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Hi to everyone
Well some of us have had our horses vaccinated and others have dealt with and come out the other side of the virus and wondered what all the fuss was about and some still wait with baited breath for one or the other.
The big financial loser in this has not actually proven to be the horses or even many of the people that own a horse or two, the big losers are the support industries that keep us all going. They are the saddleries, produce stores, farriers and equine services that support us all year by supplying us with services, products and sponsorship.
Why are these people suffering? Because we are avoiding them like the plague, literally.
Initially I believed that these groups were suffering because a large number of equine owning people were being significantly financially impacted by the EI but since being involved in the Equine Influenza Employment Assistance Program and other Government meetings it has become apparent that for the majority of us, while our lifestyle has been significantly curtailed, the same cannot generally be said about our incomes.
However, our service providers are hurting and some are now haemorrhaging badly. While Government is doing all it can to eradicate the disease (and I DO believe that is the current intention and that such has a high probability of success) and have made a number of financial packages available, we, as an industry, can do more.
There has been talk of a "Tackeey Christmas" and we should all support this idea. In recent weeks 5 saddleries have closed their doors in Australia, unable to continue from the impact of EI and some of those are in Green Zones! Many of our usual haunts have things to buy for all your family, even the non-horsy ones.
At many of the meetings I have been speaking at and in talking to the shops and providers themselves it would seem that in fact the biggest concern of patrons is contamination.
How can this be?
Aren’t we all practicing our own personal Bio-security?
It is clearly the case that if we are all practising safe Bio-Security then THERE IS NO RISK of us transporting this virus in or out of our properties. ‘But what about everyone else’ you say! It does not matter, if you are practising good Bio-security then someone on the outside can drown you in snot rags and your horses will still be safe and distribution will end with you. If you are unsure about the bio-security practices of your farrier, chiropractor, equisage or feed delivery, then take the initiative and decontaminate them yourself before they enter your property. I am sure none of these providers would object if it meant a job or sale.
Do not use this as an excuse to stay away form visiting or using those people that have always been there to support us or when we come out of this they may all be GONE!!!!!
Debera Ebbett
Equine Influenza Employment Assistance Program
Well some of us have had our horses vaccinated and others have dealt with and come out the other side of the virus and wondered what all the fuss was about and some still wait with baited breath for one or the other.
The big financial loser in this has not actually proven to be the horses or even many of the people that own a horse or two, the big losers are the support industries that keep us all going. They are the saddleries, produce stores, farriers and equine services that support us all year by supplying us with services, products and sponsorship.
Why are these people suffering? Because we are avoiding them like the plague, literally.
Initially I believed that these groups were suffering because a large number of equine owning people were being significantly financially impacted by the EI but since being involved in the Equine Influenza Employment Assistance Program and other Government meetings it has become apparent that for the majority of us, while our lifestyle has been significantly curtailed, the same cannot generally be said about our incomes.
However, our service providers are hurting and some are now haemorrhaging badly. While Government is doing all it can to eradicate the disease (and I DO believe that is the current intention and that such has a high probability of success) and have made a number of financial packages available, we, as an industry, can do more.
There has been talk of a "Tackeey Christmas" and we should all support this idea. In recent weeks 5 saddleries have closed their doors in Australia, unable to continue from the impact of EI and some of those are in Green Zones! Many of our usual haunts have things to buy for all your family, even the non-horsy ones.
At many of the meetings I have been speaking at and in talking to the shops and providers themselves it would seem that in fact the biggest concern of patrons is contamination.
How can this be?
Aren’t we all practicing our own personal Bio-security?
It is clearly the case that if we are all practising safe Bio-Security then THERE IS NO RISK of us transporting this virus in or out of our properties. ‘But what about everyone else’ you say! It does not matter, if you are practising good Bio-security then someone on the outside can drown you in snot rags and your horses will still be safe and distribution will end with you. If you are unsure about the bio-security practices of your farrier, chiropractor, equisage or feed delivery, then take the initiative and decontaminate them yourself before they enter your property. I am sure none of these providers would object if it meant a job or sale.
Do not use this as an excuse to stay away form visiting or using those people that have always been there to support us or when we come out of this they may all be GONE!!!!!
Debera Ebbett
Equine Influenza Employment Assistance Program
posted by Horse Deals at
8:45 am
1 Comments:
Pity the Qld DPI didn't think of that in the begining of all this EI and had to be brought to the realites of life in the non race horse world kicking and screaming
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