Last week, the sanctuary got an unexpected dash of spooky charm. Our French volunteer, Anna, slipped effortlessly into the Halloween spirit and transformed a few of the horse yards with festive decorations. Curious noses reached out to investigate, and a few of the brumbies even seemed to approve of the added flair. 🐴✨
Her playful touches brought smiles to the team and a little seasonal magic to our daily routine. It was a lovely reminder of how much joy a bit of creativity—and a dedicated volunteer—can bring to the sanctuary. 🍂🎃
We arrived home yesterday to a heart-warming surprise courtesy of our very first mare from the Brumby herd in the Barrington region. One of our dedicated volunteers witnessed the little foal roll under a fence in excitement during its early minutes of life. Without hesitation, she scooped the foal up gently and carried it back into the pasture, reuniting it with its relieved and grateful mum. 🥰
The scene was simply beautiful — the sun filtering through fresh green pastures, birds serenading in the background, and that precious moment of mother and foal reconnecting safely. That foal, full of life and curiosity, reminded us of the promise and delight that spring brings. The mare, newly-listed among our Barrington mares, stood close by, watching her baby with protective and tender eyes, the bond between them already forming strong.
We’re thrilled to announce that this pair will be available for adoption in the near future — once they’ve spent several months in our care and have reached a healthy, robust condition to move into a new home. Until then, they’ll be nurtured here, given all the time and space they need to thrive, grow, and bond securely.
How you can adopt your own Brumby:
If this story has warmed your heart and you’re considering welcoming a heritage brumby into your life, the Save the Brumbies Inc. (based in the Northern Tablelands of NSW) has a wonderful adoption programme. Our sanctuaries house mares with foals, geldings, youngsters — all of whom are being assessed, vetted, micro-chipped and introduced to basic handling.
Here’s a quick guide:
Browse the available brumbies via our website to see who is ready for adoption.
Contact the charity for details on the adoption process, including suitability, transport arrangements and ongoing support.
Understand that adopted brumbies are heritage animals, registered with the Australian Brumby Horse Register.
If adoption isn’t feasible, you can also sponsor a brumby in need — the sanctuary also cares for disadvantaged or injured brumbies at high-level care in Bellingen, NSW.
Watching this mare and foal today fills us with hope and excitement for their future — and knowing that one day they may step into a loving forever-home fills us with purpose. Thanks for being part of this journey with us, we’ll keep sharing updates as they progress and become ready for adoption!
The Kosciuszko Wild Horse Management Plan proposes to kill thousands of horses through a combination of aerial shooting, ground shooting, transporting them to knackeries to slaughter them, and other cruel methods.
This is unacceptable. A wild horse has the same capacity to feel pain and fear as a native animal, and their lives deserve the same level of dignity and respect. We need to find a way to protect the native animals at risk, AND the horses – in fact, we have a duty to do so.
Sign the petition to call on the NSW Environment Minister to stop shooting horses, and instead provide additional funding for brumby rehoming and support the use of fertility control in sensitive areas of Kosciuszko National Park.
Well it’s been a hard winter. With the relentless rain, then the 60 odd cm of snow, causing branches and trees to damage just about every fence on the place, and so many new additions arriving but weather making it hard to get any work done, I am hoping for a spring that will be gentle on us!
For the last 4 months just in hay alone we are up to about $20-25k, not to mention the vet visits, special care, repairs etc.
There are also loads of positives though, we saved 45 horses from Barrington. Of which roughly almost 3/4 have found homes so far.
We are planning to have an open day and sale day here at the end of the year.
The rain has finally stopped! (For now!)
BUT
There is still a huge amount of cleanup to be done after the snow, and we still have an array of horses looking for homes. If you are looking for a special horse, or maybe you’re handy with a chainsaw or fencing tools and have a spare day, or are able to donate, then please get in touch!
