Small, ugly, mean – yet the star of the times! Bigger than any filmstar – when Mark Radium competed at shows he was so popular that sideshow alley closed!
He’s not descended from the Radium made popular by the ASH, but from a Radium far better known in those times.
Tracing Timor Pony history in Australia is a fascinating exercise, reading through old newspaper articles paints a real picture of how plentiful and well regarded these ponies were.
Welsh Ponies and Cobs are a significant background breed of the Waler, the most numerous imported ponies in our early history (apart from the Timor Pony).
Arab horses (now Arabian – using terms of the day for historical context; ‘Arabian’ was used very rarely). Continuing the background of the Waler…
Cleveland Bay – an important background breed of the Waler. Now the rarest horse breed in the world – facing extinction – this handsome, superlative horse breed was once highly popular in Australia.
Now critically endangered in Australia and the UK, the loveable Suffolk Punch is a founding breed of the Waler.
Old newspaper photos, despite the quality, provide a pictorial guide to this founding breed of the Waler.
Another important background breed of Walers, with heightened interest in them after WW1.
The Clydesdale was the most popular draught breed in Australia. Our photos of the breed are carefully selected as it became a generic term for draught.
