Its rollout is a timely given the death of Melbourne Cup runner Cliffsofmoher on Tuesday has made equine welfare a major talking point in Australasia. It may look similar to a horsefloat on the outside, but inside it is a fully equipped equine emergency room. He was immediately pulled up by his jockey and loaded on to a horse ambulance. It has now been transported to Christchurch, where it will be used during the New Zealand Cup carnival. The ambulance programme is a collaborate project by racing bodies that is being led by the New Zealand Horse Ambulance Trust.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 09, 2018 16:18 UTC