Boer for sale

The history of the Boer horse is as old as the history of the white civilization in Southern Africa. The growth and development of the breed were parallel and inseparably connected to the history of the white settlers.

The breed developed shortly after arrival of Jan van Riebeeck in the Cape in 1652. Often people mistake its name with a Goat which is a breed of European, Anglo and Indian. But in retrospect the history of this horse is even more diverse and intresting. The first horses were imported from Java during Van Riebeeck's reign in the Cape. The Dutch East Indian Company sold the first horses to the Free Burghers in 1665. But this horse is not any other horse used for fun riding. It has been tested and tested to its limits. Under difficult conditions they had to live off the veld and thousands of these horses perished. The First World war and the advent of the bakkie also contributed to the fact that the Boer horse on the farm almost disappeared.

These horses in the Cape were renowned for their endurance and intelligence and were sought after as a military horse. Lord Charles Somerset further improved and stimulated the breeding process by importing thoroughbred stallions. At this stage there were about 200,000 horses in the Cape. In short, it can be said that the Cape horse was established in these 150 years as a specific type and it was worldwide known and sought after as a military horse. Due to inbreeding, persian Arab were imported and for about 150 years these horses in the Cape were inbred with the Eastern blood. Thus a definite type of horse, which became known as the Cape horse, developed.

The most significant contibution done by this horse is the Calvinia breed which was developed from it. Thus the legacy of this horse has never ended.