NSW declared horse flu free

The news that New South Wales is free of horse flu has brought cries of joy from those involved in the horse industry.

It's just in time for some in the industry who have lost thousands of dollars, forcing them to put their properties up for sale.
Cessnock horse transporter, Nancy Westbrook, says the announcement is a welcome relief.
"I just about went brain dead with the number of phone calls and faxes that we had to deal with", she says.
"I lost about four kilos between then and now, just the workload keeping horses in stables, having to get extra hay.
"That was difficult. You had to have a permit or a clean truck to go and get hay.
"We had to do washdowns, because we were red zone coming out of purple.
"It did have quite an impact, and I know a couple that have lost their cars, and their properties are on the market, particularly a couple of the Queensland trucks, who also got trapped".