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Kōrero: Horses

Rough Rider and horse

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Rough Rider and horse

This heroic image was typical of the war art from the South African War. However, New Zealand horses did gain a high reputation as well-bred and hardy, and able to adapt to difficult conditions.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library

Reference: A-256-002

by G. Montbard

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Emma Meyer, Horses – War, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/19286/rough-rider-and-horse (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Emma Meyer, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.