#equineproduction — Public Fediverse posts

'More fun' than winning the lottery: North Queensland cowboy wins big as campdrafts return With heavy pockets, Will Durkin will make the 1,600-kilometre journey back home to Charters Towers after winning the largest cash prize offered at the Coolah campdraft. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-24/campdraft-back-after-covid-and-drought-will-durkin-wins-coolah/12909750 #EquineProduction #Equestrian #Livestock #COVID-19 #Animals #Rural #Sport

Horse breeders win last-ditch bid to join opponents of coal mine reopening in Hunter A proposal to rekindle Dartbrook coal mine have been scuppered by a dramatic, eleventh-hour intervention from local thoroughbred horse breeders in the NSW Hunter Valley. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-20/dartbrook-coal-approval-dealt-blow-horsebreeders-join-legal-case/12900050 #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #EquineProduction #MiningIndustry #WaterPollution #Mining(Rural) #BeefCattle

Washouts and COVID-19 puts 'biggest horse show in the country' under threat The Show Society and Toowoomba Council are in talks to save the major equestrian event. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-19/toowoomba-royal-shows-future-at-risk/12781178 #CommunityandMulticulturalFestivals #CommunityOrganisations #AgriculturalShows #EquineProduction #LocalGovernment #19thCentury #BeefCattle #Regional #Events

'A bit of a head-scratcher': Clydesdale horse gets stuck in 5-metre-deep well The western Victorian owner of the gelding heard a splash and found the horse submerged in water. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-15/fire-brigade-rspca-and-vet-rescue-clydesdale-horse-from-well/12767408 #EquineProduction #Livestock #Animals #Offbeat #Rural

The rise and rise of country racing continues in NSW One of the main economic drivers in regional New South Wales, horse racing plays an integral role in sporting and cultural life — but this was not always the case. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-13/rise-and-rise-of-horse-racing-in-country-nsw/12540542 #EquineProduction #RuralTourism #HorseRacing #Livestock #Sport

New Southern Hemisphere record set for a multi-million-dollar race filly A three-time Group One-winning mare sets a new record at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast, selling for $4.2 million. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-28/magic-millions-record-on-day-one-for-sunlight/12497758 #EquineProduction #HorseRacing #Livestock #Sport

New Southern Hemisphere record set for a multi-million-dollar race filly A three-time Group One-winning mare sets a new record at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast, selling for $4.2 million. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-28/magic-millions-record-on-day-one-for-sunlight/12497758 #EquineProduction #HorseRacing #Livestock #Sport

Magic Millions sale delayed due to spike in coronavirus cases interstate One of Australia's most prestigious thoroughbred broodmare sales is postponed to give the industry time to gain the necessary COVID-19 clearances. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-15/magic-millions-broodmare-sale-delayed-due-to-coronavirus-spike/12458056 #EquineProduction #HorseRacing #COVID-19

Peak equestrian body placed in voluntary administration The peak body for equestrian sport in Australia has been placed in voluntary administration by its board to avoid a "disastrous" tumble into involvency. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-09/equestrian-australia-goes-into-voluntary-administration/12335458 #Olympics(Summer) #EquineProduction #Equestrian #Sport

Horse sells for more than double what the average Australian earns in a year The average Australian earns just over $48,000 a year before tax, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, but a horse in New South Wales has just sold for more than two and a half times that figure. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-10/horse-sells-for-double-average-australians-annual-earnings/11931020 #AgriculturalPrices #EquineProduction #HumanInterest #Equestrian #Livestock #Rural