During Derby weekend the NY Times published an article on how thoroughbred and other sporting equines travel. They all are pampered and travel in style and the point is to avoid any stress. Some star horses fly with an entourage - AMERICAN PHAROAH travels with his lead pony next to him. I was surprised to learn that a four man polo team could travel with thirty to forty horses. In loading trailers they avoid putting hormonally charged colts and fillies too close together. "Fillies have to be loaded on the back of the bus so the colts don't catch wind of them. Otherwise you can have fireworks. Shipping horses is not like shipping cabbages or toilet paper." Little did we know.
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