On the Mend at Kulnura

The positive news from the Equus Australia property at Kulnura north of Sydney is that all the horses are recovering well. WEG Team Member, Rod Brown told Horse Deals;

“The virus took about nine day to circulate around the 31 horses and none have been affected badly. Mr. Burns (pictured) had a very mild dose, most probably because he was vaccinated last year for WEG. We have only one pregnant mare on the property and I was a little concerned, but she has not had a bad bout at all. All the youngsters have it but you would not know as they still gallop about their paddocks. Really it has not affected them much at all. We have treated them with an anti-inflammatory for any high temperatures and antibiotics when and if necessary”

Rod, a trainer and coach like all other industry professionals is being affected by the lockdown. “You still have to pay the vet bills, but there is no training or coaching until we are given the all clear. We have been so lucky in Australia for so long, and we have taken our ‘clean’ status for granted. Some good will come of it all, as we will learn how to be better prepared for any further outbreaks in the future. We will learn too how to manage our horses that have had EI and how to bring them back into work”.