Gobsmacked!

As more debate goes on about quarantine stations and getting horses into Victoria for the various racing fraternity, (I have just read the article about Peter Nixon trying to get his pacer into Victoria in his quest for "Australasian harness racings most coveted prize") I am absolutely gobsmacked!

We are in the midst of a horrific epidemic of EI which has caused devastation to so many people in the horse world.

Businesses are in dire straights, People have had their lives tossed upside down and inside out,financially and mentally. Many have lost beloved horses or are living in the fear of losing them.

Although Victoria has so far remained EI free, with great effort by most of the horse fraternity and the much critisised DPI, we have all felt its repercussions, all activities have virtually ground to a halt and related businesses badly affected.

While I have the greatest sympathy for everyone in NSW and Queensland involved in any aspect of the horse world, and I know getting things back to normal is everyone's greatest wish, we must wait until this is well and truly over, we simply can't risk bringing any horses into Victoria under the present circumstances. No matter how stringent the quarantine protocols, there is always going to be risk involved, risk we should not be taking for any reason.
Sharen