Vic controls wild horses, as NSW backflips

Hundreds of wild horses will be caught and removed from alpine areas in Victoria, under a new plan that the state government says its neighbour NSW and the federal government should also get behind.

The Victorian government is planning to trap and rehome the estimated 2500 wild horses in the state's Alpine National Park, or if that's not possible, put horses down.

Environment Minister Lily D'Ambrosio on Saturday challenged the NSW government to support Victoria's plan, after NSW backflipped in May on a plan to cull brumbies in its alpine areas.