Random thoughts and observations
The handling of the equine influenza scare in Australia leaves a lot to be desired. The confirmation of cases in Queensland and New South Wales was disturbing and warranted an immediate lockdown in those states. As horses and people in the racing industry frequently cross state borders it would have been appropriate to place authorities [...]
Me and horses just don’t get along. This picture shows me on a horse for about the first time. I was visiting friends at Gelantipy in 1986 and climbed aboard this rather docile creature. It was a reasonably pleasant experience and it probably lulled me into a false sense of security and ambition. A few [...]
I finally got to download some photos that I took while driving from Victoria to Western Australia. Here’s one I mentioned earlier, warning about camels! Wombats and kangaroos I could handle, but a camel through the windscreen is not a welcome prospect. Tweet Pin It
While taking the train from Seymour to Melbourne yesterday I noticed the Army seems to have started a kangaroo farm at Puckapunyal. There were scores of the big buggers hopping around near the railway line. Curiously, they appeared to be fenced in using electric tape. There was outrage a couple of years ago when the [...]
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