is there a WA Quarantine station?

Shiobhan

like the title suggests.

Do we have a WA Quareentine station. I thought I seen some people here talk about one online in the chat room once.

We are looking almost ready to buy some eastern state horses but have been told the quareentine centers have closed down?

The ones we are looking at are from EI free zone so they were allowed to come in if there was a place for them to go for the 10 days quareentine or how many days it was.

Samm what your little colt? did he go somewhere when coming over?

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Jumping Bean

Ummm...don't quote me on this but I am pretty sure there is a quarantine station here in Kalgoorlie.

I may be way off though!

Antyk

All eastern state imported horses go direct to the quarantine station in kalgoorlie when coming in from over east for their first liver fluke treatment. The best people to talk to about bring horses in and the requirements are the department of food and agriculture, they will know the ins and outs of you area.

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Shiobhan

thanks I know about the liver fluke stop over etc. Done that bit nurmous times just more so worried about the EI stop over check point. I shall try get hold of someone thanks.

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goodie

they were being held in Toodyay. Not sure of the latest with that though.

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Nikiwink

Depends which transport carrier you use at the moment as to where they will have their quarantine.

Ring the perth office or have a look at the website as that is pretty detailed.

Webby

THey tried to establish a EI quarrentine station in Tooday for perth cup but local riders boycotted it threatning to go within the boundries

EASTERN state horses have been effectively banned from this year's Perth summer carnival.

In a major blow to the prestige of the carnival, horses such as Divine Madonna, Apache Cat, Gold Edition, Undue, Niconero, Great Is Great and Shrewd Rhythm, all courted by officials, won't be going west.

Despite the best efforts of Perth Racing officials, equine influenza quarantine facilities at Toodyay and Belmont have been ruled out.

Up to 25 interstate horses were expected at the carnival.

Perth Racing chief executive Alisdair Robertson said he was confronted by a wall of resistance as he tried to woo interstate horses.

"It's a disgrace," he said.

Perth Racing tried to arrange quarantine facilities where horses could remain in work, as is the case with international horses at Sandown.

Toodyay was sabotaged by local pony club members.

They threatened to bring ponies within the 1000m exclusion zone, forcing the Department of Agriculture to declare it unsuitable.

An alternative plan to quarantine horses at Belmont was also met with "determined resistance and disruption from a number of parties", according to Robertson.

"It seems bizarre that the Department Of Agriculture on one hand can state in a public meeting that there is no risk of EI coming to WA on a horse from Melbourne, and that they can see no reason there should not be free movement of horses," Robertson said.

"Yet they bow to pressure and introduce a seven-plus-seven-day isolation protocol (seven in Melbourne, then seven in Perth)."

Trainers such as David Hayes were prepared to serve the quarantine with their horses but, without suitable facilities for horses in training, that is now not an option.

To highlight the farce, jockey William Pike rode at Moonee Valley on Saturday and at Northam in WA on Sunday day without any restrictions.

YESTERDAY's Melbourne Cup 39 third declarations are down on last year's 50, no doubt affected by the EI outbreak. There were no surprise omissions.

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pso

gingin.....
A stockies pony was quarantined there not long ago...maybe its moved?
The toodyay idea was only for racehorses for the summer carnival, to the best of my knowledge...
Routine quarantine stops at norseman...cant imagine kal would be a goer, as trucks dont usually go thru there...
Hell, best place to look would be the AgWA web, sure to know more than me!

Webby

Hi someone just asked about toodyay so thats why i ws replying the reason race horse people wanted one there is so they could still train their horses and keep them fit whilst in quarrentine. Which i am sure isnt a problem for you. Most just quareentine them on their own properties. Not sure what happens if you adgist though

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samm

There is a quarantine station at Byford however its not used for horses.
My colt was quarantined for a week at a property in Gin Gin that the transport companies have leased prior to him being released to me.
They have to be quarantined for 2 weeks in the east then a week here.

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