Date: January 17, 2025Author: Editor, cairnsnews 7 Comments Sylvester Stallone, John Voight and Mel Gibson anointed by Trump as Hollywood emissaries From ABC Donald Trump has tapped three vocal celebrity supporters in a bid to make Hollywood “stronger than ever before”. The president-elect named Jon Voight, Mel Gibson and Sylvester Stallone to fill the newContinue reading “Mel Gibson, who reckons Kamala Harris has the ‘IQ of a fence post’, now appointed as a Hollywood emissary for Donald Trump”
Category Archives: Our Beautiful Iconic Horses
Government shooting heritage horses covered up by RSPCA
Date: November 12, 2023Author: Editor, cairnsnews 0 Comments By Harry Palmer Shooting heritage listed brumbies in Kosciusko National Park is again on the NSW government agenda and is raising the ire of those who remember the carnage inflicted on horses 20 years ago. In 2000, being part of the team at SOS-NEWS (the first onlineContinue reading “Government shooting heritage horses covered up by RSPCA”
Tribute to our beloved brumbies before they are obliterated from the wild
Brumby’s Run by AB Patteson It lies beyond the Western PinesTowards the sinking sun,And not a survey mark definesThe bounds of “Brumby’s Run”. On odds and ends of mountain land,On tracks of range and rockWhere no one else can make a stand,Old Brumby rears his stock. A wild, unhandled lot they areOf every shape andContinue reading “Tribute to our beloved brumbies before they are obliterated from the wild”
The slaughter of wild horses in Australia has become a battle ‘for the soul’ of the country
Comment by Nelle-The heritage Law of 2018 in NSW high country preserve 3000 wild horses and at last count by credible counting was 1,748 but according to Dr Cairns a lecturer at UNE and speaking from his desk he estimated around 24,000 and he with the Invasive Species Council together spelled the end of ourContinue reading “The slaughter of wild horses in Australia has become a battle ‘for the soul’ of the country”
The Last Brumby
Horses are one of the most beautiful, strong, and majestic creatures known on the planet. They are highly powerful creatures that have been used by humans for various reasons such as equestrian, riding, racing, and other activities. They’ve given so much to us and they continue to help us, day in day out. They’ve helpedContinue reading “The Last Brumby”
Don’t blame it on The Brumbies
Paleface King of the Brumbies killed by malicious stealth and those who hate Australia, its history values and traditions STOP THE SLAUGHTER Written by Mandy Fanelli Can you see the pain Inscribed within the eyes, Can you feel the fear Watching on as others die. Can you smell the death Inside that evil place, TheContinue reading “Don’t blame it on The Brumbies”
The fight to save the brumbies stirs old animosities
here was once a bloke who ran sheep in the Snowy Mountains high country named Jack Smith but everyone called him Sancho. One day in 1942, a party of horsemen including then NSW premier William McKell and Sam Clayton, the state’s commissioner of soil conservation, encountered Sancho in the high country and heard his story.Continue reading “The fight to save the brumbies stirs old animosities”
Home » Horse Breeds » Brumby Horses: All About Australia’s Feral Horses
Brumby Horses: All About Australia’s Feral Horses Updated on: May 15, 2023by Adrian Verwest The Brumby horse is a special wild Australian breed that can be found around the Australian Alps, the Northern Territory and Queensland. It is an iconic feral horse breed that, while not exactly numerous, has managed to gain quite a lotContinue reading “Home » Horse Breeds » Brumby Horses: All About Australia’s Feral Horses”
How do Horses Help the Environment?
Table of Contents Horses are one of the most beautiful, strong, and majestic creatures known on the planet. They are highly powerful creatures that have been used by humans for various reasons such as equestrian, riding, racing, and other activities. They’ve given so much to us and they continue to help us, day in dayContinue reading “How do Horses Help the Environment?”
Lest we forget
John Singer dnSseoprto4ha61u1am2ihgflma83f48uu90c7ti2014c7381h041mh44m71 · On 31 October 1917 Aussie mounted Infantry charged the the village of Beersheba. What better way to celebrate our heroes than a ride on horseback in the country from where their noble horses came, in the land they fought for. Lest we forget the real Australia. Comment by Nelle-Indeed we shouldContinue reading “Lest we forget”
Brumby reserve mooted as solution to Kosciuszko National Park’s wild horse problem
ABC Riverina / By Melinda Hayter, Sally Bryant, and Simon Lauder Posted Wed 23 Mar 2022 at 7:18amWednesday 23 Mar 2022 at 7:18am Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this article Link copied What to do with Kosciuszko National Park’s wild horses is a divisive topic, but a Snowy Mountains resident believes establishing aContinue reading “Brumby reserve mooted as solution to Kosciuszko National Park’s wild horse problem”
The brumby debate will never be settled until we face the role horses played in colonisation
Published: October 17, 2023 2.36pm AEDT Author Disclosure statement Isa Menzies appeared in the documentary Where the Water Starts with Richard Swain. Partners Australian National University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. View all partners We believe in the free flow of information Republish our articles for free, online or in print,Continue reading “The brumby debate will never be settled until we face the role horses played in colonisation”
‘Horrific’ find in NSW national park as beloved brumbies shot dead
Michael Dahlstrom ·Environment Editor 12 September 2022·3-min read WARNING — DISTURBING CONTENT: Two NSW photographers were “gobsmacked” after the herd of brumbies they had been documenting were found gunned down on Sunday. Cooma couple Michelle and Ian Brown had regularly shared pictures of the small group of horses to their 72,000 followers on Facebook. ElevenContinue reading “‘Horrific’ find in NSW national park as beloved brumbies shot dead”
The People hellbent on destroying our Iconic horses knows no end
The disinformation being bandied about is mind blowing- they say feral horses destroy the eco-system but in reality the wild horses enhance the environment and they do not hurt any other species Rotting horse carcasses greet long weekend visitors to Kosciuszko National Park 3 October 2023 | Edwina MasonJoin the conversation7 The scene that greetedContinue reading “The People hellbent on destroying our Iconic horses knows no end”
WEEP, FOR WHAT YOU HAVE FOREVER LOST
©Maree Suira Most horses have gone, from the Plains of Kosciuszko. After years of trapping, not many brumbies remain. I was leaving for the Plains, I would go by car then trek the brumby trails I remember by heart loaded up, for no horses are allowed in Kosciuszko National Park. What am I doing here?Continue reading “WEEP, FOR WHAT YOU HAVE FOREVER LOST”
Snowy Brumby Photography Adventures with Michelle and Ian
esdpnotSorl5h9c82g329igg7mlmh48hamt39t0c19m9ga14165f983l06l1 · Hi all Our brumbies are rapidly being removed from the mtns ,they are either being shot and left to rot where they fall (yes in waterways ,I have video footage)or passively trapped.The lucky ones are picked up by rehomers, the unlucky ones will end up at the slaughterhouse and I cant evenContinue reading “Snowy Brumby Photography Adventures with Michelle and Ian”
AUSTRALIAN WILD HORSES
Let them Live Written by Mandy Fanelli of BRUMBIES Inspire Me The silence was deafening The mountains were eerie, Reflections of moon beams Mother Earth became teary. The flurries of snowflakes Falling on bodies littering the land, Stone cold to touch These innocents murdered by man. The wind rustled the leaves An owl looked outContinue reading “AUSTRALIAN WILD HORSES”
The Brumbies Fate
Wild Brumby Horses in Victoria, Australia ordered to be shot while grazing or sleeping at night in remote alpine areas! Imagine the barbaric cruelty as the first horse is wounded and tries to flee! Australian Labour Party MP Lily D’Ambrosio has ordered the innocent horses be shot AT NIGHT with silencers by Contractors so noContinue reading “The Brumbies Fate”
Snowy Brumby Photography Adventures with Michelle and Ian deSsotopnrf1fc6f168855c5i1ff9um35f99fl0t1367uhu2cgi9h4m380f0 · Hi all Our 15 year old daughter Emily wanted to do this post so the computer and images are all hers “What will come of the last Snowy mountains brumby? Will he frantically run around in search of other brumbies? Will he travel great distancesContinue reading
Our Beautiful Iconic Horses
Wild horses enhance rather then destroy the environment but the bias, malice and misinformation of Parks is out to destroy them-they are our iconic horses, we have not been consulted about the murderous decision that is in play -we are outraged and want them to continue where the are living- re-home some to keep theContinue reading “Our Beautiful Iconic Horses”
Nelle's journey 