It’s raining again! Had a gre…

It’s raining again! Had a great ride along the King River this morning…before it started raining. Saw a few… http://bit.ly/9Yw1g2



Saddles to clean, horse to sho…

Saddles to clean, horse to shoe, swags to roll, off on our first overnight horse trek for the Anzac Day weekend… http://bit.ly/dqnjBU



I posted 5 photos on Facebook …

I posted 5 photos on Facebook in the album “Around Diggers” http://bit.ly/apH6gv



Overnight Horse Trek in the Kimberley, April 24-25

Join us for an overnight trek from Digger’s Rest Station down to Duck Hole, and up Cockburn Creek.  We will be camping here at the station the night before we depart, and heading out first thing on the morning of April 24.  We return to the station Sunday afternoon, April 25.  Bed and swag  accommodation and meals provided from Friday evening through Monday morning.

Heading out from Digger's Rest StationRiding by the Cockburn Ranges



The feathered folk at Digger’s Rest Station

The birds are in abundance out here, and enjoying the wet season weather.



Saddles at Diggers Rest

The Australian stock saddle is suited to the long days we spend in the saddle.  It is always an adjustment to ride in a saddle other than your own, but the stock saddle is an easy one to get used to.   The thigh pads and deep seat hold you in, which can come in handy when riding in the bush.

Although we have used traditional stock saddles for years, I have found the cross breed saddle to be very comfortable as well.  A couple of years ago I finally let myself order a custom made saddle from Kent Saddlery. Turns out it was one of the better decisions I’ve made!  My saddle has a ‘stock horse’ tree and fits all but two of our horses, both of which are very high withered and difficult to fit with saddle anyway.  The saddle  also fit me perfectly from the get go.



Diggers Rest Station Characters

We have a variety of characters here at Digger’s Rest: feathered, furred and otherwise.  Never a dull moment…unfrilled frilly



Horse Trekking in Australia

http://travelinsider.qantas.com.au/horse_treks_do_the_ride_thing.htm

Here’s some information on trekking down south in Victoria, New South Wales, and of course here in the East Kimberley with us (our horse trekking business name for several years was ‘Kimberley Pursuits’).

This catchy article by Julie Miller appeared in the Qantas in-flight magazine a couple of years ago.  Helen Packer’s part of the world is also spectacular, and she is an incredible cook  (we know because she often spends a month or two with us during the Dry Season, feeding us truly delicious meals).

Helen cooking up brekkie for us



Kimberley Horse Trekking from Diggers Rest Station

Our 2010 schedule for our horse treks is posted and ready for folks to sign up! Check out the schedule on our horse trekking page.

Our 11 day trek is proving to be very popular, with only one space remaining. The 7 day treks, which are abbreviated versions of the 11 day trek still have plenty of openings.

This season will be an exciting one, exploring some new country from our previous treks. Roderick reckons this is some of the best country in the East Kimberley.

Hope some of you can join us on one of our rides.



Kimberley horse riding landscapes