The horses that remain on sable island are feral they generally stand between 13 and 14 hands 52 and 56 inches 132 and 142 cm males from the island average about . 5 thoughts on the brumbies australian wild horses christiane slawik march 24 2011 at 1207 am we would like to come to australia to photography horses . Sable islands wild horses are world famous but theres so much more to this remote sand island off the coast of nova scotia the worlds largest colony of