Coming out the other side.
This epidemic will pass and there needs to be some plan for coming outthe other side. There is plenty of doom and gloom on all the web sitesand the focus is on the pain and anguish. The disease and itscomplications have and will cause a lot of hardship some devastating. NSW has reported to date some 30,000 infected horses and most of these will be on the mend within a month or so.
We are in the purple zone have four who are now recovering after four weeks. We will take it slowly and are hopeful to be back in the dressag earena over the next month.
I believe we need some leadership and a more positive outlook there does not seem to be any plan as to how we manage and plan recovery. The EFA,Dressage NSW, Pony Club NSW are who I would like to see trying toestablish some positive steps to recovery. The getting back into action is best thing that we can do for thosedependant on horses for an income. I would hope by November we should see the resumption of activity in the Purple zone with low key may be supervised activity.
Events for horses who have recovered will be ahuge boost to morale as well stem the financial strain.I think the NSW Dressage should consider getting training days going at Claredon ASAP with DPI approval. November maybe. There is norestriction on movement within the Purple zone and I think there will be enough horses recovered so as not to put them at risk. Care needs to betaken not to bring the horses on too early and I think a vet check prior to commencing training would be good advice, this should remain anindividual responsibility.
It would not be very safe for uninfected horses to attend but there is no safety in the Purple zone for the many way. Pony Club may be a tougher nut as there is less structure and many committees, opinions, to negotiate. Unless there is some guidance by the PCNSW committee I would put it in the too hard basket.
Unfortunately the DPI did and have not put in place any registration ofhorses identification or established and data base of horses who havehad the flu so from a management point of view they will never knowwhich horse is has some immunity. I suggest even the 30,000 who have hadthe flu will need to be vaccinated if it is deemed the way to go.
What awaste!
Regards, Rodney Butler
We are in the purple zone have four who are now recovering after four weeks. We will take it slowly and are hopeful to be back in the dressag earena over the next month.
I believe we need some leadership and a more positive outlook there does not seem to be any plan as to how we manage and plan recovery. The EFA,Dressage NSW, Pony Club NSW are who I would like to see trying toestablish some positive steps to recovery. The getting back into action is best thing that we can do for thosedependant on horses for an income. I would hope by November we should see the resumption of activity in the Purple zone with low key may be supervised activity.
Events for horses who have recovered will be ahuge boost to morale as well stem the financial strain.I think the NSW Dressage should consider getting training days going at Claredon ASAP with DPI approval. November maybe. There is norestriction on movement within the Purple zone and I think there will be enough horses recovered so as not to put them at risk. Care needs to betaken not to bring the horses on too early and I think a vet check prior to commencing training would be good advice, this should remain anindividual responsibility.
It would not be very safe for uninfected horses to attend but there is no safety in the Purple zone for the many way. Pony Club may be a tougher nut as there is less structure and many committees, opinions, to negotiate. Unless there is some guidance by the PCNSW committee I would put it in the too hard basket.
Unfortunately the DPI did and have not put in place any registration ofhorses identification or established and data base of horses who havehad the flu so from a management point of view they will never knowwhich horse is has some immunity. I suggest even the 30,000 who have hadthe flu will need to be vaccinated if it is deemed the way to go.
What awaste!
Regards, Rodney Butler
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