Movement of horses into Victoria from NSW - a great Xmas gift indeed!
In reply to Cindy M from Queensland – reading the Herald Sun story and then comparing it to what is currently on the Victoria DPI website is somewhat disheartening.
First and foremost, the smaller we are the smaller we are getting. Again and again, the TB industry has been allowed to do what ever it wishes regardless of what others (the vast majority of us make up the ‘others’) wish to do, think we can do and think we ought to be able to do. In the Herald Sun article, apparently TB’s of the racing type can enter Victoria after 3 days quarantine in NSW and then 3 days in Victoria all whilst in the care of racing related properties and businesses. This appears to be contrary to what is currently on the DPI website which states that there would be 14 days quarantine in NSW and then a further 7 days here in Victoria.
I note that the Chief Vet would be meeting with racing bodies tomorrow to discuss this further. I would like to invite this vet to meet with other industry related bodies and perhaps the many other stranded horses in NSW and Queensland can return to Victoria also – after 6 days quarantine. I bet that would be just fine and dandy with the Chief Vet.
Meanwhile back in horse and pony land, in Victoria and South Australia, no one is allowed to do anything still. The fear is of course, that one of our horses will ‘cough’ and bring the entire State into a ‘lockdown’ and no one wants to be responsible for that. Such is the paranoia and fear which has been successfully instilled into clubs and branches all over the country. In fact I am quite surprised that since the UK has just reported an EI outbreak in 3 counties, we are not all in immediate ‘lockdown’ in sympathy. I would go so far as to say that the Brits are of course, quite used to such things and we don’t see screaming headlines and the cancellation of all hunts / competition and shows. Imagine if some prestigious British show jumping event had to be cancelled because 3 horses were coughing in Northumberland?
My Xmas gift would be to say ‘stuff and nonsense’ and put on something regardless of the ridiculous inequities that exist. When are we going to stand up for our rights? By letting these yearlings and racehorses into Victoria (which incidentally I don’t really care about in and of itself but it is the blatant inequity that exists that is infuriating) merely fuels further anger and people will start to put things on, regardless of whether they are getting permission or not. After all, if the racing industry can do it, why can’t they? And EI isn’t here anyway is it?
And finally, what is going to happen to our show season in 2008? Not just the show aspect of it but the gatherings that are eagerly awaited by pony club kids, adult riding groups, breed societies and struggling show committees. Perhaps DPI needs to get careful about all this or many of horse owners will start being careless.
Karen Harrison
First and foremost, the smaller we are the smaller we are getting. Again and again, the TB industry has been allowed to do what ever it wishes regardless of what others (the vast majority of us make up the ‘others’) wish to do, think we can do and think we ought to be able to do. In the Herald Sun article, apparently TB’s of the racing type can enter Victoria after 3 days quarantine in NSW and then 3 days in Victoria all whilst in the care of racing related properties and businesses. This appears to be contrary to what is currently on the DPI website which states that there would be 14 days quarantine in NSW and then a further 7 days here in Victoria.
I note that the Chief Vet would be meeting with racing bodies tomorrow to discuss this further. I would like to invite this vet to meet with other industry related bodies and perhaps the many other stranded horses in NSW and Queensland can return to Victoria also – after 6 days quarantine. I bet that would be just fine and dandy with the Chief Vet.
Meanwhile back in horse and pony land, in Victoria and South Australia, no one is allowed to do anything still. The fear is of course, that one of our horses will ‘cough’ and bring the entire State into a ‘lockdown’ and no one wants to be responsible for that. Such is the paranoia and fear which has been successfully instilled into clubs and branches all over the country. In fact I am quite surprised that since the UK has just reported an EI outbreak in 3 counties, we are not all in immediate ‘lockdown’ in sympathy. I would go so far as to say that the Brits are of course, quite used to such things and we don’t see screaming headlines and the cancellation of all hunts / competition and shows. Imagine if some prestigious British show jumping event had to be cancelled because 3 horses were coughing in Northumberland?
My Xmas gift would be to say ‘stuff and nonsense’ and put on something regardless of the ridiculous inequities that exist. When are we going to stand up for our rights? By letting these yearlings and racehorses into Victoria (which incidentally I don’t really care about in and of itself but it is the blatant inequity that exists that is infuriating) merely fuels further anger and people will start to put things on, regardless of whether they are getting permission or not. After all, if the racing industry can do it, why can’t they? And EI isn’t here anyway is it?
And finally, what is going to happen to our show season in 2008? Not just the show aspect of it but the gatherings that are eagerly awaited by pony club kids, adult riding groups, breed societies and struggling show committees. Perhaps DPI needs to get careful about all this or many of horse owners will start being careless.
Karen Harrison
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