Olive Grove Equine Clinic

06/02/2025

Reaching out to the horsey community - does anyone know Crystal Shelley (Crystals Equine Services). We have semen here that belongs to her but her contact details appear to have changed.

31/01/2025

19/11/2024

Mogumber Park are looking for 2 staff to join our friendly team for yearling prep, immediate start. MUST have experience working with thoroughbreds, be reliable and be able to work well within a team. Our yearlings are all well educated already and a pleasure to handle. We will be presenting an outstanding draft of 19 at the MM sales in Feb and would expect to be among the leading vendors again.

This position could develop into a full-time permanent position for the right applicant. It could also suit an experienced back-packer but please do not apply if you have not worked in the industry previously. There is no accommodation on farm so you will need your own transport.

Please send your CV, outlining relevant experience to [email protected]

09/10/2024

Calling out for even more recips! If you have a young (15.1hh), good to catch and get on with, mare that needs a new home we are needing to further expand our herd. Please call the clinic on 9571 3992 to enquire.

29/09/2024

Foster mare needed urgently. please contact Rene 0429952501

19/09/2024

FOSTER MARE NEEDED.
CALL COLIN 0408251880

15/09/2024

For those of you who remember the sad story of toast and her foal honey, we are very pleased (but not as pleased as toast!) to announce the safe and healthy arrival last night of a gorgeous c**t by Marine One. She is such a beautiful mum and she's so happy to have a healthy baby to love.
Looking for name suggestions that link to toast!

13/09/2024

Calling out for more recips! If you have a young (15.1hh), good to catch and get on with, mare that needs a new home we are needing to further expand our herd. Please call the clinic on 9571 3992 to enquire.

09/05/2024

Mogumber Park has entered 17 lots for the Inglis May (Early) Online Sale that runs from Friday, 10 May until Wednesday, 15 May. The reduction sale comprises 4 weanlings, 4 […]

11/04/2024

Calling out to the horsey community - we are desperately looking for basic agistment for 7-10 empty recipient mares until early/mid august. If it's close to Bullsbrook we can look after them, further away and it would need to be you. Please contact the clinic 9571 3992.

10/04/2024

DEWORMING NEW ARRIVALS - Is it necessary?

Many of you would have heard that it is recommended to deworm every new horse that arrives into your property. And you've probably been advice to give them a Moxidectin-based wormer. The reason being to stop resistant parasites to land in your property.
NEW SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE DOESN'T AGREE WITH THAT:
1. 70% of the adult horses are low shedders, which means they only need deworming once a year. That means, approx the 70% of the horses that arrive into your property don't need deworming!
2. It's been demonstrated that the more wormers we give to a horse, the quicker we'll help those parasites to develop resistances. A recent study conducted in Australia has found resistances in 45% of the farms tested. Have you tested the efficacy of the wormers you use at your property?
3. The reason given some years ago about using Moxidectin was that it will also kill the immature stages of the parasite that are not reachable for other type of wormers. Nowadays this hasn't been proven and there's evidence of the opposite: those early stages won't die, but they'll recognise that wormer easily to start creating resistances faster!
4. We already have resistances to Moxidectin in Australia (studies published in the last 2 years) and the Egg Reappearance Period (the time between the last effective deworming and your horse shedding parasite eggs again in their faeces) for this active ingredient is also been seen to have shortened to 6 weeks. I'm sure you've read in your Moxidectin wormer "the ERP for this wormer is at least 14 weeks": Maybe in unicorns!! Certainly not in horses in 2024. The only places where may have an ERP longer than 9 weeks are farms where Moxidectin hasn't been used previously. Isn't that interesting??
5. This is not very common but it does happen, so the risk exists: If you deworm a horse that is carrying a huge number of parasites inside, if you use a Mectin-based wormer (Ivermectin, Abamectin, Moxidectin) that horse could die within the next week (because all the parasites die at the same time so they block the guts of the horse). The risk is higher in very young horses..

In conclusion, instead of deworming more often than necessary, TEST THE NEW ARRIVALS with faecal egg counts!! Deworm only the horses that need it, and with knowledge of what's best to give, based on the results.

Send us an email [email protected] or call us on 08 9571 3992 for more information!

08/04/2024

Do you have a passion for the racing industry?
Are you looking for a change of scene?
TBWA is looking to fill the position of Executive Officer, a part-time/casual, work from home position. Your role would include, but is not limited to:
• answering calls and assisting members with any queries;
• communicating with members;
• managing Xero accounting system and preparing & lodging quarterly activity statements;
• invoicing, payments and banking;
• managing the Stallion Tender Scheme including communicating with tenderers & studs and ensuring payments are made & distributed as required;
• arranging committee meetings and the AGM – agenda, minutes, circulating information and organising meeting rooms and refreshments for face to face meetings, otherwise Zoom;
• promoting the staff award and collecting entries;
• liaising with Thoroughbred Breeders Australia – education, projects, seeking funding etc.;
• organising events and awards day;
• co-ordinating the orphan foal register.

Some admin skills are essential, but training could be provided for the right applicant. For more information, or to apply, please contact [email protected], including a current CV.