"We've done quite a lot of studies, especially in long fights. Still, Dutta says it's possible for horses to suffer jet lag. The flight over the Atlantic Ocean will take just more than six hours. And if one does start to fret, "we'll have a groom stand with them and talk," Dutta says. His staff will use what Dutta calls "mood lighting" - dimming the lights to keep the horses serene. They'll also get Gatorade, to help them stay hydrated, Dutta says, "and of course, carrots." As for an inflight beverage and snack service, the horses will get hay, along with apple juice mixed with water. That gives them more space, he says - the pallets can accommodate as many as three horses.
"All of the horses that will be going to the Games will be flying two in a pallet, meaning they'll be sharing the container with another horse." "The horses are flown in jet stalls, which are proprietary stalls," Dutta says. And the equine athletes will be in custom-built stalls.
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And it's a volume weight charge," Dutta says.īut if a cargo hold full of horses sounds a little harsh, consider that they'll also have a veterinarian, a groom, and others with them. "FedEx charges us on a pivot-weight, yes. Steve then asks a question that might occur to anyone who's paid to send a package recently: "Does FedEx charge you by the pound?" Many dressage and jumping horses weigh at least 1,100 pounds. That's right: Dozens of valuable, highly trained horses will be FedExed from America to London. We'll be flying on an MD-11, and the carrier, we expect, is going to be Federal Express." "Most horses, I anticipate, will be going from Newark airport in New Jersey to Stanstead, in England. Dutta, who has been moving horses around the world for some 25 years now, says his company will be flying from 50-60 horses to England. "It's quite a logistical feat," Dutta tells Morning Edition co-host Steve Inskeep. In fact, it's the job of Tim Dutta, who owns an international horse transport company. Getting these strong and delicate animals to the Olympics is no job for an amateur. The elite athletes who travel to London for this summer's Olympic Games will include petite gymnasts, huge wrestlers - and elite horses, which compete in dressage and other events. Dozens of horses will fly from America to England for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Olympic Equestrian rider Phillip Dutton jumps with Zeizos in West Grove, Pa., in this 2010 photo.
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