A PUBLIC RECORD
Walers are a uniquely Australian mix of the horses brought to the Colony to provide transport and facilitate communication, settlement and farming in our harsh environment. Walers were bred to suit local conditions so successfully that they were also exported all over the world up until the mid-twentieth century.
Despite efforts to save the breed, the old blood lines and types are fast disappearing. This public record is intended to help ensure that we do not lose them, providing opportunity for public assistance.
![Foundation Walers](https://walerdatabase.online/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/front-page-hero-final-1024x626.webp)
DOES ANYONE KNOW?
40 horses were rescued from Cordillo Downs Station in 1988. We know about 27. You can see them listed in our database here. Do you know what happened to the rest of the horses?
![Cordillo Downs, D Skubbs, National Archives of Australia](https://walerdatabase.online/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Cordillo-Downs-Scenery.jpg)
![Walers at farm in Victoria Australia](https://walerdatabase.online/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4802.jpg)
ALL FOR THE WALER
The Waler horse is something most will just read about in history books; or recognise from legendary feats such as the Charge at the Battle of Beersheba. They are however not a relic of history, and several groups have been working since the 1980s to secure their future, with remnant herds likely still existing in remote Australia.
Our database provides a place to record our foundation generation of Waler horses and their offspring, acknowledging their significant contribution to our history. To ensure our Walers are still here for future generations to know, we are collecting this information for owners, breeders and the generally interested.
![Foal Indi with poppy sculpture](https://walerdatabase.online/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Indi-With-Poppy-768x1024.webp)
![Young Waler Indi looking across the plains](https://walerdatabase.online/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/young-indi.webp)
On connecting with land and Waler
Photographer and little Waler Indi connect amidst whispering volcanic plains of Western Victoria.