Our Bloodlines
All our horses go back to multiple, historical horses of
significance including:
Sir Hercules (1843), Goldsbrough (1870), Saladin (~1875), Tester
(~1880's), Carbine (1885),
Cyllene (1895), Moorefield (1889), Jack (~1890's), Cecil (1899), Bruce
(1900), the Arab endurance stallion Shahzada (1913), Gainsborough
(1915), Radium (1918), Rivoli (1919), Medlow (~1920), Pantheon (1921),
Spearfelt (1921), Heroic (1921), Gibbergunyah (1922), Silvius (1924),
Haydons Starlight (1926), Sirdar (1930),
The Bullseye (1932), Bullseye (1932), Bobbed Steel (1933), Midstream
(1933),
Bobbie Bruce (1934), Bignalls
Radiant (1934), Pantler (1935), Panthom (1936), The Cuan
(1937), Dimray (1938), Young Valais (1939), Bright Flame
(1943), Panzer (1945), Chan (1945), Radux (1946), Myra Bronze (1951),
Sundown (1951), Buisson Ardent (1953), Abbey (1955), Austock Beranghi
(1956), Terlings Deo Juvante, (1956), Peter (1956), Nabinabah the Gun
(1957), Never In Doubt (1957), Reality (1958), Scrumlo Firelight
(1960), Bush Fire (1961), Scrumlo Uranium (1964), Elliotts Creek Cadet
(1967), Rivoli Ray (1967), Cecil Bruce (1968), the exceptional mare
Nabinabah Breezette (1973) and her full siblings Nabinabah Zephyr
(1971) and Nabinabah Gunner (1972); Warrenbri Romeo (1975), Jaipur
(1976), Lindsay (1982) and Realm of Fire (1982).
Waler Horses
of Significance
The Australian Stock
Horse Society is now recognising Heritage Stock Horses and to qualify,
a horse must have multiple links to recognised Waler Horses of
Significance - defined as an Australian-bred
horse, foaled in Australia during the Waler era (1945 or earlier) and
appearing
in multiple Australian Stock Horse pedigrees. Many of the above horses
1945 or earlier have been recognised as Waler Horses of Significance.
Heritage Stock Horses and their Waler connection
What is a Heritage Stock Horse? Firstly it is a horse that has
proven heritage breeding back to Australian born horses circa 1870 -
1945 (or earlier) - the same era as the Waler horses sent overseas as
remounts for the Australian Light Horse. Secondly in our stud, horses
must have NO Quarter Horse or any other modern breeds not in existence
in Australia in the Waler era. Effectively this means a full pedigree
of at least 50 years to rule out any Quarter Horse (first imported into
Australia in 1954) as any unknowns may possibly be Quarter
Horse.
Heritage Stock Horses trace back to those horses that helped establish
our country in the early days of Australia's colonisation - the
explorers, the farmers, the stockmen moving cattle for thousands of
miles - an era when horses were essential for work, transport and
pleasure. While these heritage horses owe a lot to the Thoroughbred,
they may also have pony, Arab or sometimes a little of the heavier
breeds such as Suffolk Punch, Cleveland Bay etc and generally go back
on the dam line to "station mares".
What is the connection between Heritage Stock Horses and Walers? A.T.
Yarwood in his book Walers, Australian Horses Abroad, 1989, said "In
essence, the Waler was an Australian horse abroad, working chiefly in
the countries washed by the Indian Ocean, though also in the Middle
East and Asia. Initially, it was a horse bred in New South Wales and
imported to India for military, sporting or domestic purposes, and the
term remained current there for nearly a century, applying soon to all
Australian horses." (Yarwood page 16). However in the 1800’s and early
1900’s, the term Waler was not used for horses in Australia; instead
here they were called "remounts" or stockhorses. Originally, being a
Waler only meant the horse came from Australia, so there were many
types of Walers, depending on what they were used for. Yarwood stated
that, “like the Man From Snowy River’s horse, a Waler was typically
“three parts thoroughbred at least’, with the origin of the fourth
element depending on its intended field of service.” (Yarwood p.17). Of
course there were some very heavy horses used as artillery horses, but
Yarwood is describing the typical horse used by our mounted infantry in
the Boer War and WWI - it is this "remount" type most of us immediately
think of when the word Waler is mentioned. These horses that are an
integral part of our proud ANZAC history, essentially were the original
Australian stockhorse.
Today the term Waler refers to those horses that are descended from the
same horses as those sent overseas as “Walers”, with no new breeds
introduced since that time - and clearly heritage stockhorses fit this
criteria - hence our stud name, "Emu Gully Heritage Stock Horse Waler
Stud".
Our horses are all registered Australian Stock Horses as we believe
this society (ASHS) has preserved and recorded the Waler bloodlines
from the past. There are still families living on properties that have
been in the same family since the 1800’s, breeding the same type of
horses as their great grandparents did, that have maintained detailed
stud records, and many of our horses go back to such stations as
Bloomfield, Scrumlo, Thornthwaite etc. While not all ASHS horses are
heritage due to the inclusion of Quarter Horse bloodlines; because our
horses have known pedigrees, we can determine exactly what bloodlines
are, and more importantly are not, in our horses. With these detailed
pedigrees, links to known remount sires such as Tester, Gibbergunyah,
Saladin, Jack and Bruce can be traced (See our History page for more
information on these horses).
Note: Emu
Gully Heritage Stock Horse Waler Stud is not affiliated
with either the WHSA or WHOBAA as both these breed societies now only
register "Outback" Walers (horses rescued from outback stations in WA,
SA and NT and descendants of these horses), and neither group will now
register domestically bred registered Australian Stock Horses.
Therefore our horses and their progeny are no longer eligible for
registration with either Waler group (5 mares and one stallion were
registered with the WHSA before they changed their criteria).
