Moving to australia - do I take my horse?

Aru said:
Personally I would not advise it. A british horse would eventually adapt to the climate and flies but she wont have any immunity to many of the varients of virus's and bugs over there.
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Immunity isn't a massive concern taking horses from the UK to Aus, that I've heard of anyway. The concern for a lack of immunity is generally around taking horses from Aus to UK and Europe. Aus has VERY strict quarantine laws, and as a result the horses there have lower immunity, whereas coming from the Northern Hemmesphere they have generally been exposed to a lot more and so are generally a bit more resilient.

Aus is far more concerned about foreign viruses coming in - take the EI outbreak of 2007, which crippled the equine industry as we'd never had it before and pretty much every horse on the east coast got it. We dont' really have anything that weird and wonderful thats a risk to incoming horses - the only virus I can think of which would be relevant is Hendra, of which Australian horses have no natural immunity anyway, and if you're in a risk area the authorities will immunise you.

We have an imported Scottish mare, and she suffered very bad itch for a number of years (it was awful,, she suffered very badly and there was next to nothing that could be done) but to be honest it seems to have cleared up the last few years. But that's pretty rare, I knw quite a few people who have imported from the UK as well as Europe, and their horses haven't had any trouble aclimatising.

stencilface said:
I oddly worried about my horse getting bitten by snakes and having ridden over there and helped with some horses for me the flues were unbearable and the ticks irritating. This was rural Western Australia though!

I also wondered if my horse would be terrified of kangaroos :D
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Snakes - a defininte risk, you do hear of it happening, but its not that common.

Fear of Kangaroos - a definite possibility!
 
Talk to

BBA Shipping in Newmarket
Luck Greayver LG Bloodstock
IRT in Newmarket

All travel to Oz etc and we have plenty of horses coming to race back and forth and to visit stallions from the southern hemisphere and vice versa!

http://www.bbashipping.com/Asia.asp#oz

http://www.lgbloodstock.com/

http://www.irt.com/

If it was me and my dads company was paying I would do it without a doubt! And I would send them ahead of me!!! Its 1 month quarantine over here and 3 weeks over there! But the brill shipping agents above would easily tell you what is needed!
 
Does anyone live in australia that can help me with finding yards and tell me a little bit about the quality of the showjumping around Melbourne and Brisbane.

Im currently completing my Visa and want to know if im going to be able to pick up where i left off here.
 
I dont intent to actually take mine but im worried that the level of competing isnt the same and it will be hard to get a horse that is has a good level of flatwork. Only ones ive come accross are trecking horses that ride on the buckle and are so much on the forehand. xxx
 
Australia being full of equestrian philistines, of course.

On a more serious note, I was there in 1995 hanging around a three-day eventing crowd, and saw people riding well enough. No worse than the UK and the US, in any case.
 
hullo OP I have not read the entire thread...this may have been covered.
Two things to consider are the medical history of your horse and the extremes of the climate at destination.
For myself, I moved my horse to extremely hot summer climate.......we were there two years but he (arab x) did not do well; he was ill two successive summers and we returned to uk.
It is also unwise to move a horse with any significant history of illness.
On the other hand a physically robust type might well be ok, no one knows the horse like you do; good luck
 
Does anyone know if Flurryjunno went and if she took her horse, annoying to read these long threads and never know the answer ?
 
bonny said:
Does
anyone know if Flurryjunno went and if she took her horse, annoying to read these long threads and never know the answer ?
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Judging by some of her old posts she was trying to sell a mare so maybe the same one? Can't tell if she went to Australia though sorry.
 
I couldn't take my horse I don't think, unless I knew I'd be there forever. I would poss loan then perhaps move over. But as others have said about change of climate, costs and personally, I'd be way to scared to move my horse that far and with the travelling
 
I personally wouldn't take mine simply because of the trauma as neither are good to travel and that's just in a box going a few miles so travelling around the world would be unthinkable. I would look for either good loan homes or preferably a new forever home. Only you know how well your horse will cope with the journey.
 
flurryjuno said:
Long story short, dads been offered an amazing job opportunity in Australia and if all goes well we will be moving in a few months. However, what do I do with my horse?! I've not even had her a year and selling is not an option as we've really bonded and I couldn't part with her, I could take her with me however I know that will cost £4-5k+ and don't know if dads work will cover that and nor would I expect my dad to be paying that much (he's not horsey so doesn't really get it). Other option is to loan her but if it comes to loaning though I just know I'll be way too fussy and probably end up putting people off unintentionally:o

I'm trying to get as much information as I can eg. transport costs, do horses adapt well to the climate change, how different are the costs from keeping a horse in the UK, flight or shipping, how do the horses manage with quarantine etc. I know that she will be kept on livery, but how different is it going to be? I'm used to having her on a small private yard and quiet roads you can potter about for hours on and hacking to the beach amongst other things so I have no idea what to expect. Any information/advice is welcome:)
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I would contact the airlines to get a good idea of the cost -

IRT Global Horse Transport http://www.irt.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BfaTyYoPTQ

Because Australia is Equine Flu free your horse will have to go into Quarantine for a few weeks

Found this - don't know how old it is though
http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/archives/all-about-import-and-export-56154

Horses adapt really well - if they are coming from winter to summer - then a full clip takes care of the coat. Winters are cool but not cold so coming from summer to winter is not a problem - remember that it is the hours of daylight that because the loss/growth of coat - so the horse will adapt pretty quickly.

Some horses do get a little travel sick, we noticed this with some of the TB yearlings that came over from Australia to NZ. They soon get over it.

If you get the opportunity then bring your horse - there are plenty of shows to go too - a lot different though than the UK. Friends of mine who went home six months ago with two ponies, expecting to have more competitions to attend for their daughter were really disappointed and have come all the way back to NZ - with the ponies!

If you decide to sell - there are plenty of quality horses in Australia and New Zealand to buy.

There is also the Marcus Oldham College, Geelong, Victoria that you might chose to attend - awesome college with amazing equestrian and business qualifications. http://www.marcusoldham.vic.edu.au/

Keep your fingers crossed - you will have an awesome time
 
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