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

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

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

Gradually the black Waler drew away from all but two others, who hotly contested the leadership.

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

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