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Edited by Gay3 - 16 Jun 2025 at 7:24pm

reductio ad absurdum

I understand the blinkers are special to purpose ones designed to protect the horses' eyes if they throw their heads around in the claustrophobic travel containers.

Carioca can say with absolute confidence that "I dunno".

I do remember the late Trust in a Gust doing himself damage in an aircraft crate/container and there was some suggestion he had too much room to move about or get cast. But don't know how large they are these days.

Carioca wrote:

SC , do you reckon that shot is in a travel container ?

He was ready to get on the truck to start his travels.

reductio ad absurdum

djebel wrote:

Carioca wrote:

SC , do you reckon that shot is in a travel container ?

He was ready to get on the truck to start his travels.

That's correct , he was in his box tied up , ready to get on the float .

SC , where do you think that very photo was taken ?

Mate , I'm looking at a photo , where's the bloody video ? but to me that horse is in his box at freedmans stables waiting for a float to take him to the airport for the journey on the plane , no more from me .

Where is the video please ??

Hate that stuff under foot. Terrible for lungs.

They never travel on planes in crates that size !!

Just standing room, unless its changed recently ???

animals before people.

There is a possibility that a certain percentage of horses travelling in any way may need a small percentage of sedation to deal with anxiety ,depending on temperament , especially stallions or moody mares , maybe the the goggles are also for similar , to curb sensory overload .

I thought he seemed calm to SC but then he's done it all before. Maybe he has a good temperament.

I have no reason to doubt you AA , but find that highly unlikely , do you realise what that horse would do lying down if they came across turbulence and air pockets Ouch

I can tell you for a fact it's quite scary , there is no way the transport company would allow that imo , as far as the mild tranquilliser is concerned , the vet would advise once there in the air I would suspect , they have air travel down pat now and the box they travel in is about wither high or a tad higher , but I'm sure they can see all , have a drink and eat , it's a bit diferrent to the old DC we travelled in , straight into the nose of the plane , 15 to 20 feet in the air by forklift Ouch

I nearly gelati myself , but my horse never turned a hair , it had previously had a load of cattle to take to Indonesia , there were pock marks in the roof above us and blood smeared there too ( horns ) , there diferrent today , unless turbulence . LOL

I am pretty sure he did Carioca, when he brought him home from the UK the last time, after he did his leg.

I know what you are saying, but am pretty sure its right.

animals before people.

No. And he was in the vets in Newmarket ( UK ) for quite a few months getting patched up. Joe said one time, before the injury, he fell forward quite badly on the way home, when landing somewhere, and he was worried it would happen again. So he took the whole crate so he could lay down.

Just what he said , from memory.

animals before people.

Its all full of dust. Try mucking it out and you will find over time your lungs will be gasping.

animals before people.