The Brumbies which roam the Snowy Mountains National Park are causing huge environmental damage. The government has decided to do a series of culls. This is a very controversial decision and many areas have raised money to rescue some of these brumbies and rehome them in other districts. A group of concerned residents raised money to bring about a dozen of them to our region. Our neighbour has taken two of them - this little girl has only been on our front paddock for about 12 months. It's safe to say that she has settled in quite well....
Brumby is such a wonderful name for these beautiful feral horses. I can imagine that decision is very controversial. They are such magnificent creatures.
She is beautiful. So sad about the horses causing so much damage. It is one of the downsides to overpopulation. But, if they don't do something, they will eventually cause so much damage that none of them can survive there. So glad people are relocating them to other areas.
I've been following the debate and the issues. No doubt the numbers of brumbies in the High Country must be heavily culled for sound environmental reasons. But great if some can be saved and domesticated, I'd hate to see them all disappear.
@casablanca Hi Casablanca - you are so correct - and that's what makes it so difficult. It's a very emotive issue because the people recommending the cull are environmentalists and nature lovers themselves.
@homeschoolmom You have pinpointed the problem Lisa - the relocation efforts have been helpful - but a large cull still had to occur. Apparently their gene pool is a little different to the majority of domestic horses - this makes it even more controversial. Thanks for your input.
@fbailey HI FB. I'm afraid we didn't adopt her directly - I'm actually very wary of horses! She belongs to our neighbour who runs her horses on our front paddock. We get to enjoy them without having to go too close!! :)
@golftragic Hi Marnie - we've learnt a lot about them from our neighbour. Apparently their gene pool is slightly different to domesticated horses. And I think their history gives them the right to a manageable presence in the park. It's keeping it manageable that is the problem. I'm not sure if the eventual aim is to remove them all together?
@gardenfolk Hi - thanks for your comment. She is gorgeous - and only young. What's more amazing to me is that only 2 years ago she was a brumby (wild horse) roaming one of our biggest, coldest National Parks... Cheers Rob
June 14th, 2018
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