Horse facilities across Nullarbor?
Submitted: Saturday, Jun 28, 2008 at 23:28
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We are doing the big trip WA to Tassie early Aug and need over night stops for horses. We can sleep in the truck (though shower/loo would be nice) but horses need a yard or paddock. I have freinds in
Minnipa and
Tailem Bend so that is those nights. Are there any
places in
Norseman and
Eucla where I can hire a yard/paddock overnight?
Reply By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Saturday, Jun 28, 2008 at 23:53
Saturday, Jun 28, 2008 at 23:53
Are they used to electic fence, just pull off the track into the scrub somewhere and belt in some droppers and wrap some elec fence tape around and plug into an inverter?
We used to use it to keep the kids in and it worked OK.
From farming background, but not into horses, just a suggestion!!!
Cheers Pesty
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Follow Up By: Member - Mark G (NSW) - Sunday, Jun 29, 2008 at 09:42
Sunday, Jun 29, 2008 at 09:42
PESTY; sounds like you've got the kids taken care of with that idea,i might borrow it,but what plan did you have for the wife.that i WOULD like to know!!!!!!!!!
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Reply By: DIO - Sunday, Jun 29, 2008 at 09:31
Sunday, Jun 29, 2008 at 09:31
Sorry no animal accomodation out there yet. As suggested perhaps by providing your own fencing might be the best answer that way you will have a little more flexibility as to where you stop etc. Good luck with it. Hope they don't keep asking 'when will be there' like most kids.
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Reply By: Hairy (NT) - Sunday, Jun 29, 2008 at 12:21
Sunday, Jun 29, 2008 at 12:21
Gday,
You could try this ....Email: tourism@
norseman.info.
Id start with towns with
show grounds..they would prbably have facilities there?
Have they been hobled before?
Cheers
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Reply By: Corio - Sunday, Jun 29, 2008 at 13:04
Sunday, Jun 29, 2008 at 13:04
Try
Mundrabilla Station.Not far of the road and may let you use yards etc.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - John L (WA) - Sunday, Jun 29, 2008 at 14:02
Sunday, Jun 29, 2008 at 14:02
Norseman has a race course, sometimes with a caretaker, sure they would welcome you & horses. Cheers John
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Reply By: paddock - Sunday, Jun 29, 2008 at 19:14
Sunday, Jun 29, 2008 at 19:14
OK I think I have it sorted now, and thanks to all who replied. I've also spoke to a professional horse transporter who does this regularly!
Norseman we use the yards at the race track and I have a number for them.
He didn't recommend staying overnight at
Eucla (they have yards at the caravan
park but they charge $20 a horse per night and no
water at the yards) but did say try
Mundrabilla station instead.
I will also take a hot tape set up just in case, and if hubby snores too loud in the truck he can go out there with the horses!!!
Transport guy told me to go through
Adelaide (instead of round it like I had planned, to try to avoid that
hill coming out!) and the best way through
Melbourne to the docks!
He also told me that general folks travelling the Nullabor are very pleasant and helpful if you get into trouble which is nice to know!
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