Date Released: 20 Sep 2008	By: Website Administrator
The Spring 2008 newsletter is available for members. Qld & NSW Spring 2008 Newsletter [10.60 MB] This document is password protected. To view this Newsletter you will need to be a member of the AWHA and have received a password from us. If you are a member and you have not received the password, please contact us via our feedback form.
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Date Released: 29 May 2008	By: Website Administrator
The Autumn 2008 newsletter is available for members. Qld & NSW Autumn 2008 Newsletter [2.80 MB] This document is password protected. To view this Newsletter you will need to be a member of the AWHA and have received a password from us. If you are a member and you have not received the password, please contact us via our feedback form.
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Date Released: 7 Feb. 2008	By: Website Administrator
The Summer 2008 newsletter is available for members. Qld & NSW Summer 2008 Newsletter [6.82 MB] This document is no longer password protected.
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Date Released: 7 Oct. 2007	By: Website Administrator
Horse owners, trainers and riders are invited to attend community meetings about Equine Influenza. The meetings being held by NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) will provide up-to-date information on the Equine Influenza eradication campaign. The meetings will cover information on buffer zone vaccination, infection locations, zoning, testing procedures, movement restrictions and the future outlook. For meeting locations and dates see: http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/livestock/horse/influenza/community-meetings This website will be updated as more meetings and locations are scheduled. For more information contact the NSW DPI Equine Influenza Hotline on 1800 675 888.
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Date Released: 7 Oct. 2007	By: Website Administrator
The Spring 2007 newsletter is available for members. Qld & NSW Spring 2007 Newsletter [9.65 MB] This document is no longer password protected.
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Date Released: 10 Sep. 2007	By: Website Administrator
IMPORTANT E.I. UPDATE The Australian Equine Genetics Research Centre is advising all Horse Breed Societies and Associations to contact all members and immediately suspend the collection of new hair samples for DNA testing, until further notice. This advice is being given to minimise the movement of people between horses and reduce the possible spread of Equine Influenza. This only applies to the collection of NEW hair samples. Hair samples that have already been collected are biologically secure and can be sent to the AEGRC for testing in the normal way. This applies to all states and territories and follows the advice from the Department of Primary Industries (NSW) and the Australian Stud Book. Thank you for your cooperation. Ann Trezise B.Sc.(Hons), Ph.D. Assoc. Professor & Director, Australian Equine Genetics Research Centre.
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Date Released: 28 Aug. 2007	By: Tony Caetano
Dear AWHA Members, As you may or may not have heard; there has been an outbreak of Equine Influenza in Australia. According to www.outbreak.gov.au all states and territories are currently in a Standstill Zone. This applies to all horses including ponies, donkeys, mules and other equine species. This will remain in place until revoked in order to control the spread of disease. This means it is illegal to move any type of horse onto or off any property. The disease is highly contagious and although few adult horses die of the disease, it can kill young foals. The DPI of Queensland have been contacted and they have advised that members should monitor their state's DPI web site for updates on the outbreak; Queensland - www.dpi.qld.gov.au New South Wales - www.dpi.nsw.gov.au Australian Capital Territory - www.tams.act.gov.au Victoria - www.dpi.vic.gov.au South Australia - www.pir.sa.gov.au Western Australia - www.agric.wa.gov.au Northern Territory - http://www.nt.gov.au Tasmania - www.dpiw.tas.gov.au www.outbreak.gov.au is also available for more information. Dressage Queensland request organising committees to cancel any events scheduled for the next two weekends, that is the 1st and 2nd of September & 8th and 9th September 2007. The Queensland DPI has also provided the following information for private veterinary practitioners; Prevent spread of infection between horses and between premises Care must be taken not to spread infection. Contaminated equipment and personnel can easily transfer virus between horses and between premises. Influenza virus can survive on skin, fabrics and the surface of contaminated equipment. Virus survival times can be as follows: Hard, non-porous surfaces, plastic, stainless steel: 24-48 hours. Cloth and paper: 8-12 hours Canal water: up to 18 days. The virus is killed by thorough cleaning with soap or detergent and water and disinfection. Click here to view entire article. The following information that was distributed via email by the EFA (27th August 2007). Basic steps for preventing the spread of horse flu Keep your horse(s) at home or wherever they are currently situated. Do not take your horse out on trails or on the road. Even if your horses are well and you do not think they could have horse flu, do not attempt to move them even if you think there is a safer, a better or a more convenient place to keep them. Look after your own horse(s) but avoid visiting horses at other places, even if they belong to friends and even if you think the other horses are well and not at risk of having horse flu. The greatest risk of spread is horse people visiting other horse people and / or horses! Likewise, until the epidemic is over, don’t allow other people to visit your horses. If you have absolutely no alternative to visiting other horses venues or horses (e.g. you work there or need to feed someone else’s horses) please shower and wash carefully and put on a completely fresh set of clothes (including shoes) after contact with your own horses and before you go to the other horses. Please repeat the process when you leave the other horses before you come home to your own horses. Do not put discarded clothes on again before washing them. Wash your clothes in a full wash cycle and scrub your shoes with a disinfectant for 5 minutes. Horse equipment (saddles, bridles, rugs, feed bins, farrier tools, horse dentist equipment, vet equipment etc) are very difficult to disinfect and should only be used within one horse establishment / farm. Horse flu is so infectious that you can safely assume that if one horse in your stables / farm has the disease, all the horses will get it. Precautions within your stables / farm are not necessary – but it is crucial that we cease the contact between horses in different stables / farms until the epidemic dies down. If you suspect that your horse has horse flu (a deep hacking cough is the main symptom, but horses may have a temperature [normal horse temperature is 37.5 degrees to 38.5 degrees], a runny nose or be unwell) please contact your local vet. It is possible that your vet may be unable to attend your horses due to the scale of the epidemic – if so please ring the Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888. Stay up to date on the epidemic by regularly (each day at least) visiting your horse organisation web site or the Australian Horse Industry Council Web site www.horsecouncil.org.au. If you register on the Horse Emergency Contact Database (HECD) at www.horsecouncil.org.au you will receive updates by email. Please note that horses may become very ill if they contract horse flu, but usually recover well over time. Please do give your horse any strenuous exercise before you are absolutely sure it has not contracted horse flu. Keep your horses safe!
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Date Released: 4 Mar. 2007	By: Website Administrator
More information on the Victoria Gala Warmblood Open day has been added to the coming events section. Click here to view it now.
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Date Released: 3 Jan. 2007	By: Website Administrator
The Stallions Database has been completed* and uploaded as you now see. It took longer than I determined and I apologise for the wait. But it's back and I hope you appreciate the new formatting. On that note, I've spent the past four weeks re-entering the entire databse into the website templates by hand. So if you find a mistake with your horse, either the wrong pedigree, spelling mistakes - in particular - your contact details; please let me know a.s.a.p. and I will fix it immediately. The Foundation stallions will be added at a later date as well as some other features: An enquiries form is in discussion; An administration section has been proposed for our Membership Coordinators to access and upate the website without the delay of forwarding emails through to myself. For those that paid for additional advertising within the Stallions Directory, don't worry. You haven't been forgotten. Your horses will be added soon. *Corrected 9 Jan. 2007:  A - E are complete as of the 10th Jan 2007. F - Z list will be complete est. 11th Jan 2007. **Corrected 11 Jan. 2007:  The list is complete including those with additional advertising.
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