Six wild Walers to showcase Australian breed

Australian low-cal horsemen riding waler horses. The soldiers are of the master copy contingent of the Australian Imperial Force together with the photograph was taken earlier their difference from Commonwealth of Australia inwards Nov 1914. The soldier on the correct is Trooper William Harry Rankin Woods, 1st Light Horse Regiment, who died of wounds on fifteen May 1915, i of the outset low-cal horsemen to conk during the Battle of Gallipoli.

The legendary versatility of Australia’s Waler horses volition survive on exhibit at side past times side year’s Equitana expo.

Six horses attain got been pulled from the wilds of primal Commonwealth of Australia together with each has been given to a dissimilar trainer to survive educated.

The horses volition look at Equitana inwards November, 2013, to exhibit only how far they attain got come, together with highlight the intrinsic value of the wild Walers if people are prepared to set inwards the endeavor to educate them.

Equitana has partnered amongst the Waler Horse Society of Commonwealth of Australia for the venture, together with too has the backing of Mitavite together with Diamond Boots Australia.

The Waler Equus caballus has a prestigious history together with stories of their bravery together with the numerous times these amazing equines saved their rider’s lives attain got been documented inwards many publications.

Today, Walers run gratuitous inwards Central Australia. They are rounded upwardly on a regular footing together with sent for processing equally pet food.

When their plight was brought to the attending of Equitana Australia, organisers contacted the Waler Horse Society amongst an idea.

Elizabeth Jennings, from the society, saw how working amongst Equitana could attain a lot of awareness together with hopefully encourage people to await at the Waler equally a potential riding partner.

The projection volition consider half-dozen wild Walers housed amongst trainers of really dissimilar disciplines for 12 months.

Michelle O’Neill together with Digger.

The trainers together with their Walers volition thence come upwardly to Equitana inwards Sydney inwards 2013 to showcase only how far they attain got come upwardly inwards i year.

Finding the horses together with getting them out of their wild habitat was non an tardily task.

Equitana sent Sandi Simons, Jennings together with a cinema crew to run into Don Childs, the human being responsible for capturing together with bringing the wild Walers out from the remote cattle stations on which they live.

After choosing the best half-dozen types for the purpose, the Walers were all delivered safely to their assigned trainers.

The trainers taking business office inwards the projection are:

• CHRISTY CONNOR from CC’s Equine Training inwards Taralga, New South Wales. Sheis going to educate BILL inwards play a joke on riding.
• DAVID SIMONS from David Simons Training inwards Drysdale, Victoria. He volition educate GUNNER equally a reining horse.
• ANNIE KESTERTON from Jindivick, Victoria. She volition educate CORONATION to survive a dressage horse.
• DAMIAN JUDD from Moore Creek, New South Wales. He has RUPERT to educate upwardly equally a Show Horse.
• MICHELLE O’NEILL from Cherry Tree Equine inwards Cooma, New South wales. She volition educate DIGGER equally a barrel racing horse.
• WAYNE ARMSTRONG from Team of Four inwards Bambra, Victoria. He volition introduce Trooper equally a wagon horse.

 

The progress of the horses tin survive followed at www.equitana.com.au.

 

 

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