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Overview View photos of Coffin Bay Brumbies Wild horses are widely distributed in the arid zone of South Australia, including the Strzelecki, Sturt Stony and Simpson deserts as well as the Anangu Pitjantjatjara.    It is believed that most of these horses were derived from abandoned stock bred for military purposes in Australia and for export to British colonies such as India. A distinct group of horses on the coast near Port Lincoln is the Coffin Bay Pony.  Sixty Timor ponies were brought to the area in 1839 by the Hawson family to be used for breeding horses on the Eyre… Continue reading

Overview View photos of Toolara-Tuan Forest Brumbies Brumbies are widely distributed on grazing land, National Parks, State Forest and military ranges; the largest numbers are generally located in Cape York, the north-western part of the Queensland-NT border, Carnarvon National Park and an area south of Maryborough. Wild horses exist in lesser numbers in many other areas such as the Murphy’s Creek Ballad district (Gatton Shire),  Clement State Forest north of Townsville, commercial forests along the Fraser Coast and near Beerburrum (Sunshine Coast Hinterland) and the Townsville and Greenbank Military Training Areas.    Removal of horses has taken place in all of… Continue reading

Overview Large numbers of brumbies are present in the Gulf District as well as the Victoria River area and from Darwin south to Katherine.   The islands of Bathurst, Melville, Vanderlin and the Sir Edward Pellew Island Group are also home to wild horses. Records indicate that wild horses were present on the Coburg Peninsula since the 1820’s and were well established in Central Australia during the 1870’s.   From 1838-1849 Timor Ponies were imported to Port Essington on the Coburg Peninsula, representing the first major introduction of horses to Australia since arrival of the First Fleet in 1788. References Dawson, M… Continue reading

Overview View photos of Brumbies in Kosciuszko, NSW Wild horses exist in a number of areas of NSW, largely due to the early settlement of the land and a history of breeding horses for the military and remount trade.  By far, the largest populations exists in the Kosciuszko National Park where numbers are in the order of 3000.   Readers are referred to VBA Information Sheet Kosciuszko National Park Brumbies  and A Short History of the High Plains Wild Horses from Kiandra to Peppercorn for more information on this area. Other areas noted for wild horses include the Guy Fawkes Rivers,… Continue reading

Overview Small fluctuating numbers of wild horse occur in the ACT, particularly at the southern border with NSW. About 200 horses were present in the Namadgi National Park in the 1960’s but a large snow event in 1964 is believed to have cut numbers drastically; in 1987 the remaining 33 horses were culled. In 2001 small groups started migrating between Kosciuszko National Park and the Bimberi Ranges depending on climatic conditions. References Dawson, M J, et.al.,Proceeding of the National Feral Horse Management Workshop, Canberra, August 2006, Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre Member Groups no member groups Continue reading