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The Blond Brumby
Born est. 2011, The Blonde Brumby and his brother Dodge were born and grew up as brumbies, Australia's wild horses, in the Guy Fawkes River National Park, NSW. They were captured by National Parks & Wildlife Authorities in 2013 using humane passive trapping methods and sent to the Guy Fawkes Heritage Horse Association for rehoming. Taphyl Stewart Horsemanship in Armidale handled and trained them with Natural Horsemanship techniques. Six years later the Brumby Brothers came to Kerewong to start their new life as trekking horses. Their progress from wild horses to reliable riding horses has been fantasitc and they started work on the treks at the end of 2019.
Horse Details
Breed:
Guy Fawkes Heritage Horse (Captured Brumby)
Sex:
Gelding
Height - hh:
15.0
Height - cm:
152
DOB:
1 August 2011
Colour:
Creamy Palomino
Registered Name:
Guy Fawkes Carnaby
Origin:
Captured in 2013 from Guy Fawkes River National Parks NSW, then trained by Taphyl Stewart Horsemanship in Armidale NSW
At Kerewong Since:
June 2019
Key Attributes:
Sweet Natured, Surefooted Riding Horse with 3 comfortable gaits
Status:
Photo
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The Kerewong working herd was always "Arabians Only" plus 1 bigger weight carrying horse, but in 2019 - after 18 years of Arabians! - it was time for a change and try something different.
The 2 new kids on the block arrived at Kerewong in June 2019 and are Brumbies, Australia's wild horses, captured together from the Guy Fawkes River National Park in 2013.
The Blond Brumby is the youngest of the 2 Brumbies and the Kerewong herd junior, estimated born in 2011-2012. He has made a huge transformation since arriving at Kerewong as a green started horse. The photos- added soon- (in chronological order except for the first photo) show his journey from just after his capture as a young wild horse to today as a reliable, willing and beautiful trail horse. He's a favourite and you can see why. A real funny friendly character and a comfortable, easy-going horse to ride.
Thank you Taphyl Stewart of Taphyl Stewart Horsemanship for the Brumby photos of after they had been captured and started their training and for giving them both a solid foundation from which they will benefit for the rest of their lives. And thank you to all the Kerewong helpers for spending so much time with him to take him further and give him confidence.
The only issue that remains is naming The Blond Brumby. His registered name is Carnaby but we think he deserves a better name! Several names were trialled but nothing really stuck and in the meantime he became well known as The Blond Brumby. When he finds his forever name, you will read it here.
When the Brumbies arrived at Southern Cross Horse Treks some people asked "what are you going to do with them?" and looked in disbelieve when I said they will come on the trails. Some people seem to think that Brumbies are not suitable as riding horses but when you put in the time and effort to handle and train them (a time consuming exercise, which was kindly done by Natural Horsemanship Trainer Taphyl Stewart Horsemanship), they are as good as any horse and I believe that as trail horses they can have an advantage over some other domestically bred horses in that they are experts of and so at ease in the Australian bush, where they were born and lived as wild horses in the beginning of their life. Southern Cross Horse Treks is.proud to be able to promote the Australian Brumbies in general and the Guy Fawkes Heritage Horse Breed in particular through the horse riding business.
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