Applications now open for Barrington Tops wild horse rehoming
The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is now taking applications from people seeking to register to rehome wild horses from Barrington Tops National Park on the NSW mid-north coast.
Horses will be made available for rehoming as part of the park's management plan to remove all horses to aid environmental recovery and conservation.
For those interested in rehoming horses from Barrington Tops National Park, two forms must be completed:
- An application to become an approved registered rehomer with NPWS.
- A specific application to rehome horses from Barrington Tops.
Both forms must be submitted online by Friday, 17 January 2025, and applicants must meet all eligibility requirements.
Applicants who are already approved under the Kosciuszko rehoming program do not need to reapply via the first form. Rather they should just apply to rehome from Barrington Tops.
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), following recommendations from the Wild Horse Rehoming Program review, has updated the NPWS horse rehoming guidelines to reduce the risk of adverse welfare outcomes.
The rehoming application process aligns with NPWS's statutory functions, ensuring horse ownership and welfare responsibilities are transferred to approved rehomers upon collection from NPWS temporary holding yards.
More details about the process, including eligibility criteria and rehoming requirements, are available on the Barrington Tops National Park Rehoming webpage.