Back in the saddle: Air Canada relaunches equine service

MIAMI — Air Canada is in the horse transportation business again. It’s a move made possible by the introduction nearly a year ago of widebody freighters to the passenger fleet.

Air Canada Cargo announced last month the start of an equine transportation service using specially designed stalls that can carry up to three animals. The new service builds on a legacy of experience gained during an earlier era when the airline operated all-cargo aircraft and from processing horses for other airlines at...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/back-in-the-saddle-air-canada-relaunches-equine-service

How are 325 horses getting to the Tokyo Olympics?

A dark brown show horse in a competition.

The Olympic Games will begin in one week in Tokyo – a year behind schedule because of the COVID pandemic. One of the 46 sports on display will be equestrian, which is divided into three disciplines: dressage, which highlights the elegant ballet-like moves of the horse and rider, jumping and a triathlon of sorts that includes the first two disciplines plus a cross-country test.

Getting the equestrian teams and all their equipment to the Olympic Games is an enormous undertaking and the air cargo...

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