Yulong Stud Flood

RugbyGirl · Thu Oct 13, 2022 8:11 pm

Devastating flooding in Victoria Australia has resulted in Yulong Stud putting out a desperate plea for anyone to help evacuate their property with the water still rising. They are asking for anyone in the area with a boat, float, truck or rescue equipment or dry covers to please help them.
https://twitter.com/YulongInvestme1/sta ... iPCAw&s=19
https://www.racing.com/news/2022-10-14/ ... -at-yulong

Pics from pamurrell on twitter

Northport · Thu Oct 13, 2022 9:37 pm

What a horrible situation. Hopefully Yulong gets the help it needs. All horses are precious, but Yulong has about $50,000,000 worth of recently purchased young broodmares on their farm at any given time, hopefully they all got out of the floodwaters safe.

RugbyGirl · Fri Oct 14, 2022 1:43 am

Video here of the rescue today
https://twitter.com/9NewsMelb/status/15 ... x9-dg&s=19

Flanders · Fri Oct 14, 2022 3:38 am

I hope everyone, people, horses and other animals, are safe. Scary to see that amount of water anytime but especially during foaling season.

RugbyGirl · Fri Oct 14, 2022 5:17 am

Flanders wrote: ↑Fri Oct 14, 2022 3:38 am I hope everyone, people, horses and other animals, are safe. Scary to see that amount of water anytime but especially during foaling season.

They have announced on social media all horses and staff are now safe but they sadly lost 2 foals
https://www.racing.com/news/2022-10-14/ ... -to-safety
The river there rose 8.5 metres which is about 27 feet

BaroqueAgain1 · Fri Oct 14, 2022 2:45 pm

Thanks for the update; it's tragic that they lost two foals.

Considering Southern Hemisphere farms are in the midst of foaling season, it's fortunate that they didn't lose more new babies.