Horse Name
Sergeant Major
Also known as
Sarge
Gender
Gelding
Capture Location
Jinka
Capture Year
1988
Birth Year
Sire
Dam
Colour
Grey
Markings
Type
Height (hh)
Parentage DNA
Breed Ancestry
Registration
WHSA
Deceased
Yes
Additional Notes
Came to Victoria in a load with Billjim
AWHDB ID
AWHDB0215
Sergeant Major
A heavier draft type horse was bred at Jinka, best known for service as Artillery horses, with outstanding presence, power and conformation. These horses were rescued in the late 1980s from Alice Springs saleyards along with the Garden and Cordillo horses otherwise destined for Peterborough Meatworks in SA.
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