This Federal Election – Vote for Horses!
A federal election has been called for November 24th, 2007. This is everybody’s opportunity to vote for horses! There are a range of issues which can combine to have an effect at the Polling Booth.
These include, but not confined to:
- Equine Influenza
- Recognition of our strong Australian Cultural Heritage
- Horse-riding as a physical activity to reduce obesity
- Recreational trails as an important consideration for funding under roads
- Upgrading of our aging regional show grounds and other horse related assets
- Horse owners are land managers
- Access to public land for riding
- Road safety
- Water issues for irrigation, sporting fields
- Climate change and issues including horse pastures, hays, disease spread
Make a list of your local issues!
Horse Ownership
Horses, by their very nature, support a range of ancillary small businesses including farriers and saddlers
On average, for every 6 racehorses or sport horses in work, a full time job is created
Horse owners are significant land owners & managers (via club/show grounds/racecourses) across Australia
Horses are owned across a broad geographical area of Australia
Horse owners cover the range of socio-economic groups
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