Indigenous custodians divided over the fate of wild horses in Kosciuszko National Park

Opinions are divided amongst Ngarigo custodians, whose traditional lands occupy Kosciuszko National Park, about a proposal to manage wild horses in the NSW high country.

Time is running out to give feedback on the draft plan to reduce brumby numbers to 3,000 by June 2027, with public submissions open until Tuesday November 2.

The draft proposes to retain brumbies in 32 per cent of the park, with excess horses which are unable to be rehomed taken to slaughter, shot or euthanased.

University of Sydney Professor and Ngarigo woman Jakelin Troy wants zero horses in the park, but as a horse lover herself she can appreciate why the issue has caused so much debate.

"I think it's really important that the high country, the Snowy Mountains, is free of feral everything," she said.

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Article written By Adriane Reardon