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Brumby

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.

Breed facts

TypeHorse breed
OriginAustralia
Classificationfree-roaming feral horse in Australia
Wikidata idQ850232

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.

It originates in Australia. These facts are recorded in Wikidata, which catalogues the breed under item Q850232.

Sources: Wikidata (Q850232) · Wikipedia · Photograph (Wikimedia Commons)