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Life in Morgan Park Town - 21 days to go and counting!! There are not many competition venues that could cope with what the Warwick Horse Trials Club have had no choice, but to cope with. There are 150-180 people, and 250 horses living here, in an extremely confined and artificial environment. I cannot begin to tell you how difficult it is..... What I can tell you is that there is never a queue for the showers and, so far, we've NEVER been out of hot water!!!! There is a bar and huge dining area, and an area for the Table Tennis table! There is the office and another office for the DPI. There is the first aid room, and a conference room that has been transformed to the High School room..... and the many demountables that the QLD Government brought in for communications, school, recreation, health and centrelink. The office here is a very busy place. Simon Goddard, Redge Weatherall, Natalie Nicholls and Cherie Pye take turns in manning the monumental job of running this place. They have masses of Government paperwork to sift through, bobcats, backhoe's and sawdust to organise. They have caterers and cleaners to organise, as well as everyone's personal needs to see too....... they are doing an amazing job. Hats off to them! The DPI have daily meetings and have asked us to start bringing to the de-contamination zone all our gear, tack, and rugs..... what a job!!!! aagghhh...... The new vets are Mia Reeve-Johnson and Amber Ziolkowski from the Redlands clinic. I cannot report enough on their professionalism, care and concern for the horses. They have begun taking nasal swabs and will start blood testing next week. Warren Moore from Furneys Produce is a permanent resident at "Morgan Park Town" and does an excellent job chasing lucerne hay!!!! Warren gets us anything we need for the horses - feed tins, water buckets, bandages, supplements - in short, he is The Produce God!! and he always has a positive cheery attitude! Farriers Peter O'Dea, and now Luke Riding, are also permanent residents. They have the enormous job of looking after 250 horses' hooves. Do the math.... that's a lot of hooves. Looking after the horses is a massive task. There has been colic, laminitis, many still on anti-biotics, 25 upped to penicillin and 2 horses still in "intensive care." There are 150 horses off all medication and starting to feel better. There are now more and more injuries as these once fit horses regain their health. There are now 215 day yards, which give the horses some more room to move and let off steam. In between looking after the horses, people keep themselves occupied doing daily chores and the choice of many activities and courses that are now on offer. Everyone takes turns in chipping in building yards, filling hay containers, cleaning bathrooms and serving meals. The atmosphere stays as positive as it can. Hang in there everyone... it sounds as though life on the outside is starting to look more positive??
From the 2 Nicole's at "Morgan Park Town" Nicole Tough's First Report Nicole Tough's Update 28 August Nicole Magoffin's Update 29 August Update - Day 8 from "Morgan Park Town" Pictorial of "Morgan Park Town", Warwick Quarantine by the 2 Nicoles Update - 5 September Update - Day 11 Update - Day 13 Update - 11 September
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