Stallions due soon
World Skipper and iTansport Chip are two American-bred atallions expected to arrive in New Zealand on Monday, September 12. World Skipper, which will go to Kingcraft Stud. Probbleton, 'and Transport Chip, which will Igo to Rosewood Stud, Annat, will [ spend a fortnight in quarantine in the North Island before coml ing to Canterbury. | The two horses were in quarI antine in England before a ban I placed on the importation of horses from Ireland and England to New Zealand was applied more than a week ago. Special permission was granted for the two horses to travel to New Zea land in the aircraft, which has been chartered to bring about 40 head of cattle to this country N'O further Imports of horses from the Northern Hemisphere will be possible until after November 12 I Whether the ban will be lifted I then will depend on the findings of two Australian equine experts, Dr B Clark and Dr R R. Pascoe. (who are at present In England to examine the full extent of |the disease, contagious metritis, a type of venereal disease
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