Where did the Brumby come from?

Answer 1

'Brumby' is a general term for an Australian wild or feral horse. Brumbies are not a specific breed of horse, but descendants of horses that were released, or that escaped, into Australian bushlands when the early settlers arrived.

Brumbies are found throughout Australia. from the harsh outback, to the coastal regions (and Fraser Island, the world's largest sand island), to the Alpine country of southern NSW and northern Victoria.

Brumbies come from the stock of horses all over the world, including South Africa, British draught horses, thoroughbreds and Arabians. In the high country, horses descended from the Timor Pony are prevalent, and it was one of these which featured in Banjo Paterson's famous poem The Man From Snowy River.