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The Victorian Brumby Association Inc has been a long time coming! In 2002, one of our founders rescued four Brumbies who had been caught in Victorias High Country with a view to training them and selling them as riding horses.
The Brumbies came home and turned out to be all we had hoped and more. They were trainable, sensible, intelligent, hardy, surefooted, sound footed (never needing shoeing!) and they lived on the smell of an oily rag!
The sad fact though, was that the truck that arrived as we were leaving the property where we purchased the Brumbies was the knackers truck arriving to take the remaining twenty odd Brumbies that hadn't been sold.
The seed was planted. These Brumbies, which we and many Australians feel are a part of our heritage are a declared feral pest. The State and Federal Governments have a declared intent to eradicate or remove ALL Brumbies from our State and National Parks and all Public Lands. There are many excuses for this and some good reasons. Those in power tell of poorly conformed horses that are reproducing rapidly, often starving. In fact, it is kinder to put them out of their (and the Governments) misery!! Not so! Certainly, the Brumby population needs to be effectively and RESPONSIBLY managed. Our Country and its often fragile ecosystems evolved without hard hooved mammals such as Brumbies. Our Nation however, evolved WITH Brumbies and with horses of every kind. Horses carried our explorers, cleared and ploughed our fields, carried us into war and pulled the carts that delivered milk right up to halfway through the last century!
Currently Victorian Brumbies are removed from the wild to assist in managing the population (as with any animal with no natural predators, human, ethical population management is important). We accept that it is necessary to remove some of these Brumbies from the wild. We do not accept that they should be slaughtered for pet food, which is the fate of most of these beautiful animals! The State Government has a tender process whereby the contract for removal of the Brumbies from the Alpine National Park is offered to the highest bidder. In the Alpine National Park, to be caught, the Brumbies are 'run', that is, they are chased and roped by a rider on another horse.

This is where we come in! The Victorian Brumby Association Inc is a registered Charity. Our mission is to purchase the Brumbies that are removed from the Victorian Alps, handle and train them and find them homes. All our labour is provided free. We make absolutely no money from doing this. The sale of the handled Brumbies allows us to purchase more Brumbies..... Yes, we have to purchase them!!

The Brumbies that we have rehomed so far are fabulous Pony Clubbers, Harness Horses, Endurance, Dressage, Adult Riding, Jumping and general riding horses! They seem to be able to turn their hooves to just about anything! Brumbies develop a very strong bond with their human herd leader and will reward you with a lifetime of affection and trust!


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	PLEASE HELP! We had some more Brumbies arrive on Saturday the 10th of May and one of them is terribly sick! If you think you could help by sponsoring him, providing a winter rug or in any other way, please contact us! The Victorian Brumby Association Inc has been a long time coming! In 2002, one of our founders rescued four Brumbies who had been caught in Victorias High Country with a view to training them and selling them as riding horses. The Brumbies came home and turned out to be all we had hoped and more. They were trainable, sensible, intelligent, hardy, surefooted, sound footed (never needing shoeing!) and they lived on the smell of an oily rag! The sad fact though, was that the truck that arrived as we were leaving the property where we purchased the Brumbies was the knackers truck arriving to take the remaining twenty odd Brumbies that hadn't been sold. The seed was planted. These Brumbies, which we and many Australians feel are a part of our heritage are a declared feral pest. The State and Federal Governments have a declared intent to eradicate or remove ALL Brumbies from our State and National Parks and all Public Lands. There are many excuses for this and some good reasons. Those in power tell of poorly conformed horses that are reproducing rapidly, often starving. In fact, it is kinder to put them out of their (and the Governments) misery!! Not so! Certainly, the Brumby population needs to be effectively and RESPONSIBLY managed. Our Country and its often fragile ecosystems evolved without hard hooved mammals such as Brumbies. Our Nation however, evolved WITH Brumbies and with horses of every kind. Horses carried our explorers, cleared and ploughed our fields, carried us into war and pulled the carts that delivered milk right up to halfway through the last century! Currently Victorian Brumbies are removed from the wild to assist in managing the population (as with any animal with no natural predators, human, ethical population management is important). We accept that it is necessary to remove some of these Brumbies from the wild. We do not accept that they should be slaughtered for pet food, which is the fate of most of these beautiful animals! The State Government has a tender process whereby the contract for removal of the Brumbies from the Alpine National Park is offered to the highest bidder. In the Alpine National Park, to be caught, the Brumbies are 'run', that is, they are chased and roped by a rider on another horse. What happens then? Currently, around 100 to 150 Brumbies are removed annually. These Brumbies face an uncertain future, with many of them ending up in the knackery. This is where we come in! The Victorian Brumby Association Inc is a registered Charity. Our mission is to purchase the Brumbies that are removed from the Victorian Alps, handle and train them and find them homes. All our labour is provided free. We make absolutely no money from doing this. The sale of the handled Brumbies allows us to purchase more Brumbies..... Yes, we have to purchase them!! The Brumbies that we have rehomed so far are fabulous Pony Clubbers, Harness Horses, Endurance, Dressage, Adult Riding, Jumping and general riding horses! They seem to be able to turn their hooves to just about anything! Brumbies develop a very strong bond with their human herd leader and will reward you with a lifetime of affection and trust! \| Return Home \| About Brumbies \| Brumbies available for sale \| Clinics, Newsletters and more \| Brumby Tails... \| Sponsorship, Merchandise and How you can help! \| FAQ Page \| Contact Us \|