Tuesday, 9 March 2021, 6:48 am
A total number of 206 Kaimanawa wild horses need to be
removed from the Kaimanawa Ranges in the Central North
Island following completion of the DOC annual aerial
survey.
With the cancellation of the 2020 muster due
to COVID restrictions, the Kaimanawa wild herd has increased
in size well beyond the level recommended by the Kaimanawa
Wild Horse Advisory Group (KWHAG). With target removal
numbers now confirmed, the welfare groups who manage
rehoming efforts, Kaimanawa Heritage Horses Welfare Society
(KHH) and Kaimanawa Wild Horse Preservation Society (KWHPS),
are now urging people who are interested in taking a horse
or horses from the muster, to get in touch
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