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What Is A Black Barb Kelpie?

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An early kelpie , Sally, was mated to Moss, a Smooth Collie, and she produced a black pup that was named Barb after The Barb, a black horse which had won the Melbourne Cup in 1866. Consequently, black Kelpies became known as Barb Kelpies or Barbs There were a number of Kelpies named Red Cloud. … Read more

What Is A Red Cloud Kelpie?

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The first and most famous was John Quinn’s Red Cloud in the early 20th century. In the 1960s, another Red Cloud became well known in Western Australia. This started the tradition in Western Australia of calling all Red or Red and tan kelpies , especially those with white chests , Red Cloud Kelpies. Do red … Read more