Horse Name
Dardanelle
Also known as
Gender
Stallion
Capture Location
Cordillo Downs
Capture Year
1989
Birth Year
Sire
Dam
Colour
Black
Markings
Star
Type
Medium
Height (hh)
Parentage DNA
Breed Ancestry
Yes
Registration
WHOBAA
Deceased
Yes
Additional Notes
AWHDB ID
AWHDB0168
Dardanelle
Dardanelle originated from Cordillo Downs in remote South Australia where horses were mostly known for their look-at-me attributes, lighter officer’s charger types, with the good bone essential to all Walers. Harsh country running sheep in those days required large numbers of excellent horses: sensible, smart and tough. He was rescued in the mid 1980s from saleyards in Alice Springs (destination Peterborough Meatworks in SA) when a Society to save the Waler breed was started.
Dardanelle was an outstanding example with the temperament, looks, charisma and bone of a true Officer, and his legacy is carried on by stallions Ezekiel and Akbah. Read his wonderful story here.
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Stories and history:Dardanelle
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Calliope Station
Colour and Markings
Shipping Horses to War
A Word About Types
Ezekiel