arkov
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Bicton Show: 9th 12th August 2007
Foot and Mouth Outbreak
The following precautions of biosecurity have been put into place in conjunction with Clinton Devon Estates (the owners of Bicton Show Ground).
ALL attendees to Bicton Arena MUST comply with these emergency regulations to be allowed onto the show ground. Remember, Bicton is part of a working farm!
Before leaving home, make sure your lorry wheels, wheel-arches and mud-flaps have been washed clean, and ALL mud has been removed. If possible disinfect the floor of the horse area.
Disinfect ALL wheelbarrow wheels, and if possible, any muck forks, shovels and brooms you are bringing, before you leave your yard.
Pick out your horses feet and wash them thoroughly making sure that you clean out the hooves properly; if possible wash them in disinfectant and the legs to the knee. Please make sure that the disinfectant you use is safe for animals, and not too powerful as to cause irritation to your horse. (This is of course done at your own risk!)
On arrival:
You will drive over a disinfectant mat at the entrance.
At the top of the driveway, the road will be blocked off. BEFORE entering the site, your vehicle wheel-arches and mud-flaps MUST be sprayed with disinfectant.
EVERY occupant must get out and dip their feet in the disinfectant footbath that is beside the lorry wash BEFORE they will be allowed on site.
You will then be directed to an exclusive horse unload area. Here all animals (including dogs) MUST be walked over the disinfectant mat provided, then walked to your stables. If you are a day visitor, you must then walk your animals to where you intend to park your lorry.
Lorries will then be moved on to park BEFORE you unload anything else.
There will be foot baths sited around the complex, and we ask that you dip every pair of shoes, boots or other footwear that you bring with you (yes, even high heeled shoes!) that you intend to wear during your time at Bicton. Remember the sooner you do this, the sooner they will be dry to wear, and you will not forget!
Every vehicle has to be sprayed as above EVERY TIME you reenter the arena complex, and as this takes up labour, we ask that you restrict traffic to and from the complex as much as possible.
As a result, DO NOT ARRIVE on Tuesday, as measures will not properly be in place and YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to enter the complex.
Any vehicles arriving after 12pm midnight, run the risk of not being able to be sprayed. This means that they will not be allowed on site until the following morning. This includes their occupants, and their horses and any dogs. These vehicles will have to park up overnight on the main driveway. We will of course work to help wherever possible. DO NOT ENTER the complex looking for someone until you have dipped your feet in the footbath provided, if the cleaning station is unmanned.
We have worked out these emergency regulations with Clinton Devon Estate to allow the show to continue, and in the hope of preventing the physical carriage of Foot and Mouth disease onto the show ground and Arena Complex.
Foot and Mouth Outbreak
The following precautions of biosecurity have been put into place in conjunction with Clinton Devon Estates (the owners of Bicton Show Ground).
ALL attendees to Bicton Arena MUST comply with these emergency regulations to be allowed onto the show ground. Remember, Bicton is part of a working farm!
Before leaving home, make sure your lorry wheels, wheel-arches and mud-flaps have been washed clean, and ALL mud has been removed. If possible disinfect the floor of the horse area.
Disinfect ALL wheelbarrow wheels, and if possible, any muck forks, shovels and brooms you are bringing, before you leave your yard.
Pick out your horses feet and wash them thoroughly making sure that you clean out the hooves properly; if possible wash them in disinfectant and the legs to the knee. Please make sure that the disinfectant you use is safe for animals, and not too powerful as to cause irritation to your horse. (This is of course done at your own risk!)
On arrival:
You will drive over a disinfectant mat at the entrance.
At the top of the driveway, the road will be blocked off. BEFORE entering the site, your vehicle wheel-arches and mud-flaps MUST be sprayed with disinfectant.
EVERY occupant must get out and dip their feet in the disinfectant footbath that is beside the lorry wash BEFORE they will be allowed on site.
You will then be directed to an exclusive horse unload area. Here all animals (including dogs) MUST be walked over the disinfectant mat provided, then walked to your stables. If you are a day visitor, you must then walk your animals to where you intend to park your lorry.
Lorries will then be moved on to park BEFORE you unload anything else.
There will be foot baths sited around the complex, and we ask that you dip every pair of shoes, boots or other footwear that you bring with you (yes, even high heeled shoes!) that you intend to wear during your time at Bicton. Remember the sooner you do this, the sooner they will be dry to wear, and you will not forget!
Every vehicle has to be sprayed as above EVERY TIME you reenter the arena complex, and as this takes up labour, we ask that you restrict traffic to and from the complex as much as possible.
As a result, DO NOT ARRIVE on Tuesday, as measures will not properly be in place and YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED to enter the complex.
Any vehicles arriving after 12pm midnight, run the risk of not being able to be sprayed. This means that they will not be allowed on site until the following morning. This includes their occupants, and their horses and any dogs. These vehicles will have to park up overnight on the main driveway. We will of course work to help wherever possible. DO NOT ENTER the complex looking for someone until you have dipped your feet in the footbath provided, if the cleaning station is unmanned.
We have worked out these emergency regulations with Clinton Devon Estate to allow the show to continue, and in the hope of preventing the physical carriage of Foot and Mouth disease onto the show ground and Arena Complex.