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Story: Hōiho – horses and iwi

Young rider

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Young rider

Three men and a small boy pose with their horses and dogs, around 1910. While the child on the horse may just have been sitting there for the photo, Māori children often learnt to ride at an early age.

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Basil Keane, Hōiho – horses and iwi – Horses in Māori culture, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/17818/young-rider (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Basil Keane, published 1 March 2009, updated 1 July 2015.