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Meet the ‘Woman from Snowy River’

Iky Foustok is a busy single mum of four. She’s also a horse whisperer, who has devoted her life to saving retired racehorses and wild brumbies who would otherwise be facing a bleak future.

“I was horse-mad as a baby and starting riding trackwork when I was 13 years old,” explains Iky, who came to Australia from the UK after falling in love with an Aussie.

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