​NARA Australia

Seminar - Tatura

February 7, 2015

 

The Arabian Racing Seminar held at Tatura Park Equestrian Centre on Saturday

February 7, 2015,  was one of those events that, at the end of the day, had you walking to your car thinking "wow, what a great day".  A really friendly group of people who really have the future of Arabian racing as their number one goal hung on every word from the brilliant speakers.

 

Dr Caroline Foote from Equine Consulting Services  spoke about the dietary requirements of all facets of the horse industry. 

 

Equine Consulting Services provides a range of nutritional services to horse breeders, trainers and owners delivering scientifically based, nutritional advice for all phases of horse growth, development and performance.

 

Their clients include Godolphin, Mulawa, leading Thoroughbred breeders and trainers, Arabian, Quarter Horse and Sport Horse enthusiasts in addition to pleasure horse owners throughout Australia and Overseas. The advice given by Dr.Foote on the feeding of racehorses was excellent and will prove invaluable to Arabian racehorse owners and trainers.  As part of their service a Dietary Evaluation form is available on the NARA website. Just fill it in and email it back to Dr.Foote.

 

Jenni Fairweather from Peak Performance Equine  has some extremely interesting and very useful tools for the health and welfare of horses in any field. These included Transpirator Respiratory Therapy,  Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy and Tapotement Massage. Really worth educating yourself on the uses and benefits of these items. Jenny can be contacted on 0433 800 626.

 

Gaye Gauci-Marchant from Equine Goals & Dreams gave spoke about what the future holds for the Arabian racing industry and racing across the board. Gaye outlined the training opportunities available for people interested in coming into the Arabian Racing Industry.  Information on these training courses are now available on the NARA website. 

 

Kim Noble and her team did the saddling, riding and horse demonstration with Warrawee Naaziq and  Coolinda Park Kazh, both of whom raced at Sportingbet Park on the 26th January.  Kim spoke about the different gear that is often seen on a racehorse and their purpose. She also spoke about the industry requirements of the riders helmet and body vest.  And of course Dozer the wombat was a hit.

 

Thank you to Carole & Shannon Hore and the Goulburn Valley Arabian Group for organizing this  event and making it the great success it was.  Thanks to the NARA team who attended the event and who were happy to answer questions. 

 

Of course this event would not have been complete without the attendance of Dozer, the Arabian Racing mascot.