Tir Caim Wild Horse Sanctuary

06/09/2024

Day 2 with the Bago Beauties.
I don't recommend my 'methods' as a general training technic & I certainly don't promote myself as any kind of expert.
I work with the wild ones at their level, on their terms.
Is me laying on the ground dangerous? Probably. (I apologise for my butt being on view lol) But it works for me & I wouldn't do it if the horses were not calm.
These horses have had no positive human interaction. They are displaced & afraid.
Can you imagine what they have been through being trapped, transported & mustered in & out yards multiple times?
Everything they know is gone.
I believe the best way to earn their trust is to show them I am no threat, I have no fear & they have no reason to fear me. They can retreat anytime they want to.
I'm simply here to help them & provide for them.
Every horse is different, so every interaction needs to fit the individual situation.
I don't use sticks, ropes, small yards or pressure of any kind.
Today I sat & talked with Bjorn, he's learning my voice, my smell & the sound of my heart beat.
Sigrun stopped pawing (stress response) and even came for a look at me herself. Both young Sylvi & Torhild approached me, had a little hay & even having a quick sniff & nuzzle.
They were very brave!
But when they retreat, I retreat. No pressure.
I will slowly help them build their confidence & earn their trust by simply being with them.
I also have two sweetheart geldings & quiet stallions I pat, feed, cuddle & walk with in view of the new family.
Experienced horses leading by example & showing the new guys this is a safe place & the human is a friend.
Slow & steady with no pressure & no expectations is the key.

05/09/2024

SUSTAINABILITY BRUMBY GROUP RAFFLE
Let's get this Raffle finished, support the group that supports us all & keep the Sustainability brums bellies full.
84 tickets to go, let's help feed Hungry Brums 😋
Thank you to all who have brought tickets 🎟 so far.
Details in picture, please message Di Hardley or comment below & I can pass on.

05/09/2024

The bago beauties settled in well, quite calm & curious today.
They are all a little grubby with a couple of older bumps & scrapes. Need worming & a lice treatment asap so we will start some tasty bucket feeds straight away & they are quite calm with me in their presence so I'll backline them for bugs tonight.
Also......We have names!

Bjorn means Bear. He is such a calm & caring boy, young Verdandi hangs on him like he is her comfort teddy so I felt it suited him. Xo

04/09/2024

They have arrived safe & sound!
Thankyou so much to everyone that made it possible for this beautiful family to find sanctuary.
They have settled in nicely & are currently munching some much needed hay & having big drinks of water.

02/09/2024

Some photos from the TARC Spring Show yesterday.
What a wonderful turnout, magnificent brums & their beautiful humans!
Congratulations to Jen & Shadow, winning the led Champion Brumby!
A massive thankyou to TARC & especially Stephanie for including Brumbies and helping showcase just how great they are!!

01/09/2024

When you take a foal from its mother so you can pre train it & sell it, knowing full well it will be in work by the age of two, ask yourself two questions.
#1 Is the money really more important than the health of that horse?
#2 How long have you been a heartless t**t?

31/08/2024

A massive thank you to everyone who so generously donated to the rescue mission for the Bago Family.
They are now secured & booked for transport Tuesday!
We will get lots of photos & post their arrival as soon as they arrive.

6 more brumbies safe, what a fantastic example of community & love for the brumbies ❤️

To the miracle ladies at HOOFS2010, thank you. You gave them hope, you found them their forever home.

30/08/2024

Together we can save them.

30/08/2024

Hubby driving his truck through Kiandra to blowering.
20,000 horses in the park....?
5,000 already shot...?
Where exactly are the other 15,000?

Hubby found 8 for the entire trip.

But Putrid Penny & her band of murderous miscreants start shooting again Sunday.

This isn't management, it's eradication.

Support the sanctuaries please, they may well now be safe keeping the last of the Kosciuszko Brumbies.

Vale Brumby.
We will not forgive them or forget you.

29/08/2024

Sustainability Hay Raffle!
Please support those that support us all, especially the Brumbies.

Payment to account in pic & either message Di Hardley or comment & I will pass on.

Thanks everyone!
It takes a village to save the herds.

20/08/2024

Sustainability have the chance to help a family.
Help them if you can please xx
Details in pics.

13/08/2024

Maybe we should ask them what they want instead of forcing them to be what we want.

12/08/2024

TARC Spring Show 1st September 2024
Brumby Classes!!
Brush up your brums & get down to Equestrian Park.

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31/07/2024

Happy Birthday to all the horses!

28/07/2024

A massive, heartfelt thank you to Mandy Fanelli & every beautiful person who donated to $7 Saturday or shared the posts.
I am truly grateful for your support.
Xo

27/07/2024

Thank You Mandy xx

20/07/2024

Genuine Sanctuaries need ongoing support for the life long care of their Brumbies.
Like Tir Caim, the Sustainability horses aren't sold, they don't get government grants & they aren't 'stacking sponsors' for extra $$.
So they need our help the most!
Just $10 gives you a chance at a fabulous prize & gives a whole bale of hay for at least 2 brumbies to share!

11/07/2024

For those that missed out in the raffle & would like a crochet brumby, this is the beautiful lady that made them for me!
Have a look at Chrissie M's Crochet page, she make a whole range of crochet critters, all exceptionally well done, she has a talent for sure!

10/07/2024

RAFFLE DRAW!
And the winners are:

Silas - Queenie Grace
Sleipnir - Di Hardley
Gunnarr - Helen Milliken
Eric the Viking - Sandy Woodhall

Congratulations!

Thank you so much to everyone that bought tickets.

Could the winners please PM me with postal details & I'll get your Crochet Brumbies out to you asap.

08/07/2024

You wouldn't make a human child piggy back you around a paddock.
So don't do it to a horse.

While the equestrian industry often makes horses even compete at just two years old...imagine when the training started... And still we want to speak about horses used like this being "loved athletes living like Kings"??

Modified picture source: Listening to the horse by Elaine Heney

06/07/2024

It was brought to my attention this morning that 'someone else' had advertised crochet brumbies, in the same colour patterns, with the names 'Ivar' & 'Eric the Viking'.
I contacted them & was told they knew these were Tir Caim stallions & they knew the people at Tir Caim so it was fine as they have a business & a customer wanted them.
This was news to me as I'd never heard of this Crochet critter creator!!
Silly me, thinking I could personalise a unique item for a fund raiser & give the wonderful sanctuary supporters a little piece of Tir Caim to keep themselves.
I know a lot of people crochet & even crochet brumbie dolls, but to blatantly use my horses names to sell their merchandise is just undermining our tiny raffle & taking food from brums at the worst time of the year.
Because of this, im wrapping up the raffle.
I'll be drawing the winners Wednesday night with 100+ tickets still left to sell.
Good news for the ticket holders, the chances just got better for a win!
This situation has soured what was a really fun & helpful raffle.
Good luck to everyone & for those that win a Tir Caim Crotchet Brumby, you'll be getting a GENUINE, ORIGINAL 'Eric the Viking' (Di Hardley already won Ivar in the last draw.)
Yet again a human has made it harder for the Brumbies.

02/07/2024

28/06/2024

Someone needs to explain to me how the HELL this is right!
I do not want to live in a society where slaughtering a baby is considered good practice.
The general population may be ok with turning a blind eye & swallowing the sugar coated 'enviromental' s**t we are fed daily, but im not.
Wake up Australia.