14/06/2025
51 KAIMANAWA HORSES SAFE. 81 UNSAFE.
Just 60 hours to go until applications close on Sunday evening.
We are in the final hours for this year’s Kaimanawa herd.
There are really two main options remaining for the horses still unplaced:
1️⃣ Culling.
This is the direction this year was always intended to head.
The Wild Horse Advisory Group made it very clear that leniency had already been granted: the herd was allowed to remain at 400, when the target was originally 300. This meant 279 horses needed homes, not 379 — an impossible number.
2️⃣ Homes secured in the next 60 hours, or excess horses saved via public crowdfunding.
https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/279-wild-kaimanawa-horses-279-days-279-lives-saved #
We know there are still homes in the works — our KLF Approved Trainers personally know of about 9 pending homes that haven’t yet completed their paperwork. But even if we place 65 horses in total, and reach the halfway mark, there will still be around 65 excess.
For those horses, we’ve been given until 28 July to raise public funds to save any unhomed horses. These would be placed with KLF Approved Trainers — so no property checks, or references would be required. While applications will close for the general public on Sunday, KLF can continue raising funds right up to the final moments when transport is being arranged.
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Every single additional owner who steps up this weekend helps secure the herd’s safety for the next decade. Every additional home reduces the number of horses left at risk — not just this year, but into the future.
Visit www.kaimanawaheritagehorses.org to adopt a horse or email info@kaimanawalegacyfoundation.org to apply for a KLF Initial Handling Subsidy.
You can also donate to help us save more excess horses:
https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/279-wild-kaimanawa-horses-279-days-279-lives-saved #
Or direct to the KLF Bank Account:
Kaimanawa Legacy Foundation Board
12-3659-0111060-00
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KLF APPROVED TRAINERS
These trainers are eligible to train subsidised Kaimanawa horses and have spaces for handling or in their workshops.*
AUCKLAND
Leanne Hackett - 4 spaces
warhawk.limited@gmail.com
FOALS OR JUVENILES
HAMILTON
Noa Smythe - 3 spaces
noasmythe@gmail.com
FOALS, JUVENILES OR MATURE HORSES
TAUPO
Kelly Wilson/Morgan Chandler-Bruce - 6 spaces
info@kellywilson.nz
FOALS, JUVENILES OR MATURE HORSES
TARANAKI
Mimi Einfeldt - 2 spaces
mimis_kaimanawas@yahoo.com
FOALS, JUVENILES OR MARES
