Brumby

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A brumby is a free-roaming feral horse in Australia. Although found in many areas around the country, with a national population of at least 400,000 identified in a 2011 survey, the most widely known brumby population is found in the Australian Alps region. As of 2018, the largest density of brumbies were located in the Northern Territory, with the second-largest population in Queensland. The most common coats of a brumby is bay, black and chestnuts. Brumbies originated with domestic horses which escaped from their owners or were otherwise lost, with some brumby lineages dating back to the early European colonial settlements. Brumby populations are found throughout Australia, including in several National Parks, such as Alpine National Park in Victoria, Barrington Tops National Park and Kosciuszko National Park in NSW, and Carnarvon National Park in Queensland. Occasionally they are mustered and tamed for use as campdrafters, working stock horses on farms or stations, but also as trail...

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