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Information A Brumby is a free-roaming feral horse in Australia. Although found in many areas around the country, the best-known brumbies are found in the Australian Alps region in south-eastern Australia. Today, most of them are found in the Northern Territory, with the second largest population in Queensland. A group of Brumbies is known as a "mob" or "band".
Brumbies are the descendants of escaped or lost horses, dating back in some cases to those belonging to the early European settlers, including the "Capers" from South Africa, Timor Ponies from Indonesia, British pony and draught horse breeds, and a significant number of Thoroughbreds and Arabians. Threats to Australian brumby Brumbies face some unique welfare issues, mostly related to attempts to decrease population numbers in the wild. Useful links and information about brumby issues and the organisations that work hard on their behalf will continue to be added to this page, so please check back again.
What they require Brumbies requirements are the same as the average horse. Clean fresh water, shade and shelter from the elements, another horse to be friend with. Standard fencing will be absolutely fine to contain your Brumbies – they are no more likely to jump fences than any other horse.
Today they live in many places, including some National Parks. Occasionally they are mustered and domesticated for use as camp drafters, working stock horses on farms or stations, but also as trail horses, show horses, Pony Club mounts and pleasure horses.[1] They are the subject of some controversy – regarded as a pest and threat to native ecosystems by environmentalists and the government,[2][3] but also valued by others as part of Australia's heritage, with supporters working to prevent inhumane treatment or extermination, and rehoming Brumbies who have been captured.[4]
