{"id":44845,"date":"2025-01-22T10:38:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T15:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ehorses.com\/magazine\/?post_type=horse-breed&p=44845"},"modified":"2025-01-22T10:38:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T15:38:46","slug":"brumby-horse","status":"publish","type":"horse-breed","link":"https:\/\/www.ehorses.com\/magazine\/horse-breed\/brumby\/","title":{"rendered":"Brumby horse"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Brumby is Australia\u2019s iconic feral horse, now numbering in the thousands. They are found in groups known as mobs or bands throughout the north and east of the continent. Viewed as either a positive legacy of Australia\u2019s pioneering past or an environmental pest, Brumbies are a controversial topic. However, their history is as fascinating as that of any other horse, and their historic contribution to the creation of Australia cannot be denied. They have many fans too, creating opportunities for those who are knowledgeable about the breed to sell a Brumby. Enthusiasts who buy a Brumby praise their hardiness and character.<\/strong><\/p>

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Origin and History of breeding Brumbies<\/h2>

The continent of Australia has no indigenous horses. The first horses to arrive came with the First Fleet in 1778. The origin of the name Brumby is intriguing. The horses are possibly named after Sergeant James Brumby, who lived in New South Wales until 1804 when he left for Tasmania. It is said his horses were released to run wild<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>

An alternative suggestion is that the term comes from an indigenous Australian word meaning wild. It has even been suggested that Brumby is derived from an Irish word for a colt. Perhaps the truth is that it is a conflation of all of this! What is certain is that Brumbies are the descendants of previously-domesticated horses who ran wild in the outback. As imports increased, all kinds of horses were added to the mix<\/strong>, including Thoroughbreds, Timor ponies, draught horses and examples of British native breeds.\u00a0<\/p>

As the harsh realities of attempting to farm and keep cattle and sheep in Australia\u2019s climate began to bite, many horses were abandoned. Others escaped. The feral Brumbies were sometimes viewed as a resource, sometimes as a pest. They became part of modern Australia\u2019s heritage<\/strong> through the poems of Banjo Paterson, and Elaine Mitchell\u2019s Silver Brumby series, about the stallion Thowra and his wild herd.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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