Category: Wild Horse Regions

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

View photos of Kaimanawa Heritage Horses The following article was taken from the Kaimaniwa Heritage Horses website and readers are encouraged to visit that site for further information on New Zealand’s Kiamaniwa Horses:  http://kaimanawaheritagehorses.org/ While the first horses were introduced into New Zealand by Samuel Marsden in December 1814, it was not until 1876 that the first wild horses were recorded in the Kaimanawa Ranges. Between 1858 and 1875 Major George Gwavas Carlyon imported Exmoor ponies to Hawkes Bay. These were crossed with local stock and a sure-footed pony known as the Carlyon pony resulted. Sir Donald McLean imported two… Continue reading