Hi Dawn, is £6000 the average cost to get 2 dogs from the uk to nz ??
What sort of dogs were they?
thanks Bucks Fizz
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Originally Posted by Dawn
I know someone who shipped over her whole yard of horses. She was an eventer though and is having a whale of a time here on all accounts. I think it cost her about ?6000 a horse, the same as it cost us to ship two dogs. You'll know your ponies temperament - Koko's not quite correct, horses do manage long haul absolutely fine, lots of international competition horses are flown here, there and everywhere from one week to the next, they cope better than their riders BUT it will depend on how your pony deals with stress. No one knows that better than you. I sold my horse before I came over here, I thought it was the right thing to do for him and from all I hear he's doing great. As it happens I really don't have the time at the moment and grazing's been really expensive here in the Waikato with the drought this year.
Be aware that horse society culture is quite different here. You really have to have your own acreage to keep your horse and ride it. There aren't any public bridleways. If you get friendly with a farmer they might let you use their land but other than that it's on the grass verges at the side of the road (not ideal when HUGE trucks fly past 110 kph) or in the float (horse box) and drive them everywhere. Don't forget as well that they're really only interested in thoroughbreds here (they're ten a penny) most others are shipped off to the meat factory as soon as they can be torn from their mothers. Nice huh? Kiwis do not have the same affection for their animals as we soppy Brits I'm afraid.  |