How big are Brumbies and what colours are they?
Brumbies come in all sizes and colours, the average height is somewhere between 13 to 15 hands high. Some brumbies on outback stations can reach 16 hands plus. The horses we handle are mainly Galloways. They are stocky and strong boned and can carry weight. Colours range the spectrum, bays and chestnuts are the most common, this being the strongest genetic gene however the renowned Guy Fawkes palominos and buckskins and the paint horses from the Oxley Wild Rivers, Northern Tablelands account for around 20% of our horses.
