On Saturday Night
For an early Mothers Day Treat
I had the pleasure of taking my kidlets
to The Australian Outback Spectaculars Show
Salute To The Light Horse
We were very excited to see the show
And learn about Australian History.
We were even more excited to take the Back Stage Tour
before the show started.
Unfortunatley we werent allowed to take any photos
But the Back Stage Tour was Amazing & Very Informative
We had young Lachlan from the Cast showing us around.
We were shown everything from
The Costumes ...The Carriages & Coaches ..Trick Aids for performing Stunts..
The Cattle ..The Donkey ...The Brumby Heard...
The Proper Saddles the Anzacs would have used....
Saddles used in stunts...
All 50 Horses in the show getting ready...
The Vehicles in the show
& The Elephant specifically made for the show
it was really incredible
And im so glad i purchased that experience as well :)
After the Backstage Tour was complete
We headed back inside
to get up close & personal
with some more members of the cast...
This is a pic of us with "WOLF"
One Of The Horses In The Show
And one of the 3 horses stabled in the bar area &
Who we met when we arrived
Isnt He Handsome :)
This Is Digger & Cobber
2 out of the 6 very well trained dogs of the show .
Who also are there to welcome you in the bar area :)
The Main Bar is brilliant
They have live music performed on this wagon...
The walls are covered in old signs...Pictures & memorabilia
From the old days
And depict rural farm life
Off The Main Area Is also
The Centenary Museum
It is full of photograhs ..Medals ..Saddles...uniforms and more
from the period of The Light Horsemen
It gave me goose bumps being in there.
We were then ushered through the doors
into the show arena
It Was SHOWTIME !!!
We were so happy with our seats
we were in the very front row
we could see everything
Once seated we were served our Entree of
Homestyle Pumpkin Soup with Croutons
It was creamy & Delicious
so yummy & Hot :)
The Main Course
Was a Tender Eye Fillet Steak in a rich Gravy
served with Garden Vegetables & a Toasty Dinner Roll.
It Absolutley Melts in your mouth.
To finish off
Dessert is a Baked Apple Pie ,
Drizzeled in warm Salted Caramel Sauce
& Topped with a dollop of fresh high Country Cream
Just Beautiful :)
There is a Vegetarian & Chicken option available also :)
Through Out The Show Patrons are also served
Beer , Wine & Softdrink continuously
Its Great :)
Tea & Coffee is also served with Dessert :)
The Show was spine tingling
It was the best 2 hours ever
The way the stories of the Light Horsemen were told
The way the horses moved..
The Poetry...The songs..
The footage & real life images projected on a huge wall
It was truly Spectacular
The Show was full of Amazing Talent as
Mind Blowing Stunts were also Performed
A Man Jumps 4 horses over a barrier of fire
While riding them standing up FFS ..
Totally Insane !!
There is alot of audience participation in the show too
As we are split into 2 teams
RED and BLUE
Reds are seated on one side of the arena
& Blues the Other
You know which team u are on
by the colour of the band on the hat you are given on entry
Riders perform challlenges for points
on both Horse Back & Quad Bikes
4 Kids from the audience are asked to chase & catch a potty calf...
My 2 were asked ..but they said NO :(
4 Adults from the audience get to race ride on lawn mowers...
Its Hilariously Action packed fun :)
The show even has a circus
Where there is trapeze artists ..
Ponies doing tricks ..
Clowns..
& The Elephant
It was Just Brilliant :)
We had 3 pics as we walked through the door
into the Main Area
This Is One of them :)
Look were in the Snowy Mountains ...LOL
The kids & I had a Fantastic Night...
And A Spectacular Experience ...
The show
Salute To The Light Horse
Made you want to cry..
It made you laugh..
It made you cheer..
It made you sing ..
It Shocked & Amazed you
Most Of All
It Made Me Proud To Be An Australian xx
To All Of You Who Read This
If You Ever Have The Opportunity To Go To A Show At
The Australian Outback Spectacular
PLEASE Take It
You Wont Be Sorry xx
