Australian Brumby for sale

The Australian Brumby is feral horse, the origin of which lies in the breed of first horses brought to Australia by its initial settlers from Europe and England.

It’s is thought that they are named after James Brumby who is generally believed to have brought the first horses into the early Australian Colony. Much of the Australian Brumby today is centered around the Australian Alps and in Australia’s northern territory.

Unfortunately, this breed has become a Feral sort today and in Australia they are generally considered to be a pest. They can do a lot of damage by drinking from both good and bad water supplies, passing on diseases, damaging fences and overgrazing on pastures meant for cattle. It can’t be said that Brumbies are of a particular color, size or conformation because they became feral and so have mixed with every breed type there was in the wild.

In Australia, they are mainly used as replacement stock horses, but this requirement is not very high. Therefore, what they are mostly valued for is their meat. They are however shrewd about water supplies and in dry weather, they can point out to where water is available pawing their legs on a source at sandy creek beds. When dug up, the water source can provide ample water supply for all the animals around it.

In addition to being used as replacement stock horses, these horse are at times, used as trail horses, and displayed at horse shows or used as pleasure horses. If the demand for this breed in such sections goes up, it can stop being feral and become a valuable breed like many others throughout the world.