"About The New Zealand Horses at War" Topic
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| Tango01 | 13 Aug 2020 9:12 p.m. PST |
"Horses were used by both sides fighting in the conflicts of the 19th century. During the first four months of 1864, 1,000 horses were shipped to New Zealand for use by the New Zealand colonial defence force. Māori prophet and military leader Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki and his men rode horses, and in the late 1860s captured many of their enemies' mounts. When Te Kooti was defeated and fled, the horses were abandoned. It is possible that these, and other abandoned and escaped horses, are the origin of the wild horses found in the Kaimanawa Mountains…"
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| Brian Smaller | 14 Aug 2020 12:05 p.m. PST |
Interesting note. My grandfather, as a young man (14-16 years old) used to capture and break wild Kaimanawa horses and sell them to the army during the early years of WWI. |
| Tango01 | 14 Aug 2020 12:42 p.m. PST |
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