Winter edition of Brumby Bridges OUT NOW !

The Winter edition of the ABA Newsletter Brumby Bridges is now available. In this issue: President’s Chat Victorian Auditor General’s Report of the Department of Evironment, Land, Water and Planning and Park’s Vic Environmental Impacts Stop the Shoot Protest ABA Member news Immuno-Contraception Parks Victoria FOI papers Continue reading

September Newsletter OUT NOW!

The September issue of Brumby Bridges is now available for viewing or downloading.   Inside this issue: More Kosi Brumbies at the Sale Yard Brumby Week in Central Australia The Ngarigo, Djiringanj and the Brumby 2017 International Compassionate Conservation Conference   View/Download Continue reading

Stop Press ! Urgent Petition to Oppose Live Export of Horses and Donkeys

You may have heard that there are moves in the federal government to open up a market in the live export of ponies, horses and donkeys for slaughter overseas. Under questioning in Senate Estimates from Senator Derryn Hinch, Departmental officials confirmed that a number of enquiries had been made about exporting horses and donkeys “in large numbers for slaughter”. Various groups, including Canberra’s rspca and the Australian Equine Unification Scheme groups have worked to raise awareness about this – but until Senate Estimates there was nothing recorded in the public domain to share. With Darren Hinch, raising this issue in the… Continue reading

Students honour Indigenous soldiers riding Brumbies to Alice Springs

On April 24, in Alice Springs a group of 36 students from a remote Central Australian Community finished their 127 kilometre ride through the desert on wild brumbies to honour Indigenous soldiers…. ….The trip is part of a community driven program, Stronger Communities for Children, which is designed to boost attendance at school. ….The Ntaria School students helped break in and train the wild Hermannsburg brumbies before the ride, many of them hope to continue their work with horses. Read the full story from the NITV Website ! Continue reading

September 2016 ABA Newsletter OUT NOW!

The September edition of Brumby Bridges is now available for viewing or download a the link below: Brumby Bridges Sep 2016 INSIDE THIS ISSUE….. 2…..President’s Chat 3…..Managing Viable Snowy Brumbies 4…..NSW Alpine Resorts Environmental Report 5…..Subscribe to ABA 6…..Member News 8…..Hoof Prints 9…..Editor’s Tail Continue reading