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; see -er ¹

Example Sentences

The two officers rose, as their syces, or native grooms, came up before the bungalow leading two ponies, a Waler and an Arab.

From The Jungle Girl by Casserly, Gordon

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

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)

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.

He fondled the velvet nose of his beloved Suráj—a graceful creature, half Arab, half Waler; and absently acknowledged the frantic jubilations of his Irish terrier puppy, christened by Lance the Holy Terror—Terry for short.

From Far to Seek A Romance of England and India by Diver, Maud