Wild Horse Bust
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Loyal Sidekick
Matt and his dog Naish fly over the Far North Queensland Outback near Mount Mulligan to scout for brumbies (the term for wild horses in Australia).
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Matt Rides a Former Brumby
Matt rides a former brumby that has been trained to help with mustering cattle and other brumbies.
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Lassoing a Thought
Matt contemplates his team's next move on the ground, as they work to corral large male cattle that have strayed from the muster.
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Matt On Horseback
Matt, on horseback, prepares for a cattle muster. Pilot Mick Burbridge will assist Matt from the air in the Robinson-22 Chopper.
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Brumby Brigade
Wild brumbies are flanked by Matt's horseback team in the far North Queensland bush.
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Colorful Cassowary
Matt came across this colorful bird, a Cassowary, during the cattle muster. A flightless bird found in North Queensland, Australia, the Cassowary is normally a shy bird, but when cornered, it's capable of inflicting serious injuries with its razor-like claws.
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Dog Days of Mustering
Naish, Matt's dog and trusty sidekick, often accompanies Matt in the chopper on mustering trips. Naish is trained to leap from a hovering helicopter and assist Matt once on the ground.
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Herding By Helicopter
The cattle muster is nearly a success as Matt flies low over the herd in a R-22 chopper. The noise of the helicopter is used to push the cattle into the boundaries of the cattle station yard.
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Chopper Cattle Crawl
Matt hovers in a chopper while his team, on both motorbike and truck, flanks a large herd of cattle from the bush to the cattle station yard in Far North Queensland, Australia.
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Cattle Copter
A R-22 helicopter flies close to the ground in Far North Queensland to help muster a feral buffalo, one of Australia's most ferocious pests.
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Cattle Capture Teamwork
Matt works with his mate Clancy to capture a feral bull. Clancy holds onto the tail to prevent it from whipping around so Matt can work it to the ground.
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Avoiding a Head On Collision
Matt in North Queensland, Australia, must be quick on his feet to capture a feral bull head-on.
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All Bloodied Up
Matt's face is bloodied after clipping a tree while racing through the bush in pursuit of a large bull that needs to be captured and returned to the cattle station yard.
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A Bloody Good Time
A close-up of Matt's wounded face after a particularly harrowing muster through rough terrain while trying to move the cattle across vast bush to the cattle station yards in Far North Queensland, Australia.
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Roger That Matt
After successfully tying a bull to a tree, Matt radios into his mate and fellow pilot, Mick Burbridge.
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We Have Liftoff
Matt Wright lifting off in a Robinson-22 chopper to round up wild horses by helicopter.
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Australian Outback sunset
An Australian Outback sunset at Mount Mulligan station in Far North Queensland.
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Handle With Care
Matt handles a Common Death Adder, a highly venomous snake found throughout Australia. Matt is relocating this snake from one of the cattle station grounds so it will not be in danger of being destroyed or be able to bite the horses or cattle.
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A Snakey Situation
Matt removes an Eastern Brown snake that Jeff, a trainee, found in the stables of a cattle station in Far North Queensland, Australia. The Eastern Brown is native to Australia and considered to be the second most venomous land snake in the world.
