Border horse restrictions may be eased

Horses from New South Wales may soon be able to enter Victoria without quarantine restrictions.
Horse movements across the border have been restricted since the outbreak of equine influenza last August.

But the New South Wales chief vet, Bruce Christie, says there have been no positive cases reported for three weeks, and the number of infected properties has dropped dramatically.
He says horses could be allowed across the border with minimal restrictions early next month.
"Look, I'm hoping certainly by the beginning of February to demonstrate to the other states that our green zone is as free of disease as possible and there is no disease there and therefore they'd have no excuse not to accept horses from our green zone," he said.