 197 horses.
	www.geocities.com /walering/page10.html (1664 words)

	The Waler - Horse breed, Horse breeding, types and breeds from Equiworld.
		The Waler was a nickname given to horses originally from the colony of New South Wales.
		Early imports of horses to Australia were dominated by Arabian Blood, and the Waler in the 1800's was of obvious Arabian descent.
		The Cavalry horses needed to be able to carry a rider with all his equipment and march at a good pace, where at there destination often had to charge (gallop) over several kilometres into the face of the enemy.
	www.equiworld.net /Breeds/waler (842 words)

	Australian Light Horse Association Forum
		The Guy Fawkes horses were placed there in 1941 by the Australian army on the directive of the government, to be called upon in the event of a Japanese invasion to protect Australia in areas inacessible by vehicles especially in the wet season.
		Horses are not considered by the society as walers after 1945 to ensure the current waler is from old bloodlines.
		Horses are only classified as walers after passing stringent requirements to ensure the integrity of the breed, which makes breeding these horses tricky, but fortunately there are enough horses taken from stations around Australia to ensure the survival of the breed.
	www.lighthorse.org.au /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=386&ARCHIVE= (3121 words)

	Burke's Backyard Archives 2001 - Australian Stock Horses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Walers were a type of Australian horse used by the British and Australian armies in India, Africa and throughout fighting regions during WWI.
		Walers are thought to have been virtually wiped out after the war.
		Because of the excellent nature of these horses they are suitable for most riders, although older or quieter horses are recommended for young children or inexperienced riders.
	burkesbackyard.com.au /2001/archives/2001_archives/roadtests/horse_breeds/australian_stock_horses (620 words)

	Army - The Soldiers' Newspaper
		A MEMORIAL to the waler, the horse that will be forever associated with the Australian Light Horse regiments, has been unveiled in Tamworth.
		The Waler Memorial was unveiled on October 29, a few days before the 88th anniversary of the Light Horse’s legendary charge at Beersheba.
		Waler horses were bred mainly in NSW, and that’s why they’re known as walers.
	www.defence.gov.au /news/armynews/editions/1134/topstories/story16.htm (356 words)

	* Color - (Horse): Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Colorado Ranger Horse Association is one of the oldest horse registries in theUnited States.
		The Palomino Horse is a color type that has been revered throughout the ages and continues to be revered today for its majesty and beauty.
		The Certificate lists pedigree of the horse, its registration number, the signature of the AMHA Registrar, the Association's seal, the color of the horse, a written description of all markings, a photograph of the horse,...
	www.en.mimi.hu /horse/color.html (1129 words)

	The Nationals
		The Waler Memorial — a sculpture of the Waler horse — has been built in recognition of the Australian Stock horse’s contribution to Australian military history.
		“The Waler horses and the servicemen who rode them were noted for their outstanding service in the Light Horse in the Middle East.
		Many of the Waler horses were bred in the New England and North West area.
	www.nationals.org.au /news?action=article&ID=1595 (290 words)

	The Waler Horse Society of Australia Inc
		The Waler Horse Society of Australia Inc. (WHSA), is the original Breed Society for the Waler Horse.
		We have, however, gathered descendants of these horses, today found amongst genetically isolated herds in inaccessible outback areas where they have survived under extreme environmental pressures, and from remote cattle stations where they have continued to be bred and managed under similar conditions.
		The Waler Horse Society of Australia - through its members - then manage and selectively breed these horses in a captive environment so as to prevent the degradation of their attributes and preserve the Breed.
	www.eques.com.au /breeding/april/waler/page1.htm (684 words)

	List of horse breeds - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This page is a list of horse and pony breeds.
		Please see horse breeding for an article on this subject.
		The Breeds of Livestock resource presented by the Department of Animal Science at Oklahoma State University We would welcome additional cooperative efforts so please let us know.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_horse_breeds (108 words)

	Australian Light Horse Association Forum
		What we call a waler are the horses that were running here on the station when we bought it.
		Just a friendly word of caution, there's a few people in the horse world currently touting themselves as 'the only real Waler breeders', and others arguing that the Waler was a 'type' rather than a breed per se.
		Anyone interested in purchasing some of the last remaining GENUINE Waler horses or just to get some photos please contact me. We are currently breaking-in 3 geldings who are from Lambina Station in far north SA where Jim Robb bred remounts for the Army.
	www.lighthorse.org.au /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1741 (802 words)

	English Bites - Print Friendly - Brumbies
		SARAH SCHOFIELD: It's a long way for 12 horses, 10 foals and 2 mares to come to reach a sanctuary and it's taken about two months for them to be trucked to Alice Springs, on to South Australia and then across to the east coast.
		LUCY WEIR: The main features of the Waler horse are the strong hooves, good bone in the legs, with the short cannon, deep girth, powerful hind quarters, good shoulder, intelligent-looking head with a kind eye.
		The horses will initially be leased to guarantee their care and protection.
	abcasiapacific.com /englishbites/stories/BRUMBIES.htm (427 words)

	Ridding Clubs and Organizations
		Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association - The purpose of the IHSA is to promote competition for riders of any skill level regardless of financial status.
		Waler Horse Society of Australia - Information on the Waler breeds and what the Society is doing to preserve and promote this truly Australian horse breed.
		Maritime Quarter Horse Youth Association - Now affiliated with the AQHA and AQHYA, we are an association built to join kids and horses in competition and recreation.
	www.ability.org.uk /ridding_clubs_and_organizations.html (1340 words)

	Kentucky Horse Park Home
		The Kentucky Horse Park is an equine themed park and competition facility dedicated to man's relationship with the horse.
		Home to approximately 50 different breeds, large and small, the park introduces you to the world of the horse.
		Experience the behind-the-scenes sights and sounds of a real working horse farm as you explore the grounds, and enjoy spectacular live presentations, horse shows and special events throughout the year.
	www.imh.org (92 words)

	Waler Horse Owners & Breeders Association Australia Inc
		The W.H.O.B.A.A. is dedicated to the long-term preservation of the historical attributes of the Waler horse.
		Presidents of the Waler Horse Society of Australia Inc., two of whom were instrumental in founding that Society and formulating the original aims, ideals, definitions and methods employed by that Society.
		As a consequence of dedication, experience and relentless research we possess arguably the most in-depth knowledge and reference base for defining, identifying and acknowledging the Waler horse.
	walerhorses.com (104 words)

	Yarramalong Waler Stud
		All Brumbys aren't Walers, but some Walers may still be found amongst some Brumby herds.
		We acknowledge the above Organisation as the caretakers of the Traditional waler horse, applying the same principles, preserving the same blood, that produced this Australian Identity.
		“There is a public lack of awareness / understanding regarding the nature of horses; the physical and psychological requirements of their welfare and the true situation regarding the extent of cruelty, abuse and neglect to which many are subjected in contemporary Australia.
	www.yarramalong.net /news.htm (217 words)

	Tamworth Memorial to the Australian Light Horse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The memorial is a cast bronze statue of a Waler horse and an Australian Light Horse Trooper.
		The memorial, also known as The Tamworth Waler Memorial, was designed and created by sculptor Tanya Bartlett of The Sculpture Studio, Newcastle and cast by Crawfords' Casting foundry, Sydney It was unveiled and dedicated on 29 October 2005.
		The term 'Waler' was given to the Australian horse that became legendary in India, in South Africa during the Boer War and in the Middle East during the Great War of 1914 to 1918.
	www.skp.com.au /memorials/pages/20888.htm (856 words)

	Mirago : Sports: Equestrian: Breeds: Australian Stock Horse
		Australian Stock Horse or Waler - History and origin of the breed, breed characteristics, foundation sires, and pictures.
		Australian Waler Horse, The - History and information about Australian horse, also links and famous quotes from historians.
		Waler Horse Society of Australia - The WHSA aims to preserve the heritage and breed lines of the original Waler Horse, a Warmblood breed originally used on the huge stations in Australia.
	www.mirago.com /scripts/dir.aspx?cat=Top/Sports/Equestrian/Breeds/Australian_Stock_Horse (144 words)

	Talara Waler Horse
		Before retiring as a broodmare Grover was used as a trail/stock horse and has since produced lovely progeny with stylish movement, quiet temperaments and strong bone.
		Waler colt, DOB 10/2005, Black with white star and 2 white hind socks, mature medium type est.
		Waler colt, DOB11/2005, Bay with white blaze and 2 hind white socks.
	www.talara-waler.com /horsesforsale.htm (282 words)

	Snowy Country - Accommodation in the Snowy Mountains \| Snowy Waler Stud \| Snowy Murray Greys \| Snowy Boers
		In 2002, we were reading the weekend supplement and were enchanted by the article “Hero horses make a comeback.” We enthusiastically delved into Richard’s ‘Australia at war’ books and produces Waler reference after Waler reference: stories of heroism, stamina, tenacity and of the great friendships established between Waler horses and their riders.
		Some stations retained their herds for stock horses, maintaining their herds in the semi-wild conditions that they were originally bred under.
		Other stations allowed their horses to become wild and these herds still exist in the areas where they were at one time bread.
	www.snowycountry.com /jillico.html (1555 words)

	Stateline NSW
		SARAH SCHOFIELD: Australia sent 125,000 walers to the Middle East for use by the Light Horse Brigade during World War I. The horses were hardy, needing little feed or water, sure-footed and reliable in a charge.
		Under the wild horse management plan for the Kosciuszko National Park, released two weeks ago, the wild horses are to be removed through trapping, roping and mustering.
		LUCY WEIR: With all walers, what's consistent throughout the breed is their temperament, and temperament really is everything with the horse if you want to work with it because it makes them manageable, it makes them trainable and it makes them very ridable.
	www.abc.net.au /cgi-bin/common/printfriendly.pl?http://www.abc.net.au/stateline/nsw/content/2003/s896129.htm (1111 words)

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