So was described the Man from Snowy River and his horse. It seems that Gay takes heart from this description when discussing their ideas about breeding Angora goats and producing mohair in the far southern corner of New South Wales. It is true bush country "where the hills are twice as steep" and the scrub twice as thick. Currajong Common is a 200 acre patch of scrub and cleared land at Burragate between Bombala and Bega owned by Gay Denney and Ron Harris. It has an unreliable 750 mm rainfall and is on the edge of the Coolangubra SEF National Park. Pasture is a mix of native grasses and sown phalaris, fescue, cocksfoot and clovers though it is apparent that native species and kikuya are competing well. There remains a good deal of low scrub in places and the goats appear to be happy grazing the rather steep slopes which run down to a usually reliable (though sometimes empty) Towamba River. The property was stocked with five Angoras in 1977 and these have been bred up to the current 150 registered breeding does and kids. With some bucks and a few wethers this is a full carrying capacity so the stud sells about 70 does and 3-5 bucks each year. While preferring Texan type animals, there is a small infusion of South African blood. Fineness and lustre are strong in the breeding objectives of the flock and survival is seen as important. Indeed it is a serious test for all animals "If they are not adapted, they die - leaving a stronger flock appropriate to the environment".

The flock cut well over 1 tonne of fibre per year and has won and always been ranked in the top 5 of National Mohair Pool's Highest Clip Value competition since the competition's inception. Currajong was placed first in the Victorian Wether Trial, and has carried out a field trial for RIRDC to help growers produce better fibre during the winter. They are also taking part in the Sire Evaluation Scheme at Horsham.

Gay and Ron are strong advocates of mohair production and often express considerable frustration at traditional farmers and their reticence to take up mohair growing. Ron has been President of the South East Region of Mohair Australia and an elected member of the NSW Division for many years. Both Gay and Ron actively support newcomers to the industry and provide valuable advice and assistance with shearing and classing of mohair. All shearing is done on the property by Ron, and shearing and husbandry assistance is also provided for other growers in his region. While they patronise local shows from Canberra to Bega, they are keen fleece showers at the major shows of NATS, and The Australasian Show and concentrate on the bulk classed sections preferring to demonstrate the commercial nature of larger quantities of mohair. Currajong was awarded Champion 10 kg kid at the 2003 NATS Show. It is doubtful that any other breeders spend as much time examining fleece test results as Gay. The result of this effort has been a consistent ultra fine mohair clip. Gay cannot understand why more people don't use performance recording with mid-side sampling to assist with their breeding programs. There should be more breeders who can claim to use bucks of their own breeding like "Ringleader", 'Timbillica' and 'White Knight'.