5 DAY HORSE RIDE - 5 Day High Country Cattle Drive

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Take this extraordinary trek accompanied by Michael Watson second generation and Charlie Lovick, a fifth generation high country cattleman and the Master of Horses for both "Man from Snowy River" movies.
Day 1: We drive from Melbourne through the Great Dividing Range's Mystic Mountains to a working cattle property nestled at the base of the high country. Here you begin your bush education on horseback and start the drive along the back roads of the low country finishing at "Dungeon Hut" hidden in a narrow valley for a swag out for the night.
Day 2: We ride up to 360 degree views over the high country, seeing the legendary downhill scene from the "Man from Snowy River", we then continue our journey droving cattle through the bush enjoying the tranquility broken up only by the crack of the stock whips to our destination the "Hideout", a group of cabins beside the majestic Howqua River. Here we can enjoy a swim in its crystal clear waters, soothe the muscles with a massage and enjoy a traditional cattlemens roast with stories around the camp fire.
Day 3: We drive the cattle alongside the majestic Howqua River towards remote "Seeforth Station" a high country outpost settled by the Lovick family in 1870s. We traverse the traditional bridle trails used by mountain cattlemen for 150 years, criss-cross the river and canter along open river flats that makes for an exhilarating day in the saddle.
Day 4: We pick up the last of the straggling cattle and then explore the rich history of the Howqua Hills, its cattlemen's huts and wildlife, followed by a spectacular helicopter ride over the very best of the high country's scenery.
Day 5: The morning is spent in the saddle enjoying the weeks new found horsemanship skills with a trip up the river along the low track with its many river crossings before returning via the high track and its long open cantering tracks. It's then time to say goodbye with memories and friendships sure to stay with you for a lifetime and delivered back to the airport or your hotel door.