It’s amazing how many careers there are in the horse industry. For example: ‘Horse wranglers’ who train and handle horses and riders for films. Such as Bill & Barb Willoughby, of Booleroo Centre SA, whose film & television jobs include McLeods Daughters, Rabbit Proof Fence, The Light Horsemen, Man from Snowy River and Breaker Morant. […]
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Horses for Working Livestock – Australia & Overseas
June 11th, 2007The love of horses and good horsemanship crosses worldwide boundaries of language, race, education and income and this admiration dates back thousands of years. A good horse and a good rider are always a mesmerising sight to behold, it doesn’t matter where they are or what they are doing. My own riding skills are sufficient […]
Safe Outback Travel
June 11th, 2007Flying over remote Australia gives travellers a good overview, but you can’t beat driving from one side to the other at your own pace, to get a real feel for the country. With careful driving at a speed adjusted to suit to the specific road conditions, standard suburban 2wd cars will get to most places without difficulty. A 4wd […]
Australian Outback Jobs
June 10th, 2007For more than two decades I’ve specialised in photographing & writing about Australia’s largest cattle stations – visiting family and company-owned cattle stations in Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. I’ve encountered many people seeking information on cattle station work and unfortunately don’t have the resources to respond to employment-related enquiries, except when received […]
Gordon Arnold OAM
May 2nd, 2007Gordon Arnold and his wife Nell (Ellen) spent 25 years working for the Australian Agricultural Company on Wrotham Park, from 1963 to 1988. Prior to that they were managing AACo-owned Ivanhoe, near Kununurra in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. Gordon was a character and gentleman of the old school, of my father’s generation. […]
The Australian Beef Industry
April 21st, 2007The domestication of cattle began thousands of years ago well before the birth of Christ. Perhaps it was around the same time that horses were domesticated, or not long after. Today’s Bos Taurus (European breeds) and Bos Indicus (Zebu – originating in India) are descended from their extinct European forebears the Bos Primigenius (Aurochs). The […]