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Kōrero: Horses

Packhorses

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Packhorses

The only way to get food or equipment to the more remote parts of a hill country property was by packhorse. The packman, who knew how to properly arrange a load on a horse, was a valuable member of any mustering gang or station staff. These packhorses are loaded and ready to go at Cloudy Range Station, Amuri, South Canterbury.

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Canterbury Museum

Reference: 9305

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Emma Meyer, Horses – Horses and farming, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/19277/packhorses (accessed 24 June 2026).

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