Ban on horse movement partially lifted

A quarantine ban on the movement of horses has been lifted at Centennial Park in Sydney.

NSW Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald said more than 100 horses stabled at the Sydney Equestrian Centre had been given a clean bill of health following the outbreak of equine influenza almost six weeks ago.

"It means all the horses now have been tested to have antibodies to the disease, not shedding the disease, so yes they've recovered," Mr Macdonald told reporters.

"This is a great moment.

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