Melbourne show losses

Meanwhile the banning of horses from this year's Royal Melbourne Show has cost in excess of $200,000.

The Royal Agricultural Society had to exclude horses this year because of the equine influenza outbreak in NSW and Queensland.

Spokesman Mark O'Sullivan says crowds were down about 10 per cent.

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