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

I remember one very handsome Waler, which went like a lamb with me until suddenly, when cantering quietly along, he took it into his head to try and buck me off.

From The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. by Hayes, M. Horace (Matthew Horace)

Half a minute brought us within fifty yards of the 'rickshaw, I pulled my Waler and fell back a little.

From Indian Tales by Kipling, Rudyard

The Waler School had many backers; and there were even a few cranks who suggested for the place of honour a curly-eared Kathiawar horse.

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

Seeing Saxham held in conversation by one of the other men, he winked portentously at the New South Waler, and whispered in his ear.

From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard

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)