Rescued from the Wild

Sometime in April, 2021, Storm the Brumby was rounded up in his home in Kosciuszko National Park. Without getting into politics, this was supposed to be part of "saving the park" from the alleged damage caused by a supposed overpopulation of Brumbies. Storm, and a group of other Brumbies in a similar situation, were transported to new homes where they could live their lives without fear of being shot.

Unfortunately I could only rescue one; my small property is stretched to the limit to support Storm and Thunder, my Standardbred gelding. But, good news for Storm, good  news for Thunder, and good news for me. Storm has a safe place to live, Thunder has some company, and I have what I've dreamed of since I was a teenager; my own horse.

The first time I saw Storm was this photo, while he was in the holding yard at Clearview Brumby Rescue.


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