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

When Lord Victor and Captain Swinton had finished their breakfast a huge barouche of archaic structure, drawn by a pair of gaunt Waler horses, arrived to take them to the maharajah.

From The Three Sapphires by Fraser, W. A.

I've promised to ride his Waler for the Ghantala Valley Cup next month.

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

Almost at the foot of the inhospitable hills Wee Willie Winkie saw the Waler blunder and come down heavily.

From Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II by Kipling, Rudyard

"Black Waler Mare, 15-1, six years off, up to 14 stones, easy paces, regularly ridden by a lady touched in wind."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-29 by Various

Thick corduroy breeches and gaiters swaddle his shapeless legs, and he rides a coarse-bred Waler mare.

From Twenty-One Days in India; and, the Teapot Series by Aberigh-Mackay, George Robert