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Dusty golden grasslands stretch across the Kimberley station, where a dark-coated stock horse stands sentinel alongside a herd of burnished copper-red Brahman cattle. The lean, muscular horse wears traditional leather working tack, its bridle and reins carefully adjusted for the day's mustering work. In the background, the robust cattle cluster together, their distinctive humped shoulders and loose skin typical of the heat-tolerant Brahman breed perfectly adapted to Western Australia's harsh pastoral landscapes. Sparse gum trees dot the distant horizon, casting minimal shade across the dry seasonal paddock. The image captures the quintessential rhythm of northern Australian cattle station life - a moment of quiet concentration where horse and handler work in silent partnership to manage the livestock across vast, unforgiving terrain. Soft grey-blue sky and weathered brown earth frame this timeless scene of agricultural endeavour, where generations of pastoral tradition are written into every dusty hoofprint and watchful gesture.