The last Brumby Bridges for 2015 is now online: December 2015 Brumby Bridges IN THIS ISSUE….. 3…..Australian National Heritage Charter 4…..Member News 4…..ABHR Showcase Brumby 0f the Year Awards 8…..KNP Wild Horse Management Plan Update 8….Blaming Brumbies in Queensland 8….2016 Australian Brumby Challenge Continue reading
ABA is appalled that the views of NSW National Parks and Wildlife Services have been aired in a recent Sunday Telegraph article, Time is running out for wild brumbies made famous the Man From Snowy River movie, ahead of the recommendations by an expert panel review and release of the Draft KNP Management Plan. Furthermore, ABA refutes the statements made in the Sunday Telegraph article and has written to the NSW Minister for the Environment and Heritage. ABA’s letter to the Minister and Media Release can be viewed at the links below. ABA KNP Media Release 24-Nov-2015 Letter to the… Continue reading
Overview of ABA Brumby Info Papers ABA Brumby Resource Information Paper 1.1 [read on below or download ABA Brumby Resource Paper 1.1] Introduction There is a wealth of information to show the many contributions that Wild Horses have, and continue to have, on our spiritual wellness, developing early European post-settlement, our social history, tourism, poetry, songs, and in addition to many other examples of their central connection to us, the Brumby’s iconic status is represented on Australia’s $10 currency note. Wild Horses are known by a range of ‘titles’ in different countries. The North Americans call wild horses Mustangs, England… Continue reading
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the remarkable discovery by American woman Louise Firouz that a horse breed thought extinct for 1300 years had in fact survived in a mountainous region of Iran. Read more about Louise Firouz and the discovery of a living herd of Caspian horses. Horsetalk NZ Wikipedia Sydney Morning Herald (2008) Continue reading
Scientists have long studied the best ways to train and treat domesticated horses, but they largely ignored the behavior of free-ranging horses. Recent research has begun to fill that gap. Observations from long-term studies of wild horses show that the conventional, male-centric view of their power dynamics is wrong. In fact, females often call the shots, employing tactics such as cooperation and persistence to get their way. more… Continue reading
