Why should we have to pay?????

Hi everyone,

I read yesterday about the government wanting the horse industry to pay them back, in my view get lost!!!! I’ve been very lucky and was in green zone, away from everything. but some of the blogs on here made you cry when reading about loved horses that had died. Regardless of which sector brought it here, there should have been better practices in place for when a horse comes in that is not quite right/well. If they can’t inpilment OH & S at the top, but make us farmers, industry etc people have equipment there to give to people when they arrive so they comply with the rules why couldn’t they do it??? it was bound to happen, it’s cost people their lively hoods, eg heath ryan stopping him from going to the games depending on what the equestrian committee decide about training for the Olympics. People from selling horses, etc.

We’re suffering from the drought out here still, we’ve not had much rain. Well we’ve not been soaked like some places we watch it go over our heads. But you have to jump through hoops, do back flips plus what ever else to get money for the drought at times, especially of centrelink. Feed prices are going up and there’s not much we can do about it. even when the drought breaks prices may not go down. What’s the point in selling produce overseas when we’re not able to grow it?? that’s what will happen with no water if the government takes it off us.

Look at the mess government is in now, we may just end up going down hill. Big time and the country will end up broke.

We still don’t deserve to clean up the mess made, it’s going to take yrs, to get things back on their feet. It won’t happen over night, but we can get there. What about the foals/horses had the flu, it could have long term effects, that may crop up every so often. Like things do with us ross river fever for example, it may not be around for awhile then suddenly you get sick this could happen with the horses for all we know. Who know what’s going to happen with it.

Remember we support to community, those who compete at the shows. Our bbq lunches provided by scouts, lions, tidy towns etc their there for us, and we help pay for them to be support the community or take kids away on a trip etc. they all missed out big time this season.

Any way take care everyone and lets have some fun being back in the saddle. Kisses and cuddles for all horses.

louise