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Campdrafting: The unique Australian bush sport

Andrew Clark
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Ben Hall enters the pen and quietly walks his horse into a mob of eight Angus steers. He peels off one steer, herding it to the front.

Twice the steer tries to re-join the mob and twice Hall instantly wheels his brown Australian stock horse on the spot to keep the beast isolated.

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Andrew Clark is a former editor of The Sun-Herald and Australian Business. He was a correspondent in Europe and North America, a political correspondent in Canberra and has been a journalist for more than 55 years. Email Andrew at aclark@afr.com.au

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