Boer Horse

The Boer Horse has a long and colorful history. The development and growth of this breed of horse was in connection to the development and growth of white settlers in Southern Africa. In reality, the history of this breed and its development has been attributed to three different phases.

The first phase began in the Cape. In 1652 Jan van Riebeeck arrived and this pahses ends in 1836 when the Great Trek began. This phase begins when the horses were imported to the cape from Java.

The second phase began at the end of the first, with the Great Trek in 1836 to the Boer War start in 1899. This was when different breeds of horses were introduced into not only the cape, but the republics as well. This is where we begin to see some strong Boer Horse influence, as the result of different horse types breeding.

After the Boer War all the way into the present day, the Boer Horse was seen as a mobile, hardy horse with strong stamina. They were able to perform even unde difficult conditions.