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Riding the Red Dirt Track: Central Australian Horse Trail Two stockmen navigate a sun-drenched dirt track through a classic Top End woodland, their horses moving with quiet confidence along the rust-colored path. Dressed in classic station wear - a vivid blue workshirt and a light green button-up - the riders wear wide-brimmed hats that shield them from the intense northern Australian sunlight filtering through the sparse eucalyptus trees. Their well-muscled horses, likely Australian stock horses bred for rugged pastoral work, walk with a steady gait across the landscape of golden dry grasses and scattered woodland. The red earth track cuts a clear path through the woodland, highlighting the dry season landscape of Australia's interior, where resilience and adaptation are written into every terrain feature. Dappled shade and bright sunlight create a dynamic interplay of light and texture, capturing the essence of rural Australian horse culture and the timeless connection between land, rider, and mount. The watermarked image suggests this is a professional documentation of station life in the Northern Territory, preserving a moment of quiet pastoral movement.