Sometimes horses themselves have to be rounded up, as well as men — though for different 

 reasons. In the vast spaces of the Australian outback the 'brumbies' roam. These are not 

 genuinely wild horses although they pass much of their life in complete freedom, with only 

 the kangaroos and the dingoes for company. Many of the brumby herds date from the days 

 of the 1 8 5 1 Gold Rush when men, seized by the fever for quick riches, abandoned everything, 

 leaving their stock to fend for itself. Now on the skyline a man comes to threaten the freedom 

 of some of the brumbies. 



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