Horse Name
Maestro
Also known as
Gender
Gelding
Capture Location
Newhaven
Capture Year
2004
Birth Year
2005
Sire
Dam
Rigoletto
Colour
Bay
Markings
Type
Height (hh)
Parentage DNA
Breed Ancestry
Yes
Registration
Deceased
Additional Notes
Born in 2005 (conceived on Newhaven) to Rigoletto
AWHDB ID
AWHDB0067
Maestro
Maestro was born in Victoria, shortly after his dam Rigoletto’s rescue from Peterborough.
Central Australian Waler station bred stock horses were taken to Newhaven Station in the 1950s, the isolation and hard country protecting the impressive old-bloodlines and continuing the attributes of being wise and hardy. Excellent bone, some medium but largely light athletic types, with proven good temperaments. They were removed in the early 2000s, some saved from yards in Alice Springs and others as youngsters in SA awaiting processing through Peterborough Meatworks.
We are gathering and preserving as much information as possible about our Waler horses. Please let us know if you know anything more about Maestro, anecdotes and photos welcomed!
This is what we know about how Maestro’s dam Rigoletto came to Victoria.
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