As the kids have grown, so has our mustering team.

With school out for the Easter break and Tess home from Brisbane for a few short days we hustled to take advantage of the team and herd a few cattle through the yards.

Nobody was deterred by a few intermittent showers of rain.

As quickly as the cloud came over, the sun then shone through.

Rob & I  weren’t the only ones extremely  grateful for showers totalling 44mm. It certainly kept them occupied while we drafted the cows. The mud also kept the washing lady busy ……..

Once drafted the cattle have to be returned to their respective paddocks.

With so many little ringers on hand, Rob was able to have two teams working.

Andrew & Lachlan helped Rob and his junior team get a headstart with their mob of heifers before they returned to the yards to start out with a second group of cows and calves.

This meant Hamish & Big Ben had to keep their eye on the ball,

watching carefully the lead cows didn’t get too far out in front.

Dad wasn’t able to help him much as he & Eliza had to keep the wing in and Eliza was a little busy smiling for the camera!

Adelaide was in charge of keeping the tail poking along.

Hamish occasionally came back to check she was going OK. Those blessed cows were keen to stop and eat some grass.

It’s a big responsibility working in Dad’s team when you’re second in charge.

And so the day’s over the Easter break have been much the same, with some riding and cattle work most days.

Eliza is still as keen as mustard, although her dismounting in somewhat unconventional.

It seems Rob and I are almost redundant as both our horses have been claimed by the little people.

I did borrow Big Ben off Hamish (hence my saddle) but he was keen to swap the seat on the Ranger for his horse on the way home.

Leading his little sister was certainly no handicap.

Seems as long as we keep them well fed and provide intermittent breaks at a creek, our team keeps on keeping on!

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