Tasmania 5pm Tuesday
Still no new reports of sick horses.
* A few of you have phoned or emailed me about the ban on non-racing events, so there may be some confusion out there. The ban is still in place for all non-racing events involving 10 or more horses. No indication at this stage of when that might be reviewed. The Equine Federation of Tasmania is meeting the Minister - I understand that's on Thursday - and doubtless the issue will be "on the table" at that meeting.
If/when anything changes, I'll let you know by email straightaway.
* We have developed a set of biosecurity recommendations for horse events at school fairs and for riding schools/clinics - providing, of course, they are less than 10 horses! It'll also be useful for larger events if/when the ban on non-racing events with 10 or more horses is eased Essentially it's common sense stuff about cleaning the gear and keeping a record of all who attend. Of interest, pony rides (such as at a school fair) are a problem because of the obvious difficulty in doing up an accurate lists of names, addresses, etc of all who have contact with the pony. We will be posting them on our website in the next day or so. If you'd like a copy before then, please let me know and I'll send you the current draft.
Cheers
Barry Calderbank
Communications
Biosecurity and Product Integrity
DPIW New Town
* A few of you have phoned or emailed me about the ban on non-racing events, so there may be some confusion out there. The ban is still in place for all non-racing events involving 10 or more horses. No indication at this stage of when that might be reviewed. The Equine Federation of Tasmania is meeting the Minister - I understand that's on Thursday - and doubtless the issue will be "on the table" at that meeting.
If/when anything changes, I'll let you know by email straightaway.
* We have developed a set of biosecurity recommendations for horse events at school fairs and for riding schools/clinics - providing, of course, they are less than 10 horses! It'll also be useful for larger events if/when the ban on non-racing events with 10 or more horses is eased Essentially it's common sense stuff about cleaning the gear and keeping a record of all who attend. Of interest, pony rides (such as at a school fair) are a problem because of the obvious difficulty in doing up an accurate lists of names, addresses, etc of all who have contact with the pony. We will be posting them on our website in the next day or so. If you'd like a copy before then, please let me know and I'll send you the current draft.
Cheers
Barry Calderbank
Communications
Biosecurity and Product Integrity
DPIW New Town
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