The Brumby Horse is a breed available in the Horse Reality game, that can be caught in the Australian Wildlife Park.
| Brumby Horse | |
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| General Information | |
| Alternative name | Australian Brumby |
| Origin | Australia |
| Horse Reality | |
| Colours | Black, Chestnut, Bay, Wild Bay, Seal Brown, Flaxen, Pangaré, Sooty, Grey, Cream, Silver, Dun |
| Whites | White Markings, Tobiano, Roan |
| Not yet in-game | Rabicano, hidden Sabino, W20, Non-Dun1 |
| Height | 132 - 152 cm |
| Registry | Brumby Horse Society |
| Alternative names | Brumblebee, Brumb |
| Origin | Australian Wildlife Park |
| Status | In-game (2020) |
| Artists | |
| Lineart | S. Jullelin (2019) |
| Greyscale | D. Grochowska (2019) |
| Colours & patterns | D. Grochowska, H. Vasseur (2020) |
¶ Conformation
The Brumby ranges in size from 132 to 152 centimetres. Their heads are a bit heavy, with a short neck and back, straight shoulders, and sloping quarters. However, due to the fact that some Brumbies carry a good deal of Thoroughbred blood, often some are found to be quite refined and well-conformed.[1]
¶ Colour Genetics
Most colours in the Brumby breed are quite common. When you take a walk in the nature reserves that include the Brumby, you will see herds with mostly the base colours, grey, cream and dun. The only colours that seem fairly rare in this breed are silver and wild bay.
¶ Alleles
All alleles available for the breed can be found below highlighted in green. For better clarity, we bolded alleles that impact coat colours (eg. grey G vs non-grey g).
| Base Colours & Modifiers | ||
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| Extension | Agouti | Grey |
| E, e | A+, A, At, a | G, g |
| Dilutions | ||||
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| Cream-Pearl | Dun | Champagne | Silver | Mushroom |
| CR, n | D, nd2 | ch | Z, z | n |
| White Patterns | |||||
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| Frame | Appaloosa | PATN1 | MITF | SW2 | KIT |
| n | lp | patn1 | n | sw2 | TO, RN, n |
Please note that the table includes hidden agouti alleles (A+, and At). Besides testable genes, untestable ones are also present: sooty, flaxen, pangaré, and white markings (head markings, socks, etc.).
¶ Artwork Updates
The Brumby Horse was added to the game on July 28th 2020.[2] At a time a new research team worked together on this breed for the first time, which is why some colours look different (more realistic) than on older in-game breeds. Ever since the current Horse Reality version has been online, the Brumby received/will receive the following updates:
- The missing genes and alleles will be added to the game through new Foundation horses.[3] Adding W20 will only be possible after the horse profiles & genetics have been transferred to V2. That's because e.g. non-dun1 is already an allele found in-game, but the additional white spotting versions require additional coding work[4]
- Brumby horses currently do not display sooty on wild bay bases or pangaré
¶ Breed in Real Life
Historically, the Brumby was valued for its endurance, strength, reliability and all-around agility, and many of the old bloodlines evolved into what we now know as the Waler or the Australian Stock Horse. It was in 1788 that the first horse breeds began to be brought to Australia during British rule all the way from England by ship. This, in turn, means that only the strong and sturdy breeds could survive the hardships of overseas voyages. The stock that feeds the Brumby herds were used as war mounts during both World Wars. Today these herds face slaughter in increasing numbers because many consider them a scourge that causes environmental damage.[5]
¶ References
- Crane P., Brumby - Horse Breed & Info: https://www.artbycrane.com/horse_breeds/light_horse_breeds/brumby.html; Access: December 2022
- https://v2.horsereality.com/news/27/the-brumbies-are-here-new-forum-set-up
- https://deloryan.notion.site/Horse-Breeds-Artwork-Genetics-6d0a84be35284b12806976bbb8cc886c
- https://v2.horsereality.com/news/25/brumby-arrival-on-july-28th-rules-update-thoroughbred-community-poll-foundation-names-changed
- Australian Brumby Alliance, About Brumbies: https://australianbrumbyalliance.org.au/about/about-brumbies/; Access: December 2022