Waler mare Somme
Horse Name
Somme
Also known as
Gender
Mare
Capture Location
Jinka
Capture Year
1987
Birth Year
Sire
Dam
Colour
Brown
Markings
Type
Light
Height (hh)
15.2
Parentage DNA
Breed Ancestry
Registration
WHSA
Deceased
Yes
Additional Notes
AWHDB ID
AWHDB0218

Somme

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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