Australian Brumby Alliance alleges that Parks Victoria’s inhumane killing of Brumbies by gunshot is unlawful and does not comply with the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.

Over-population of a non-native species does not justify inhumane practices for population control. Recent photos and local accounts of horses and tiny foals slaughtered by gunshot indicate evidence of immense suffering. Horses are sentient beings which experience both physical and emotional suffering. There are kinder alternatives available to the Victorian Government to control Brumby populations. Victorian Brumby numbers can be controlled by humane methods, such as fertility control which has been used successfully in the USA for 40 years, and rehoming which was stopped in Victoria when shooting began. ABA’s court action has been taken to stop the inhumane shooting and killing of Brumbies and replacing it with humane methods of control – which is exactly what ABA have been calling on the Government to do for the last 14 years.

Unfortunately and horrifically, the ruling was in favour of Parks Victoria.

The case transcript from the Supreme Court of Victoria can be found here.

Save the Brumbies Inc. is pleased to announce, we have two more beautiful Brumbies available for adoption.

Meet STB Cannelle, and STB Inca.

Click here to view our adoption page to see the full list of Brumbies looking for their forever homes.

STB Cannelle
Canelle was named by one of our French volunteers, which means ‘cinnamon’. She has done most of the work with this mare.
Approx 10yo 13.2hh chestnut mare from the Grafton area. Super brave and independent type so needs a special person who is experienced and understands how to navigate and show this mare the right way. If you play your cards right, she is your best friend and is willing to try anything.
Comes registered with the ABHR.

STB Inca
Approx 7-8yo, 14hh corindi beach chestnut mare. A super sweet girl who has been progressing well, all basic handling established. Would make a great riding horse, as she has some substance about her. Registered with the ABHR.

Dorrigo show in November 2024 was a resounding success. Save the Brumbies Inc. had the largest number of horses competing from any other breed class.

Our Brumbies presented beautifully and certainly showed the horse loving public the quality and trainability of the breed all thanks to the hard work of head horse trainer Lucy Hicks and her dedicated volunteers.

Several of the horses competing are now available for Adoption to approved people. All the horses are well trained, lead, float, registered with the Australian Brumby Horse Register and have now been exposed to the hype and excitement of a large agricultural show.

We are very proud of our Heritage Australian Brumbies.

An update of what’s been going on the last little while 🥰
We’ve been working very hard behind the scenes recently, with all of our volunteers prepping 7 horses for Dorrigo show. All horses had to learn how to wear a rug, be washed, lead from the shoulder in walk and trot, and be truck and float trained. STB Hero was also lucky enough to have a hernia surgery thrown into the mix 🥲

We set out one morning with 5 horses on the truck for a trip into town pre show for some experience, only to have the truck overheat 5km down the road. We then had to abandon ship and walk them all home. While it was an outing, it certainly wasn’t the one I had planned 😂 all horses behaved perfectly.

I then had to scramble to sort out alternative transport, meaning horses had to be float trained as well now.
Show day came and everyone loaded, travelled and settled in amazing. Even with load speakers, gazebos set up right outside their yards, traffic, cattle etc, no one batted an eyelid. I’m so proud of our little bush ponies and all they can do and they certainly made an impression. We had 8 horses competing, with a friend and her little STB Tommy taking out the champion, who originally came from the sanctuary.
STB Theo and Neo also made their riding and show debut under saddle with Theo only being formally broken in and ridden independently twice a week before the show. At only 4.5 years old he is already so solid and caring for my little boy. Bring on next year’s pony club season!
A massive thanks to all involved by making all these things possible. Without the help and support there’s no way we would get to showcase these incredible little souls.
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Aerial Slaughter continues unabated in KNP, horrific photos of dead and dying horses, foals left to die beside their dams. Barrington Tops N.P. in NSW is also being targeted with bullets, to date some 340 horses left dead on the ground, rotting carcasses attracting wild dogs, pigs etc. etc. for a feeding ground.

Despite our recommendations regarding humane management at the Senate enquiry in 2023 including fertility control etc. as practiced in other, more enlightened nations, bullets are still the answer here in Australia. Our Nation’s disgrace.