When I was looking for a horse, it was love at first sight when I saw Trooper. Photo: HVBA
Trooper in the holding pen at the slaughterhouse. Photo: HVBA
Trooper collapsed after arrival at the Hunter Valley Brumby Association. Photo: HVBA
Adam Sutton and Trooper. Photo: HVBA
Trooper learns to trust after being saved from the abattoir. Photo: HVBA
Baby Trooper at the Hunter Valley Brumby Association sanctuary. Photo: HVBA
Braveheart Trooper. Photo: HVBA
Trooper was so fuzzy after being captured in winter from the Snowy Mts. Photo: HVBA
Trooper and his friend Freya. Photo: HVBA
Trooper and Freya meet Diesel at the HVBA sanctuary. Photo: HVBA
Conehead Trooper. Photo: HVBA
Trooper as a foal, just after his rescue from the abattoir by the HVBA. Photo: courtesy of the Hunter Valley Brumby Association
Bathtime is fun!
The comb out
Mr Bubbles
I feel good
Soap opera
All clean!
Max and Trooper hooning
As good as it gets!
This is the story of Trooper: the little brumby who could. Above is a small sample of images from his Flickr photo diary.
Trooper (the little bay horse on the page header with his 21 year old appaloosa/percheron friend, Charlie) is the inspiration for the creation of Wild Horse Journal. He has been written about in several Australian newspapers and magazines, including the Town and Country Leader and The Horse Downunder, telling of his capture in winter as a baby from the Snowy Mountains in Kosciuzko National Park, New South Wales, Australia; his rejection at the sale yards and eventual transport to slaughter at the Edgeworth Knackery near Sydney and his last hour rescue by the Hunter Valley Brumby Association.
We hope to post them all soon. In the meantime, to enjoy the photo journey of Trooper’s life thus far, click here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/62633311@N04/