Rod Sansom Oakfield Ranch Camel Rides

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00:00 Yeah, we raced at Badooey, Bullio and then Winton.

00:02 At Badooey we got the cup and the plate

00:06 and lots of other races as well.

00:08 But then Bullio, we got two seconds

00:10 in the two big cups there, which was really good.

00:13 That's the Melbourne Cup of Camel Racing,

00:16 we got second in both cups there.

00:18 Then we went down to Winton and we got the cup

00:20 and the plate down at Winton as well.

00:22 So that was really good, yeah.

00:24 - And Rod, how long have you been in the caval business

00:27 but also the animals?

00:30 - Yeah, well about 30 years with the camels, roughly.

00:33 I grew up with animals all my life.

00:35 My dad started a zoo when I was about 12

00:37 and that's what got me interested in animals.

00:39 Then I got learning to train animals.

00:42 I just love training animals and getting them

00:44 to do what you wanna do and work with them.

00:46 It's not, it's work beside them, with them is the thing.

00:50 And yeah, I just love working and training

00:52 and seeing the animals work.

00:53 - And your camels, you've got 12 down at the beach now.

00:58 - Yeah, 12 down at the beach today.

01:00 We got about 90 camels all together.

01:03 You can see them all here in the yard here,

01:04 the ones that's having a spell today.

01:06 They work six days a week down at the beach.

01:09 Weekends and school holidays and that,

01:10 they're really busy as well.

01:12 Every day's during the school holidays.

01:14 Yeah, and we take lots of tourists for rides.

01:17 - All right, and some have been stars in TV programs

01:21 and TV ads and movies.

01:23 - People ring up for TV ads and movies

01:25 and we use our camels and things like that.

01:29 There's one just coming to say hello to you

01:30 at the back there, that's fine.

01:31 (laughing)

01:32 Yeah, so they're very lovable creatures, they are.