On 22 March 2001, following the aerial shooting of over 600 horses in the Guy Fawkes River National Park (GFRNP), the Minister for the Environment, Mr Bob Debus, announced that a study would be undertaken into the heritage value of horses in the Park . The study concluded:
Having examined and documented claims made in relation to the heritage value of horses in theGFRNP, the Working Party concludes that these horses:
- are important in the cultural history of the Guy Fawkes area
- have a special association with a group of persons of importance in the cultural history of theGuy Fawkes area, namely the Light Horse regiments
- have a strong association with some sections of communities in the Guy Fawkes area
- are important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of an item of significant nationalcultural heritage, namely the brumby
For these reasons, the Working Party concludes that the GFRNP horses have significant local heritage value, sufficient to warrant their being managed on this basis
