Save the Brumbies: Protesters are trying to stop Australia from culling its wild horses

The UK Telegraph reports on the plight of Kosi Brumbies, includiing comments from ABA Members the Snowy Mountain Bush Users Group and the Victorian Brumby Association.  For the full story click the link below: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/13/save-the-brumbies-protesters-are-trying-to-stop-australia-from-c/ Continue reading

ABA letter to NSW Premier refutes Prof Don Driscoll’s claims regarding Brumby populations in KNP

President of ABA, Jill Pickering has written to Mike Baird, Premier of NSW in regard to a recent letter to him from Prof Don Driscoll supporting the draft Wild Horse Management Plan.   View or download ABA’s letter to Mike Baird: Letter to Mike Baird, Premier NSW from Jill Pickering, President ABA   Continue reading

A Short History of High Plains Wild Horses from Kiandra to Peppercorn

Ted Taylor,  from Northern KNP is knowledgeable of the background and origins of various Snowy Brumby breed types, from: Kiandra Yarrangobilly Caves. Long Plain/Currango Peppercorn, Broken Cart and Brindabella, and Coolamine   Below is his account of the history of horses from this area.   Short history of High Plains Wild Horses from Kiandra to Peppercorn Ted Taylor “I now describe, for those not privileged to see KNP when leased and grazed by tens of thousands of sheep and cattle for over one 100 yrs. It was a very beautiful healthy landscape; the broad-toothed rat, corroboree frog, fish and wild… Continue reading

ABA Submission to the draft KNP Wild Horse Management Plan

The ABA submission is about ensuring that a robust Heritage Snowy Brumby population will continue to be seen by future generations as living history and understand why early settlers relied on ancestors of the Snowy Brumby to survive. In doing so, the ABA also accepts that too many of any species, including humans, will cause negative environmental impacts. To view and download the full ABA Submission and its Attachments, click on the links below ABA Submission to KNP Draft Wild Horse Management Plan ABA Submission Att-1 Managing Viable Brumby Populations ABA Submission Att-2 Impacts in Perspective ABA Submission Att-3 Straight… Continue reading