Victorian concerns

Recreational/ Performance horse owners in Victoria should be concerned that horses such as Leica Falcon, Takeover Target and Natural Destiny may be allowed to come to Victoria and take part in the Spring Racing Carnival.

The Victorian recreational and performance sectors of the Horse Industry have supported the efforts of the DPI by voluntarily confining our horses and cancelling events (at great expense for many individuals and not for profit clubs and organizations) to help keep EI out of Victoria.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars (of our money) is being spent on border security to keep horses out of Victoria.

By considering allowing any horse into Victoria from an EI infected area makes an absolute mockery of what we have all voluntarily worked so hard to achieve. This not only compromises the whole equestrian industry in our State but brings into question the integrity of the people who are pleading with us to uphold the current stringent biosecurity measures.
Judy Ogden