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In only a few weeks, this incredibly exciting horse sport has gone from being virtually unknown to having a strong following in Australia. Like the better-known dog agility, horse agility involves horses moving about a course of obstacles including bending poles, ramps, bridges, tunnels and even hoops. It was created by Kalev Tyllinen in Finland in 2000, and has been steadily building worldwide since then.

On Wednesday December 1st Health Australia (AHA) provided the Federal Minister for Agriculture, , Mr Joe Ludwig, with a submission demonstrating the overwhelming support of the Australian horse industry to sign the Emergency Animal Disease Response Agreement (EADRA) and to enter into any cost-sharing arrangements through a levy based on manufactured feed and wormers.

Since equine coat color testing first became a reality, Appaloosa breeders have been waiting for the day when they could test their horses for the main Appaloosa gene, LP.

The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has launched a renewed effort to find people in the community who are both willing and able to take wild horses that have been removed from Kosciuszko National Park under the Wild Horse Management Program.