The values expressed n the poem represents Australian identity. Mateship is one of the values that was expressed. It shows us how the drover was still friends with the horse even though they had good and bad times together. This is evident in the following lines: “In drought or plenty, in good or ill, / The same old steed is my comrade still” (57-58). The drover and the horse also show masculinity, by telling us that the drover rides horses which is a manly thing to do and the horse who rides through boughs and stumps. This shows it by the lines: “One of the sort that was never afraid, / One of the boys of the Old Brigade” (5-6). This tells us that they weren't afraid to do
