Percheron horses in Australia
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- The Percheron breed was introduced in Australia for economic reasons
- Australian farmers needed an animal which could
- support the heat of the tropics and subtropics (QLD, WA, desert regions )
- stand the cold winter (Tasmania, VIC, SA)
- pull carriages under long distances
- The Percheron horse was also used for
- biological work
- producing serum for the C.S.L.
- medical experiments in relation to serum production
- medical experiments
- breeding purpose
- show work
- ploughing competition
- dressage competion
- horse riding competition
- The PERCHERON HORSE in Australia , to-day, is used for
- improving other breeds
- horse riding and competition riding
- dressage competion
- ploughing competion
For further information , suggestion, documentation on the Percheron horse
Write/Telephone/Fax to:
Neale Burgess
P.O.Box 312
CURRIE , KING ISLAND 7256
AUSTRALIA
Tel/Fax: 03 64611344
between 7pm and 9pm Australian Time East Coast (King Island is on Melbourne time)
( Neale Burgess is the President of the Percheron Horse Breeder Association
)
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