▁management ▁of ▁Br umb ies ▁presents ▁a ▁complex ▁issue . ▁ ▁Br umb ies ▁ro aming ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Al ps ▁of ▁south - e astern ▁Australia ▁are ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁descend ants ▁of ▁horses ▁which ▁were ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁past oral ist ▁and ▁pione er , ▁Benjamin ▁Bo yd . ▁Fer al ▁horses ▁in ▁Bar ma h ▁National ▁Park ▁mainly ▁origin ate ▁from ▁stock ▁released ▁by ▁a ▁local ▁horse ▁bre eder ▁after ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁significant ▁long ▁term ▁population ▁of ▁" w ild " ▁horses ▁in ▁the ▁park ▁area ▁prior ▁to ▁this ▁date . ▁ ▁P ang ar é ▁Br umb ies ▁On ▁the ▁coast ▁south ▁of ▁Ger ald ton , ▁Western ▁Australia ▁the ▁Br umb ies ▁there ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁‘ P ang are ▁Pon ies ’ , ▁as ▁they ▁appear ▁to ▁carry ▁the ▁rare ▁P ang ar é ▁gene . ▁This ▁colour ing ▁is ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁me aly ▁and ▁is ▁seen ▁mainly ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁old ▁bre eds ▁such ▁as ▁British ▁Pon ies , ▁Tim or ▁Pon ies , ▁Ha fl ingers ▁and ▁even ▁Belg ian ▁Dra ug ht ▁H ors es . ▁The ▁gene ▁causes ▁light ening ▁in ▁parts ▁of ▁a ▁horse ' s ▁coat , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁me aly ▁col oured ▁m uzz le , ▁for ear ms , ▁fl anks , ▁and ▁the ▁bel ly . ▁It ▁is ▁sometimes ▁seen ▁in ▁ch est nut ▁horses ▁with ▁fla x en ▁col oured ▁man es ▁and ▁t ails . ▁