I am crying with happiness and sooo proud for AJ Tanner, who has pulled off the coup of the century as far as the brumbies go and is doing it in a way that will change wild horse management in this country.
This is compassion and beautiful horsemanship in action. Environmentally sustainable, genetically viable numbers of horses are to remain “on country”. Humane removal methods done with real, connected horsemanship. Horsemanship training program for ongoing management. Selective removal with longevity of herd health at the forefront. The relocation of substantial numbers and the rehoming of limited numbers.
It means THE END OF AERIAL CULLING AS A CONTROL METHOD in this area.
AND it’s a model that can be repeated – over and over again. Just think of the implications of that…
There’s some details AJ isn’t releasing yet, for all kinds of good reasons, so there’ll be good news unfolding for quite a while!
See the rest of her very low key announcement (lol!) on her facebook page called “AJ’s Brumby Run”
Photo credit: Australian Views Art Shop (google them) where you can buy this lovely print, which is of brumbies in the Northern Territory.
Yes! Too good!
I KNOW!! <3 Fancy having you here in the comments when you live just around the corner? lol! That's lockdown for you!
AJ acknowledged your help in one of her comments and I would like to thank you too Jenny. Awesome outcome for the brumbies <3
I am in the privileged position of supporting all sorts of people to re-discover all sorts of wonderful things – not the least of which is pulling off things like this. The ding is completely down to AJ AND a bunch of people that she will be able to acknowledge as the wonderful stuff unfolds. It gives me goosebumps…