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.

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Foundation Walers

DOES ANYONE KNOW?

Stories about the horses are a powerful way to engage with them. Do you have any stories about any of the horses in the database, in particular from the foundation generation?

Foundation Waler gelding Fisher staring pensively into the distance
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Walers at farm in Victoria Australia

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
The Bulletin, 11 August 1937 Sunshine Massey Harris Reaper and Binder

Remember Our Working Horses

Enoch Waler

We aim to facilitate a personal connection with our horse history: to remember the contribution horses made to our nation and remind us of how much we will lose if we let the old-fashioned horse just disappear.

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How you can help

The Waler Database is a work in progress. Our team has spent years collecting information. Now we need your help to improve the records. Please send in any Waler details you can recall.

Advice, corrections, photographs and stories are all welcome.

Without your contribution we will not be able to provide a comprehensive public record, and without one, our old-fashioned Walers will likely be lost to us all.

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Looking south towards the homestead from a rocky outcrop, Gogo Station, ca. 1957-1958, State Library of W.A.

GoGo Adventures (part7)

Janet Lane

Have you enjoyed the story of capturing the GoGo Station Walers? It highlights the active commitment required to save a rare breed and the importance of publicly recording knowledge.

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