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Working with Brumbies
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A number of yearling brumbies at feed time.
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For the sanctuary's trail rides, brumbies
are used. This page contains a number of yearling brumbies which 5
are being trained. These have been bred
from domesticated brumby mares, the sire being a brumby stallion, which in this
particular season, uninvitedly jumped the fence into the mare's paddock and
offered his services free of charge. Shown above is Suzy Forwood working with
one youngser.
The riding brumbies are usually halter-broken at about 1year old, and saddle
work starts between 2 to 3 years.
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Shown above is 'Snip'. Snip has been halter trained
previously. With domesticated brumby mares being used, the progeny usually turn
out a little less wild than those out in the wild.
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Annette, a friend of the Forwoods, helping out.
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Another yearling brumby.
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Some brumby yearlings can become thin at times,
however this struggle which some go through is one of the foundations for the
extra toughness which brumbies possess.
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Lyall Sempf with one of the yearling brumbies.
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Some of the brumby yearlings shown on this page
may look a little awkward in shape, but they will all eventually fill out and
come into proportion as this five year old gelding is.
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Holding pens.
Franz
Weber's Brumby Sanctuary
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This 'half brumby' is the result of putting a
draft horse over a brumby mare to produce a larger horse for the trail riding.
