Rural Gallery

Barrel racing during the Man from Snowy River Festival

Barrel racing during the Man from Snowy River Festival, four-day event featuring horse-riding related goods, bush crafts and arts, photography and other country traditions and skills. Corryong, northeastern Victoria, Australia

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Wassailing at the Huon Valley Mid-Winter Festival

Wassailing at the Huon Valley Mid-Winter Festival, three-day pagan-inspired celebration of the apple industry of the area. The old English custom of wassailing can be either visiting houses and singing to be rewarded with gifts, or visiting cider apple orchards to sing for a good harvest. Huon Valley, Tasmania, Australia

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Competitor in the Rope and Tie event at the Mary Valley Show

Competitor in the Rope and Tie event at the Mary Valley Show. After catching the calf with his lasso, the cowboy will dismount and either tie together three of the calf's legs or, in a more humane version, will hold the calf with legs not tied. Imbil, Queensland, Australia

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