A Week Later at Morgan Park
Blair Richardson
Blair went home to Scone to check on the situation there and returned to Warwick today.
How are you horses at home and how are they at Morgan Park?
“It is interesting, as the horses who have the flu at home have had a very mild case and have just has a slight discharge from the nose and a minor cough. They are out in paddocks and can move around and get their heads down. The vets say it’s the stress of the trip to Warwick and being away from familiar surroundings and being confined, which has made it harder for the horses up here.
“While I was away, one of my horses here, Clifton Zengarie, developed pneumonia. But the antibiotics the vets gave him are working well and he is on top of it now. My advanced horse, Maximum Overkill is out in the yards at the moment and is standing on his hind legs. He had such a mild case of it; he was vaccinated last year, as he was reserve (New Zealand Team) horse for the WEG. Shane Rose’s WEG Team horse, All Luck (this time last year was third at the famous Burghley Horse Trials in England) was vaccinated and he has just had a mild bout as well.
It sounds as if Maximum Overkill is not far from being put back into work, but he has nothing to go to this year as the Adelaide Four Star has been postponed. How do you feel about that?
“I’m relieved really as I was concerned that some horses would not be properly prepared for Adelaide. I was having discussions with the EFA yesterday and there is talk of running Adelaide in April. The postponement does not really affect me as my horse is experienced and qualified for Hong Kong. Clifton Zengarie, which just arrived from New Zealand the Wednesday before Warwick, was set for the One Star at Sydney, but like all the other horses that have had the flu, I will have to take my time about bring him back into work.
What’s new at Morgan Park?
“There are now 10 x 10 meter yards for all the horses, so they can all get out of the dusty under cover yards and move around. It’s raining, but the horses seem to like it. They have built a containment bank around the stables, so the water does not flow into them and all the feed and hay is in the shipping containers. So it’s just going to be a bit muddy, but they are trying to make it as pleasant as possible.
We know about the school for the kids, have there been any other education initiatives?
Yes, they have started giving coaching to people wanting to do their Level 1 NCAS exams. The Queensland EFA has organised coach educators and there were about 15-20 people at the lesson today.
When do you thing you will be able to take the horses home?
They have not given us an exact date, but I think we will be able to take them home in early October. I don’t want to be here all the time, as I have a lot to do at home. My horses are all OK, so I hope to be able to get people to look after them and just come up here when and if I need to.
Blair went home to Scone to check on the situation there and returned to Warwick today.
How are you horses at home and how are they at Morgan Park?
“It is interesting, as the horses who have the flu at home have had a very mild case and have just has a slight discharge from the nose and a minor cough. They are out in paddocks and can move around and get their heads down. The vets say it’s the stress of the trip to Warwick and being away from familiar surroundings and being confined, which has made it harder for the horses up here.
“While I was away, one of my horses here, Clifton Zengarie, developed pneumonia. But the antibiotics the vets gave him are working well and he is on top of it now. My advanced horse, Maximum Overkill is out in the yards at the moment and is standing on his hind legs. He had such a mild case of it; he was vaccinated last year, as he was reserve (New Zealand Team) horse for the WEG. Shane Rose’s WEG Team horse, All Luck (this time last year was third at the famous Burghley Horse Trials in England) was vaccinated and he has just had a mild bout as well.
It sounds as if Maximum Overkill is not far from being put back into work, but he has nothing to go to this year as the Adelaide Four Star has been postponed. How do you feel about that?
“I’m relieved really as I was concerned that some horses would not be properly prepared for Adelaide. I was having discussions with the EFA yesterday and there is talk of running Adelaide in April. The postponement does not really affect me as my horse is experienced and qualified for Hong Kong. Clifton Zengarie, which just arrived from New Zealand the Wednesday before Warwick, was set for the One Star at Sydney, but like all the other horses that have had the flu, I will have to take my time about bring him back into work.
What’s new at Morgan Park?
“There are now 10 x 10 meter yards for all the horses, so they can all get out of the dusty under cover yards and move around. It’s raining, but the horses seem to like it. They have built a containment bank around the stables, so the water does not flow into them and all the feed and hay is in the shipping containers. So it’s just going to be a bit muddy, but they are trying to make it as pleasant as possible.
We know about the school for the kids, have there been any other education initiatives?
Yes, they have started giving coaching to people wanting to do their Level 1 NCAS exams. The Queensland EFA has organised coach educators and there were about 15-20 people at the lesson today.
When do you thing you will be able to take the horses home?
They have not given us an exact date, but I think we will be able to take them home in early October. I don’t want to be here all the time, as I have a lot to do at home. My horses are all OK, so I hope to be able to get people to look after them and just come up here when and if I need to.
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