Frequently asked Questions

Are the horses sedated?

Not usually, as they usually don’t need it, they are often used to travelling and it is just like going in a lorry from their point of view.

Do they go in the pallet easily?

It is like travelling them in a lorry, most walk in happily but the occasional one doesn’t want to go in. For our staff, we try to read the horses behavior and work according to the character of the horse, if it seems anxious then we put another braver one in first, the anxious one will usually go in easily once another one is in.

Do you feed them in flight?

Their diet for the journey is just hay and water, they get offered water throughtut the trip by the traveling groom, the water intake is monitored, as some horses will not drink during the journey and then the information is passed over on landing so that the intake can be monitored on arrival, if a horse gets too dehydrated then it has no desire to drink, so this little snippet of information is critical to the wellbeing of the horse on landing.

We don’t offer hard feed as hay is sufficient and gives them something to munch on throughout the journey, we also don’t want to increase the likelihood of colic.

What about delays?

If the horses have a transit, or a delay, we leave them on board the pallet, they are fairly safe in there, so leaving them inside reduces any risk of injury from loading and unloading.

Are travelling boots and bandages required?

We don’t like to travel the horses with anything on – boots may slip and become uncomfortable, they cannot be removed mid flight, as access to the legs is impossible. Tail bandages can be too tight or too loose, may slip and again access is not possible, so we avoid them too. As the temperature is controlled they do not need rugs, these can be taken for arrival, along with boots for the lorry part of the trip, but we avoid it for in flight. There is a slight risk of injury loading and unloading but the risk of boots and bandages causing harm inflight is greater.

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