Flu 'breakthrough': 230 horses to cross into Vic

Nearly 230 horses will be moved to Victoria from New South Wales this weekend in the single largest movement since the beginning of the horse flu outbreak.

The horses are being taken across the border for the Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale in March.
NSW Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald says every precaution will be taken.
"These horses will be quarantined in Victoria for a period," he said.
"They have been tested in NSW and in terms of the truck movements themselves, appropriate levels of security will be employed."
Mr Macdonald says the move is a breakthrough.
"It's very clear that we are now getting back to more a normal situation in all parts of the horse industry, particularly the thoroughbred and racing industry," he said.
Strict national protocols for the transport of horses remain in place.