00:00Bill Faint isn't an average grandfather.
00:06Well past retirement age, he's often found mustering cattle at Clermont.
00:11I'm 90, 90 years, and four months, don't forget the four months, and yes, I love doing what
00:19I'm doing.
00:21Raised on the family farm, he took over the business at just 20 years old, after his father
00:27tragically died while rounding up horses.
00:30That's when his horse fell and crashed into a tree and, yeah, and killed him instantly.
00:38Despite the tough start, he's stayed passionate about his work, passing knowledge onto his
00:43grandson from a young age.
00:46As far back as I can remember, we were in the car with him, you know, I remember one
00:50particular time we were mustering some bulls here and I must have been about five or six
00:54years old or something, you know, and I was sitting beside him.
00:59An early adopter of the renowned Quarter Horse breed when it came to Australia, he helped
01:04locals launch their own studs.
01:06He brought in these Quarter Horses and we went to have a look at these beautiful Quarter
01:10Horses and of course all the way home there was nothing but nag, nag, nag to Dad.
01:16And my mum and dad backed me into a stock horse stud.
01:20Bill Faint's love for his animals has played a big part in keeping him coming back here
01:24to the family property every day.
01:27But if there's one thing he loves as much as his cattle, it's his community.
01:33He had this vision to combine the showgrounds, the workshop, the sale yards together and
01:40to make it this big accessible facility, almost this hub.
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