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Merino ewes flow like a woolly river along a tree-lined rural road, guided by a mounted stockworker in the Central West of New South Wales. The dense flock fills the bitumen pathway, their pale fleeces creating a uniform sea of soft greys and creams against the dark asphalt. A rider on a dark bay horse sits quietly in control, wearing navy riding gear and a protective helmet, expertly managing the livestock's movement through a classic Australian pastoral landscape of scattered eucalyptus trees and gentle grasslands. The calm, overcast day provides soft lighting that highlights the textures of dense sheep fleeces and the smooth road surface, creating a sense of quiet agricultural purpose and generational farming skill. This image captures the quintessential rhythm of sheep mustering - a delicate dance of human and animal working in harmonious coordination across the expansive Australian rural terrain. The scene speaks to the precision, patience, and deep connection between stockworkers and their herds in the timeless practice of sheep farming.