I 76 THE HORSE : ITS TAMING, 



possible in a direction away from the yard, so as to 



get them all together in one big mob on a plain at the 



far end of the paddock. Coming out on this plain 



the horses, quite two hundred in number, could be 



seen far in front, and going like the wind, with the 



drivers scattered here and there a mile or more behind. 



The fence soon turned the horses, now all in one mob, 



back towards the scrub, and in the direction of the 



yard. Three horsemen, who had kept somewhat 



behind, now took up the running, and by making a 



detour of a couple of miles, they were enabled to close 



up with the brumbies as they again entered the timber. 



They had still some seven miles to go before the yard 



could be reached, and already the tremendous pace 



began to tell. Two miles of lightly-timbered country 



allowed the men to keep well in sight. Before the 



horses were within the wing the mob broke up, and in 



spite of the drivers a number got away, a belt of thick 



mulga scrub, through which they were passing at the 



time, helping them considerably. The main body, 



however, kept straight on, and were soon between the 



fence and the calico wing. Two men on fresh horses 



now took up the running, and rushed the tired 



brumbies towards the yard, giving them no time to 



think of breaking. It was a sight to see this galloping 



mob covered with foam and sweat, followed by riders, 



yelling like fiends, and cracking stock whips. They 



rushed wildly through the wide open gateway, shaking 



