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I agree with Laney wrt horse hauling laws, although it is pretty 
annoying that the brand inspection wrt horses here in Oregon really 
does not accomplish anything outside of the meat market.  The patrol 
officers know nothing about brand inspection in Oregon or Washington, 
Hence they are never checked. De facto, they are just a way to generate 
money for the Oregon Dept of Ag.  I DO have mine, though.

As for CERTIFIED HAY.  Oregon Equestrian Trials has been trying to work 
with the state of Oregon for years to set up a reasonable certified hay 
program.  We are scared to death that they will put laws in place that 
will be impossible for us to comply with or would accomplish nothing 
but increased hassle.

The Forest Service has admitted that the biggest culprit in the spread 
of invasive weeds  are ... Want to make a guess?... forest service 
vehicles, not horses or horse trailers.  That's not to say that we 
could not do better at making sure invasive weeds do not get into 
trailer parking lots.  e.g. like not feeding your horse hay on the side 
of the trailer.

For now the State of Oregon has abandoned the idea of a certified hay 
program. It is just too expensive in times of low state budget.  Kind 
of interesting, since we are the world capitol for grass seed 
production.  Hence we have the cleanest hay in the country, on average.

  -Paul


On May 27, 2005, at 6:18 AM, Truman Prevatt wrote:

> Laney Humphrey wrote:
>
> > I consider it a courtesy on my part to obey the laws of the states 
> > I'm travelling in.  After all, horse events, i.e., endurance rides, 
> > are held in almost every state and if too many people ignore laws 
> > meant to ensure the health and safety of horses, states might start 
> > making it harder to hold equine events there.  Besides, the fine, if 
> > you're caught is usually pretty stiff, like $250 for Az/UT.  I've 
> > never had a problem with hay.  California is actually the pickiest 
> > state of all so you're most likely to have a problem coming home if 
> > you're going to have one.
> > Laney
>
> Hay has been my biggest hassle and it was in AZ. 


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