The Legend of the Drover

Arthur and Al, two true blue Aussie drovers, are heading off for one last grand adventure and you are invited to join them to relive the pioneering spirit of the droving days. Their task and duty is to muster 800 head of cattle for six months, from the foothills of the Snowy Mountains to the vast saltbush plains of the Riverina. By connecting urban people with the landscape and farming enterprises, Arthur hopes to develop a better understanding between the city and the bush. But with hundreds of demanding miles of this vast country and a large mob of cattle to herd, the drovers need a hand.

© Brock Bowen & Peter Dowson

So pack your swag and saddle-up for a week (or more), or just tag along to one of the round-ups for a weekend. Either way we'd love to see you on the road and make you a part of Aussie droving lore.
Highlights of the muster:

• Clean air, open country, with big blue skies by day and a blanket of glittering stars by night.
• Droving culture including advanced horse riding, rounding up cattle, commanding the cattle dogs.
• Travelling Stock Routes and the biodiverse reserves of the Long Paddock.
• Indigenous stories of Country as told by the original custodians of the land.
• Campfire camaraderie of the stockmen, with bush damper, ripping yarns and traditional Aussie poetry.
• Glimpses of a bygone era, where local knowledge meant understanding the unpredictability of the seasons and community meant taking a moment to chat to everyone you pass. 

Arthur on the good old game
© Brock Bowen & Peter Dowson

This breath-taking adventure begins at the rich, rolling pastures of Murraguldrie Station, and retraces the old travelling stock routes colloquially referred to as the ‘Long Paddock'. The drove will pass through many boom and bust towns of days gone by; where guests will meet the salt-of-the-earth characters who still know how to put on a warm welcome with a broad smile. Guests will also learn about indigenous connection to Country, and hopefully spot some of Australia's most precious native animals. By night the food will be cooked in the traditional camp oven, spiced with colourful yarns and the poetry of Banjo Patterson around a crackling campfire.
 
Arthur Webb, drover and Murraguldrie Station owner, has spent a lifetime in the saddle and has a rusted-on attitude for doing things the right way rather than the easy way. He has that increasingly rare personality that stands tall in the face of adversity and yet is not afraid to embrace times of change.