Brumbies In The Forest At Barmah Stock Image

Brumbies are wild horses. The number of wild horses in Australia has been estimated at up to 300,000 horses. They are considered a problem as they cause erosion, spread weeds and compete for pasture with native animals and farm animals. Horses arrived in Australia with the First Fleet in 1788, and over the years many escaped and became established in the wild. As machines gradually replaced horses, many more horses were released into the wild.