The ACT is now a white zone for horse owners - officially still free of equine influenza.

The declaration will allow for easier movement of horses between the different states, but anyone travelling with their animals will still require some documentation.

Chief minister Jon Stanhope said the owners' efforts had kept the horse flu out of the territory.

“(But) horse owners and other people dealing with horses have an ongoing obligation to continue to look for any sign of equine influenza and report any suspected clinical signs of infection to the Hotline on 1800 675 888,” Mr Stanhope said.

It was also strongly recommended that biosecurity measures be carried out before and after contact with horses, he said.

Under the white zone rules, recreational horse riding within the ACT does not require an equine movement statement, but moving a horse by car within Canberra still does.

Leading, riding or transporting a horse by vehicle to a registered event also still requires an equine movement statement.

Events involving horses are slowly coming back to life in Canberra in the wake of the influenza epidemic interstate, with harness race meetings and pony club competitions back on the agenda in the ACT.

In New South Wales surrounding the ACT, all five local government areas - Palerang, Upper Lachlan, Queanbeyan, Yass Valley and Goulburn-Mulwaree - are white zones.