Thowra

The cover of the 1973 paperback edition of "Silver Brumby" featured a beautiful painting by Peter Archer.

Name Thowra
Meaning The wind
Color Cream. Silver mane and tail. Blue-brown eyes
Sex Stallion

Lineage
Thowra Yarraman
Bel Bel

Mares of significance:
Boon Boon (The Brolga's daughter - Thowra's first mare)
Golden
Cirrus
Koora
Yuri

Other mares mentioned:
Grey mare (The Brolga's daughter - One of Thowra's first three mares)
Grey mare (The Brolga's daughter - One of Thowra's first three mares)
Black mare (from Arrow's herd). Captured in a brumby drive?
He also had other mares, won from The Brolga, that ran in the main herd, with Storm's mares.

Foals of significance:
Kunama
Lightning
Wirramirra
Wingilla
Dilkara

Other foals mentioned:
The first year's foals :- Creamy colt that darkened with age. Two dun colored foals.
The second year's foals :- Two dun colored foals. (and Kunama)
Others:-
Tambo's mares, Jillamatong "Jilla" and Wanga, creamy fillies with darks points sired by Thowra from mares in the main herd.
Dun colored filly, almost golden.
Silver foal to Cirrus.
Creamy filly with dark points to Boon Boon.

Half brother and lifelong friend of Storm.

Books
The Silver Brumby
The Silver Brumby's Daughter
Silver Brumbies of the South
Silver Brumby Kingdom
Silver Brumby Whirlwind

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