The Waler Horse Society of Australia Inc. (WHSA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Australian Waler Horse. For more information visit www.walerhorse.com
The Waler horse is categorized into four types, pony, light, medium and heavy. Walers should show remarkable bone and robustness. Their jumping ability can be seen in the length of gaskin, splendid hindquarters and well-formed hocks. His comfort as a riding horse shows in his long ground-covering walk coming from a well sloped shoulder, strong back, powerful legs, big clean joints and correctly sloped pasterns, at an angle corresponding to the shoulder. His chest spaced for plenty of heart and lung room, his girth deep through and ribs well sprung. His tail is set medium to low, giving a sweeping refined appearance. His head is alert, broad between kindly eyes and well set onto a graceful but strong neck that gives a good length of rein as befitting a cavalry horse.
The Waler Horse Society of Australia Inc. (WHSA) was formed in 1986 and subsequently registered as the Waler Horse Society of Australia Inc. (WHSA) in 1988 to establish the Australian Waler Horse Studbook. The aim of the WHSA is to promote the breeding and preservation of the Australian Waler horse breed for the Australian community. By defining the Waler horse in a Standard of Excellence, an ideal is set for breeding programs involving the old bloodlines of the Australian remount horses. The Studbook and Horse Register, set up and maintained by the WHSA, establishes the Australian Waler horse as a breed as distinct from a type. The WHSA builds awareness of, and provides information about, the Waler's Heritage, their importance in Australian History and their potential for future use.
Waler horses, originating from remote outback stations with a history of breeding for the remount trade, form an essential part of the WHSA Foundation Waler Horse Register. Over the years, the WHSA has registered several hundred Foundation Waler horses with acceptable background and conformity to type as defined by the WHSA. The Waler horse is considered a rare breed, with just over 700 Waler and part bred Waler horses recorded with the WHSA in September 2012. To ensure the ongoing sustainability of the breed, the WHSA continues to locate, classify and subsequently register as Foundation Walers, horses that typically originate from remote outback stations with a history of breeding for the remount trade.
With the establishment the Waler Horse Register and Studbook, the Australian Waler horse faces a bright future with members and their horses actively demonstrating the Walers talent and versatility.
WHSA members and Waler breeders from around Australia form a small yet devoted group of enthusiastic individuals committed to maintain the Walers legendary qualities of hardiness, stamina, frugality and good temperament to ensure the Waler horse continues to be considered an important part of our equestrian community in the past, present and future. Waler horses today can be found successfully competing in a wide range of equestrian activities such as endurance, dressage, eventing, Light Horse Troop, show jumping, stock work, camp drafting, cutting, roping, harness, polocrosse and pony club as well as pleasure and trail riding.
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