Waler

American  

[wey-ler] / ˈweɪ lər /

noun

1. a horse bred in New South Wales, Australia, as a military saddle horse and exported in numbers during the 19th century to British India.

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Waler British  

/ ˈweɪlə /

noun

1. a saddle horse originating in New South Wales

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Etymology

Origin of Waler

1840–50; after New South Wales; -er ¹

Example Sentences

Jim Silver had only seen the Waler mare once—on the occasion of her famous victory and defeat at Aintree the previous year; but once seen Mocassin was never forgotten.

From Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs by Ollivant, Alfred

But the horse next to him, urged by his rider, who was also his owner, made so strenuous an effort that it became obvious to all that he was gaining upon the Waler.

From Rosa Mundi and Other Stories by Dell, Ethel M. (Ethel May)

But the liveliest of twelve-two ponies can do little against the long canter of a Waler.

From Short Stories for English Courses by Mikels, Rosa Mary Redding

He patted the brown Waler, who pricked his sagacious ears and threw up his handsome bluntish head in acknowledgment of his master's caress.

From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard

The bar-tender, hoisting his eyebrows to his scollops of gummed hair, winked at the New South Waler with infinite meaning, and pointed to a cut-glass carafe that stood on the shining nickel-plated counter.

From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard