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Thoroughbred Breeders Australia (TBA) is pleased to advise that financial assistance is available to some broodmare owners breeding to NSW stallions in 2007 as part of the Equine Influenza Assistance Package – Individual Breeders Skills Retention.
Financial assistance in the form of a one off skills retention grant will now be made available to broodmare owners who provide care for their mares most of the year and whose mares were stranded away from their home property due to the equine travel restrictions.
To be regarded as a stranded broodmare the following criteria must be met;
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The applicant must be the broodmare’s primary carer most of the
year and in doing so exercise skills related to equine husbandry
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The broodmare was transported to be covered by a thoroughbred stallion as a ‘walk on’ for the 2007 breeding
season
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The broodmare was stranded in a movement restricted zone as declared by the NSW DPI and the applicant was unable to return their broodmare to be cared for at its home property after conception
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Once zoning and equine movement restrictions enabled the broodmare to travel from the movement restricted zone, the mare was transported to the home property
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Broodmares that reside permanently in the area covered by the Purple Zone during the 2007 breeding season are not eligible for this assistance.
Financial assistance will be provided to eligible breeders dependent on scale of broodmare care provided to a maximum of $2,000 per applicant.
Accordingly, please
click
here
for the application form entitled "Stranded Broodmares.pdf".
Completed application forms and supporting documentation should be forwarded by fax to;
Racing NSW on (02) 9551 7644
Attention: Scott Kennedy.
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