Now the round-up is in full swing. Full tilt the wild horses are driven towards the distant 

 corrals where they will start a very different life. 



In view of the fact that so much of Australia is ideally suited for horse breeding, it is strange 

 to think that the horse was unknown there until it was introduced by western man at the 

 end of the eighteenth century. 



The Australian 'waler', a mixture of Dutch, Spanish, Arab and English breeds, is a fine 

 saddle horse and a bold jumper. At one time it held the record for the world's highest ridden 

 jump, eight feet four inches. 



