Wild Heart Brumbies

06/01/2026

The first of our hay has arrived. The boys love it. Our paddocks are bare and yet they are all still holding weight. Baz is even overweight. The neighbours were impressed and wanted to come for dinner.

06/01/2026

There are nine horses here, munching on the last of the standing hay. It was so long that I couldn't even see them all. And I think it dried out too much as I left it too long. It didn't last them very long.

06/01/2026

Happy New Year to all our friends (yes belated I know).
As many are celebrating the Chinese Year of the Horse, I am still shedding skins in the throes of Year of the Snake. (Chinese New Year starts Feb 17th).
Yachaq hurt his rear right leg not long after xmas which was a huge worry. He was limping badly and not one to let anyone near his back end. I knew he was better when I saw him rearing (pic) with Inti on NYE. So we were able to close 2025 with all horses safe and well.
I also wanted to share the New name for our work/ offerings/business ...
Sacred Horse Medicine
Wishing a wonderful year ahead for you all. More Brumby love, compassion, joy and connection. May we all live with more peace in our hearts and kindness from our hands.
Sharen 🐎 Yachaq & Inti

21/12/2025

Munay today was the first time I have ever seen one of the geldings p**p on a stallion pile.
'Stallion piles, or "stud piles," are mounds of manure left by intact male horses (stallions) as a form of communication and territorial marking, similar to how dogs urinate to mark territory. These piles, often found in wild horse areas, serve as signposts, communicating the stallion's presence, dominance, and potentially indicating the location of mares, with other stallions often adding to the pile, masking older scents with their own. This behavior distinguishes them from geldings (castrated males) and is a key aspect of stallion social dynamics.' - Google.
When the stallions first came here the geldings started to p*e on the stallion piles, positioning themselves exactly as the stallions had. I found that very interesting. But a gelding p**ping on the pile is a new development.
I wonder lots about the stallions and geldings cohabitating, and had heard horror stories about stallions attacking, and even killing, geldings. Baz, a gelding, rules here, and the older stallions are the bottom of the ladder. This could possibly change if we had mares, hence one of a few reasons why we do not.
Sharen 🐎 Munay (gelding)

19/12/2025

The boys had some of our standing hay today, then tonight had crazy fun with the thunder, rain, lightening, rainbow. It would have been great footage but my hands were busy keeping one of our dogs safe from their antics The horses love the cool changes.

17/12/2025

There are eight wild born Brumbies in my family. All were wild when they came here. They all came from northern KNP, and are so very different from each other.
When they arrived, Yaku (pictured) was the quietest by far, and Nuna the wildest. Some of the Brumbies would be suited to regular domestic life, and some I honestly don't think would ever adapt to being riding horses.
Everything we do here with the Brumbies is at liberty. They are always free to move away and not separated from the herd.
Yaku was introduced to sprinklers yesterday and today was his first time being splashed with water. Engaged, curious, and calm - perfect.
Ayni (not pictured) was standing about ten metres away, also free to move away, though curious enough to stay and observe. He needed lots of reassurance around the bucket of water, so no splashes for him today.
It's so important to keep under each horses threshold so that they continue to feel safe with us. And working with a herd is multi faceted with each one being so different.
Hot weather here today so sprinklers will be on and the boys free to cool off under them if they like.
Please be kind to horses
Sharen 🐎 Yaku & Mia

17/12/2025

All Booking links and event details are up on our FB page.
One to look out for is the 'Shamanic Crafting with Horses'.
In a previous life 😁
I used to create Shamanic Tools and teach Nature Crafting. It has taken me over 5 years to clear out most of my supplies and there is still alot here to create with. So I thought it would be fun and meaningful to weave the horses and sacred crafting in together.
There will be a wide selection of feathers, crystals, bones, fabric, sticks, etc, available, and everyone is encouraged to bring anything else to pool into the 'creative womb' circle or special personal items to incorporate into your creation.
Try your hand at healing sticks, staffs, wands, dream catchers, wall hangings, amulets, or anything else that inspires. You will only be limited by your imagination and creative flow.
Please note that this picture gives an indication, and is not exactly what will be available. There will be plenty of choice and value on offer. I will give more precise indication closer to the event.
https://www.trybooking.com/DIGFJ
🙏 Sharen

17/12/2025

14/12/2025

Every day I am tempted to open up some 'standing hay' areas for the boys, but they keep telling me there is enough feed in the paddocks.
It looks so barren and sparce, aside from the weeds, and yet when I am with the herd I do see the clumps of grass that they are still finding. And they are all keeping fat, especially Baz who looks like a barrel on stilts. They are also turning their noses up at the grass hay (Lucerne is the exception of course).
I feed the horses twice a day; Lucerne and oaten chaff, copra, lupins, and any supplements needed. They sometimes get Lucerne hay as a treat, or hard feed substitute, and get to regularily graze green grass around the house. There is free choice loose mineral lick and salt lick available. And we've just cleaned 2 barrels to start the water buffet.
While I feel bad for 'seemingly no graze' I have to trust that the experts will tell me when I need to give them more.

13/12/2025

UPCOMING EVENTS @ Wild Heart Free Spirit ...
27/12 - Release Reflect, Renew. 3h workshop.
28/12 - Prayers for New Year. 3h workshop.
1/1 - New Year Dreamings. 4h retreat.
2/1 - Horse Medicine Retreat. 4h retreat.
3/1 - Shamanic Crafting with the Herd. 4h workshop.
4/1 - Shamanic Journeying with Horses. 4h intensive.
16/1 - Heart to Hoof - How to Connect with Horses. 4h workshop.
17/4 - Sacred Conversations with the Herd - Communicating with Horses. 4h workshop.
18/1 - Horse Medicine. 4h Retreat.
30/1 - Dragons & Horses. 4h workshop.
31/1 - Horse Medicine. 4h retreat.
1/2 - Wild Horse Vision. 4h retreat.
Limited places (4ppl max). Payment required with booking. Adults only. Suitable for all levels of experience. All materials supplied. Further details to come.
🙏 Sharen

11/12/2025

These three boys are still sometimes a herd within the herd.
I don't think they knew each other in the wild, so their connection is from after they were trapped. Apu was trapped after Nuna & Chaska, but they all travelled home here together, three and four days after coming from the wild.
Apu (blue roan) and Nuna (red roan) are deeply bonded, more than anyone else in the herd. Chaska (bay roan) likes to hang out with the older stallions sometimes, but does go his own way quite a bit.
It is very interesting watching the herd dynamics and little break out groups. Overall though they have formed one cohesive herd that mostly likes to hang out together.
Herd is so important to horses. I am happy to say it, over and over, until it becomes embedded in our culture.
Sharen 🐎 Apu, Nuna, Chaska

10/12/2025

Do you know how heavy these tryes are? I once seen Munay pick up a 15kg bag of sand like it was nothing.