One of the most common questions we get asked is “what’s the difference between dromedary and bactrian camel behaviours?” Which is like asking a parent “who is your favourite child?” Beside the obvious – that dromedary camels have one hump and bactrian camels have 2 humps, the answer to this question is complex […]
Category Archives: Camel Riding
Camel Equipment, Camel Expedition, Camel Riding, Camel Trekking
The All Purpose Camel Saddle Explained
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Apr
Apr
Take a sneak peek of all the features of an all purpose camel saddle, for the dromedary camel. Watch Russell explain why he chose the All Purpose Camel Saddle before his 2 year walk with camels across Australia. Highlights: After 15+ years the camel saddle featured in the video is still in excellent condition […]
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Apr
Apr
Do you ever wonder, or even get confused, on the type of camel saddle that would suit your needs or maybe, even if you need one anyhow…? Does owning a camel mean you need to have all the accessories, in this case a camel saddle? From camel trekking to camel riding, choosing a […]
Camel Riding, Camel Training, Cameleer Academy
Treat Training Camels Why it Works & Why We Don’t do it
11
May
May
It’s no secret that training and handling camels can be a challenge regardless of the age, breed or the size of camel. As camel owners or wanna be camel owners our main priority and concern is getting the camel to understand what we’re asking of them, whether that be to sit, walk on lead, ride […]
Camel Equipment, Camel Expedition, Camel Riding, Camel Training, Camel Training Videos, Cameleer Academy
Catching Camels Haltering – How To
14
Mar
Mar
Here’s a How To video on catching camels as well as haltering camels once they are yarded or in a confined area. The MOST important thing you must have between yourself and the camel you are attempting to halter is TRUST. We talk a lot about our Camel Connection Trust Based Camel Training because it matters […]
Camel Equipment, Camel Expedition, Camel Riding, Camel Training, Camel Training Videos, Camel Trekking, Cameleer Academy, Courses
Camel Equipment: Camel Spider Harness
20
Feb
Feb
There isn’t a camel training session that goes by without us using a “spider” (camel harness). It’s one of THE most important pieces of camel equipment that we have and if you’re doing without it you’ll soon learn why you need one (or more) if you’ve got more than one camel, which you should, because camel’s […]
Camel News, Camel Riding, Camel Training, Camel Training Videos, Camel Trekking, Cameleer Academy, Outback Treks
Australian Camels Gag Reel 2017
09
Feb
Feb
If we’ve had the pleasure of having you on one of our camel training camp, camel treks or an international camel journey you’ll know that we love what we do and take our job with camels very seriously….But… Not too serious! 2017 Gag reel will see some camel training go ‘not quite as planned’, uncontrollable laughter […]
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Jan
Jan
Are you considering owning and operating a camel riding operation and or camel business for yourself? Or maybe you’re just interested in what it takes to get such an operation occurring on a daily basis? Maybe you just want a sneak peak into our daily lives when we conduct our beach camel rides…? Then this […]
Camel Equipment, Camel Husbandry, Camel Riding, Camel Training, Camel Trekking, Cameleer Academy
Camel Nose Pegs – To Use Or Not To Use?
24
Nov
Nov
We’re putting ourselves under a great, big, bright spotlight here and bringing a much misunderstood and debated subject to the forefront. When there’s animals and issues concerning welfare are involved everyone has an opinion – especially when it comes to something like the For and Against using nose pegs on camels. We like the that […]
Camel Equipment, Camel Expedition, Camel Husbandry, Camel Riding, Camel Trekking, Cameleer Academy
How To Saddle Camel [Video Tutorial]
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Sep
Sep
At a glance you wouldn’t think that there was any appropriate place to put a saddle on a dromedary (one humped) camel. We’ve often wondered who made camel riding a ‘thing’ in the first place. Camels have a flat spine, but their hump makes for awkward riding without a saddle. If you’re considering riding your […]
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