By JOHN TAYLOR OAM, Myrtleford and District Historical Society Inc.
THE first horses to graze in the Myrtleford district came in 1837 with the arrival of European overlanders, led by John Hillas, driving 1,300 head of cattle on to the Myrtle Creek Pastoral Run.
Local indigenous people already knew of horses, having observed the Hume and Hovell exploration party descend the ranges in 1824 and foll...
