Eneabba.

Recently a small band of OHHAWA members and friends went out to the coastal country inland of Eneabba in search of the horses reputed to be running there. We had the help of young Tim who had spent a lot of time in the area; and being a horse lover had observed the horses and taken photos of them and was aware of their territories. If it hadn't been for this local knowledge we could have spent all day there and not seen a thing!

As it was we were treated to seeing about six groups in one morning...all accessible from four wheel drive tracks. The horses were aware of our presence and kept their distance apart from one mare with a yearling follower who walked straight towards us and passed between the group and the Landover...she did decide to make a hasty departure once she was downwind and had a good lungful of human odors...who can blame her!

In the afternoon we chartered a local pilot; a retired mustering expert; who took us up for a grid search of the area. As the result of that we counted 33 horses ...the largest group being a mob of six...and spent some time looking for the waterhole they were using...the only feasible option for trapping the horses. We did find a couple of potential spots and Ian Lockyer; our president who is also a local up there; is going to check those out.

We were excited to see that the horses are heavily influenced by the rare "pangare" gene...one of the original wild colors still found in Emxoors; Icelandic’s; Belgian Draught; Hafflinger’s; Fjord and Welsh Ponies.

As yet we are not sure how this gene found it's way in to the area...and the colour geneticists of the world are still unsure about it's mode of expression. It would be nice to think the Eneabba’s horse may help to solve the dilemma!

At the moment the horses are running on Government land and we will be under negotiation shortly to secure their future. We are trying to gather as much information on them as possible and would be grateful if anyone can help us with the past history of these horses.
Any offers of help would also be appreciated; however our intended action has not been determined yet but the initial priority has to be their safety. Judging by the bullet shells and skeletal remains in the area we suspect some of the horses have met an untimely death ...the numbers are so low it would be criminal to lose any more in this manner.

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