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Re: [RC] horse boarding in Tripoli, Libya? - Maryanne GabbaniI think that the biggest problem, disease-wise, in this part of the world for equine travel is babesiosis..piroplasmosis. This is a tick-borne disease that can cause problems with the liver and jaundice. When horses get it, they seem to simply have it and every now and then it flares up necessitating rest and an injection of imizole. I don't know if Libya has it but that is one of the things that they look for during the quarantine which the horse will have to go through on its way back, usually in Europe...Ostend, Belgium I think. This isn't a military tour, I suspect since the email address is for Schlumberger, a big contractor that works in Egypt as well so she might be there for some time. I know Schlumberger people here who have been here 10 years.
I think it would be terrific to have a horse in Libya if I were there. The riding could be marvelous..BUT as they've been under that embargo for about 10 or 15 years their horse care is going to be a lot like mine. As a country, Libya is more wealthy than Egypt, having more oil and such. But the people themselves are not necessarily more wealthy and there is no horse industry there as you all are used to. The guys who came to the Pan Arab games were definite proof of that. They'd brought their horses in a truck (that's what we use here...no trailers) all the way from Tripoli and the truck wasn't airconditioned...a necessity here. The horses were all rather tired from the trip. They didn't have the entourage that the Gulf Arabs had and didn't even know about the weights that would be necessary for the race, so they ended up borrowing one of my heavier Saare saddles to try to make weight for the race. There will be a serious knowledge gap, vets could be an issue, and I have no idea what the boarding there will be like. If they are like here, 90% of the riders, if not more, will be jumpers with 5% dressage and 0.001% endurance. And they will all be male. At the stable in Alexandria where I first kept my mares, I was the only woman riding...it sort of bothered my husband at first but he got used to it. It could work out well, but it will definitely be an adventure. Maryanne On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 11:46 PM, Elizabeth Walker <bwalker2@xxxxxxx> wrote: There is another consideration. Even assuming that you want to take the horse to Libya, this sounds like a military tour - maybe 2 years? What about bringing the horse BACK? There are diseases which may preclude being able to re-import the horse, if the horse has become a carrier in the meantime. -- Maryanne Stroud Gabbani msgabbani@xxxxxxxxx Egypt Face to Face www.alsorat.com Weblogs: Living In Egypt miloflamingo.blogspot.com Cairo/Giza Daily Photo cairogizadailyphoto.blogspot.com Turn Right At The Sarcophagus haramlik.blogspot.com Da Moose Is Loose (a blog for kids) mstroud.blogspot.com Photos of Egypt: http://www.flickr.com/photos/livinginegypt/
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