The handsome horse at Tobruk Sheep Station

This fine horse is one of the stars at Tobruk Sheep Station, Sydney. It is a tame and faithful one which listens to the order of the rider. I think it has long been the partner of the rider. It knows every step of the performance. Firstly, it brings the rider towards the nearby field to meet the sheep. With the help of two sheepdogs, the sheep are driven. The shepherd rides the horse back with the sheep to the yard in front of the spectators watching the show. He descends from the horse to whistle the dogs to drive the sheep into a narrow passageway. The sheep have to line up there compactly. The shepherd tells the spectators the name of each type of sheep and later shears the skin of a selected sheep from the group.

Driving sheep with a car or jeep is impossible. This horse is a perfect helper of the show.

I love the colour of this horse which is golden-yellow, unlike other colours of black, brown, white or grey. I rarely see horses of this colour in Hong Kong.