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The Australian Stock Horse and the Waler horse come from similar roots, though today they are separate breeds. The "station horse" that was an ancestor of both breeds was used by the Australian Army in the First World War and was renowned for its toughness and endurance. [3] However, the modern Australian Stock Horse differs from the Waler ...
In most cases, bloodlines of horse breeds are recorded with a breed registry. The concept is somewhat flexible in horses, as open stud books are created for recording pedigrees of horse breeds that are not yet fully true-breeding. Registries are considered the authority as to whether a given breed is listed as a "horse" or a "pony".
When the Australian Stock Horse Society was formed in 1971, [14] the majority of horses accepted into its studbook were Waler horses. The ASHS also accepted horses of other breeds, notably Quarter horses, which has always been controversial. While many stock horses do have Quarter horse genetics in their breeding, not all do, as there are still ...
By 1920, a distinct type of pony had emerged in Australia, and in 1931, the first Australian pony stud book, the Australian Pony Stud Book Society, was formed. The Australian Pony section of the stud book incorporated all of the Mountain and moorland pony breeds that had been imported from the turn of the 20th century as well as the pony breeds ...
The term brumby refers to a feral horse in Australia. [8] Earlier nineteenth-century terms for wild horses in rural Australia included clear-skins and scrubbers. [9]The earliest known use of brumby in speech (1862, recorded 1896) is on the plains around the Barwon River and Narran River in northern New South Wales. [10]
Lists of Australian and New Zealand domestic animal breeds (2 P) C. Cat breeds originating in Australia (2 P) ... Horse breeds originating in Australia (7 P) P.
Pages in category "Horse breeds originating in Australia" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Horse breeds originating ... (14 P) R. Australian racehorses (4 C, 1 P) S. Equestrian sports in Australia (5 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Horses in Australia" The ...