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Monday Introduction to Horses |
Tuesday Farm Equipment, Horses and Bikes |
Wednesday Working with Sheep |
Thursday Working with Cattle |
Friday Putting it Together |
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You can now experience the outback adventure that everyone dreams about as a jackaroo or jillaroo at the Megalong Jackaroo School in the heart of the Blue Mountains. If you’re looking for a real Australian outback experience, then this is the adventure for you.
What does the course cover?
Monday Day 1: Introduction to Horses o Pick up at 9.30 a.m. from Blackheath Railway Station o On the way down a short stop in an ancient rainforest o Meet and greet introduction to staff, o Room allocation and orientation o Introduction to horses starts with basic grooming and saddling up lesson and definitely hands on o Learning the Aussie Slang o A lesson on maintaining saddlery o Lunch break Afternoon o Everyone wants to get riding asap so we finish the lesson followed by a ride up to the scenic escarpment to see the majestic cliffs. o After the first taste of horsemanship it's time to unsaddle the horses, then the farrier will explain how to check your horses feet. o Afternoon farm duties, putting out the feeds, and livestock into the paddocks o A whip cracking lesson after smoko round the campfire
Tuesday Day 2: Farm Equipment, Horses and Bikes o Farm wakeup for livestock, breakfast time for the pigs, goats, sheep, alpacas & chooks o Muster work and bring in horses in from night paddock o Feed out to horses, and learn about horses nutrition, working with feeding horses safely o Morning smoko (aussie term for coffee break) o Lesson on how to work around and catch horses. o Session with grooming the horses o Practical tacking up lesson on the horses equipment o Putting it altogether – a riding lesson getting you comfortable with trotting o Lunch break Afternoon o Safety session on farm machinery How to work around people using tractors, chainsaws o Skills for agricultural machinery & tools o Afternoon farm duties, putting out the feeds, and livestock into the paddocks o Bush survival and local bush tucker
Wednesday Day 3: Working with Sheep o Farm startup for all the animals, muster horses and feedout. o Tack up your horse, morning smoko, then more lessons on rural skills o Working with Sheep -demonstrations on how to work sheep on horses, on ATV bikes o How to move a mob and get them into yards. o Helping with care such as drenching, marking, crutching o Terms used in a shearing shed o How to catch a sheep, and how to care for orphan lambs o Practise with small mob of sheep in yards o Lunch break Afternoon o Tools and equipment for fencing, Field equipment and how to use it, o How to help repair fences and yards o Checking out the pastures and how to help out with field work, o Afternoon farm duties, putting out the feeds, and livestock into the paddocks o Smoko round the campfire
Thursday Day 4: Working with Cattle o Farm startup for all the animals, muster horses and feedout. o Tack up your horse, morning smoko, then more lessons on rural skills o Cattle and their temperaments. Terms used on a cattle property o Working safely with cattle especially bulls, cows with calves o Working with Cattle demo on how to work cattle on horses, with dogs, on bikes. o How to move a herd and get them into yards. How to draft cattle, separate and load o How to catch a calf and care for orphan calves o Helping with care such as drenching, marking, tagging o Lunch break Afternoon o Practise with herd of cattle and muster into yards o How to muster on horseback and with bikes. o Afternoon farm duties, putting out the feeds, and livestock into the paddocks o Smoko round the campfire
Friday Day 5: Putting it Together o Farm startup for all the animals, muster horses and feedout. o Tack up your horse, morning break, then more lessons on rural skills o Mustering lesson in arena o Whip cracking lesson o Ride over to Shanendoah Ranch for the weekly muster o Muster the horses from the river paddocks o Muster the sheep and check for lambs o Muster the cattle and check for calves, drenching or other weekly task. o Picnic lunch at the Cox's river Afternoon o Drafting and sorting the horses o Bring in the horses to the homestead with a trot and a canter o Afternoon farm duties, putting out the feeds, and livestock into the paddocks Return to Katoomba for stay and sightseeing |
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