The adventure of a lifetime, two best mates, riding side by side in the wild landscape of Mongolia. When Jess and Nat entered the world’s toughest horse race, they knew it would be hard. Finishing the race itself was as big a deal as winning. But, these women were from the Northern Territory – they’d […]
In todays episode, I’m sitting down with Becky Klingenberg – a well known Horse Trainer and Trick Rider in the Northern Territory. Becky is the definition of hustle. As you’ll hear in this episode, she doesn’t let anything stand in the way of her dreams, including living and working on remote cattle stations. You can […]
Written by Monica Haslet – Meda Station Over the Easter weekend we decided to take the kids out for a nice family ride for the first time. The result was not quite what we hoped for… instead of the nice fun little walk past the billabong, around the house and back to the horse yards, […]
Host: Mulyie Homestead (De Grey Station) Written by Duggie Brownlie, Overseer It had been a long day, mustering in a mob of cattle that didn’t really want to be mustered that day. It was mostly through river country and while the horse crew had done their best, us fools on motorbikes had spent a lot […]
Host: Dr Jillian Kelly We have just recently run the fifth annual Coonamble Challenge & Campdraft, and I’m one of the committee members. Organising an event of this size and calibre takes a full twelve months – we start organising the next one virtually the minute the previous one wraps up. Needless to say, we had put […]
Host: Meda Station Written by Troy Haslet, Manager – Meda Station (This is part 1 of a 3-part series – click on the link above to find more stories from Meda Station). I have been racking my brain on what to write about and I have heard from a few people that when they search […]
Host: Dr Jillian Kelly All small communities wouldn’t run without volunteers on local event committees and I’m just so proud to be part of the Coonamble Challenge & Campdraft committee – an event that began in 2015 and has grown in size and reputation in just four short years. Have a read of one of my […]
Host: BK Trick Riding Written by Becky Klingenberg – Owner, BK Trick Riding. It was last year I was talking with my sister Joni Rose who said “Bec you only get 100 years, if you’re lucky. So what are you going to do with yours?” This has been the strongest influencing question I have ever […]
Host: BK Trick Riding Written by Becky Klingenberg – Owner, BK Trick Riding. BK Trick Riding rookie team 2017 wearing their R.P.M show shirts. When I started ‘BK Trick Riding – Run with Wild Horses’, it was so I had a name to put to committees. Then all the sudden there was this interest around […]
Host: BK Trick Riding Written by Becky Klingenberg – Owner, BK Trick Riding. Meet the star of the show – Rose Gold This here is my mighty mare Rose Gold. She is seven years old, born and bred at Heytesbury Cattle Company. Her sire is Lawson’s Vision owned by Bill Doyle at Dixie Station. Her […]
Host: BK Trick Riding Written by Becky Klingenberg – Owner, BK Trick Riding. Harry Lawton and I heading out to go mustering. This was actually take on the filming of ‘Cows for Cambodia’. “Champions are made when nobody is watching” – Michael Jordan. For the seven years I have been on cattle stations, the thing […]
Host: BK Trick Riding Written by Becky Klingenberg – Owner, BK Trick Riding. My name is Becky Klingenberg, I’m a station hand at Kidman Springs Research Farm. I have chosen to share my story of hope to inspire anyone who lives remote or similarly to me once believed they were dealt a hand of disadvantages, […]
Host: Horsemanship Linked Learning Written by Shorna Ross I read a quote the other day which really struck a chord with me: “A great horse will change your life. The truly special ones define it . . . ” Throughout my life I have had opportunities to work with more than one truly special one. A […]
Host: Abingdon Downs Station Written by Renee Kohler – Station Hand, Abingdon Downs Station. Renee Kohler and her husband, Jason, have been with us or 11 ½ years. Renee has a special skill in remembering every single horse that has been through our yards since she has been here. She remembers who rode what and […]
Host: Liveringa Station Written by Woodrow (Glenn Staines) – Head Stockman, Liveringa Station. How do you break in a horse? As the saying goes, there is more than one way to skin a cat – as is with horse breaking. After all, how do you convince a 500kg animal that out-does you in size and strength, […]
Host: Kalyeeda Station Written by Barb Camp – Owner, Kalyeeda Station. Horse riding is very skilled and can be dangerous, but most people who come to work on a station want to have a go. From the experienced head-stockman with 40 years of colt-starting under his belt to the nervous cook who has never left […]
Host: Katherine Outback Experience Written by Tom Curtain – Owner, Katherine Outback Experience. Katherine Outback Experience was officially launched in July 2013. The 90 minute show comprises authentic horse-breaking and working dog demonstrations, animal tricks, country music, and bush tales. I don’t want the show to be about me, I want it to celebrate and showcase […]
Host: Eva Downs Station Written by Kathy Gabriel – Bore Runner, Eva Downs Station. I guess when I think back on last year, a few of the big highlights are things learnt. I really value learning, and lets face it, it’s a massive part of our lives! When you venture north or partake in any […]
Host: Legune Station Written by Belinda Rasheed – Manager, Legune Station. Even if you’re not a keen horseman, if you are living on or associated with a cattle station, you will most likely attend at least one Campdraft or Rodeo a year. If not to demonstrate an outside score of 90+, you will be there […]
Host: Saltriver Horsemanship Written by Heath Stewart – Owner, Saltriver Horsemanship and Topstock WA Feed Services. Back through most of the 90’s and early 00’s, I broke in thousands of colts. These days we start them under saddle, and the method is very different, as is the result. I was only doing the best I […]
