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Anyone for an overnight trek o…

Alida Woodland — Tue, 04 May 2010 03:56:43 +0000

Anyone for an overnight trek on May 27-28? We may put our cattle in the yards the morning we head out, so perhaps… http://bit.ly/a0lUdV

I posted 5 photos on Facebook …

Alida Woodland — Sun, 02 May 2010 08:51:07 +0000

I posted 5 photos on Facebook in the album “April overnight trek” http://bit.ly/caFzj3

Sunday morning shoeing….shou…

Alida Woodland — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 01:59:56 +0000

Sunday morning shoeing….shouldn’t it be ‘reading the paper’? http://bit.ly/a0jyki

It’s raining again! Had a gre…

Alida Woodland — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 02:27:43 +0000

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…

Alida Woodland — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:30:31 +0000

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 …

Alida Woodland — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:18:10 +0000

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

Saddles at Diggers Rest

Alida Woodland — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:00:10 +0000

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

Alida Woodland — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:44:17 +0000

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

Life around Diggers Rest Station

Alida Woodland — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:50:47 +0000

Digger’s Rest during the Wet Season

Alida Woodland — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:32:29 +0000

Looking South at the Cockburn Ranges

We are having a huge wet season here, already well past our average rainfall and we still have the two wettest months to go. The waterfalls are roaring, the King River is wide, and the grass is growing by the minute!

The animals are enjoying all the good feed around, so

Two of my favourite girls, Bess our coolie/kelpie and Narlie, my little mare

they’re looking fat and shiney.

View from the tank hill, just north of the homestead a few hundred metres.