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1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 min. 30 sec.) ; 165992840 bytes |
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Bill is keen to put the jillaroos to work as soon as possible, but only three of them can ride a horse well enough to send out into the paddocks. The solution is to get novices Deb and Janine up to speed on riding quad bikes. While Aaron teaches them the basics, AJ, Tessa and Mandy have their first herding lesson on horseback with Stacey. They begin to learn the fundamentals of moving livestock, but a few simple mistakes soon show them how far they have to go.With all of the jillaroos now mobile, Bill establishes a routine of daily farm jobs, and the trainees quickly learn to feed the animals, fill and clean water troughs, and keep liquid supplements topped up around the property. They also start to realise just how physically demanding this work is.Later in the day, the trainee jillaroos are fascinated to watch Bill work with an unbroken young mare, Hope.Soon the jillaroos face their first team challenge. Bill sends them out to muster a mob of cattle back to the yards. At first things run smoothly, but when the girls try to put the mob through a gate, the entire exercise spirals into chaos. Deb can't get her quad bike out of reverse, Janine crashes her bike into the gate, and the horse riders are unable to control the panicked cattle. Finally the team reach the yards, and realise there's an awful lot to learn over the next three weeks if they are to succeed on the final muster. The jillaroos must then process the cattle through the yards as Bill attaches ear tags to each cow and drenches them, to kill any parasites. The girls do better with this task, and Bill lets them know that he is happier with their effort here.At the end of the working week everyone can take a breather, and the jillaroos mingle with the community during a visit to the pub. However, for Tessa it's a different story at her accommodation in town, where she is wrestling with an agonising decision. The nanny taking care of her son Riley is unsuitable, so Tessa has let her go. If no replacement can be found at short notice, Tessa's short time as a jillaroo may be over.PRODUCTION DETAILS:6 x 30 minutes. Producers Jennifer Jones and Kristian Moliere. Produced by Triptych Pictures in association with Travelling Tale Productions. Developed and produced in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the South Australian Film Corporation |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2015-02-08 at 18:30:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Animal feeding.
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Cattle -- Breeding.
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Farm life.
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Ranch life.
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Women ranchers.
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Streaming video
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Thrupp, Colin, director
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Roxburgh, Richard, cast
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