I actually get chills watching these horses get loaded and unloaded. They are every inch the Olympic athlete that has trained years to reach the top of their ability and to compete in an international competition against the best of the best. Even blanketed you can see they are in prime condition and they seem to be very intent on going about their jobs. I hope they all get to compete with their riders and give their best performances. I wish them all to stay healthy and wish them safe travels home when all is done.
A Howard: My sentiments exactly! I would love to see the Dressage events. I have unlimited respect for Isabel Werth for accompanying her horse on the flight.
It is so aggravating that so few Equestrian events are shown during prime time coverage. Swimming and gymnastics are good but we don’t have to see so much of them and so little of everything else.
@@cordeliavalle5708 Of course she is smart and trains at home or in warm up rings with this method, away from cameras, but not that she hasn't let herself be filmed doing it, she definitely has! I don't know what you are talking about. In the show ring horses trained this way are allowed their neck. Still you say LDR and rollkur is abusive, so you are saying abuse is okay as long as it's just sometimes? Classical development does a much better job than any hyperflexion practice, bar none. Look at the Brits. They don't need to use hyperflexion. Why use abusive training practices EVER if there are better and more sustainable ways of going abou things?
Massive respect for a Isabel for flying with her horses and watching hers and other riders horses as well. I’m always fascinated by the logistics behind the scenes of any major competition. Makes us appreciate even more those priceless few minutes on stage or in the arena .
ALWAYS wanted to see this! Horses are my favorite Olympic sport! They really don’t get enough press!!! In fact they RARELY get noticed… it’s the best sport and deserve better acknowledgement♥️Thank you for this great video!!!
@@c.h.1066 Have I said her riding is bad? No, I Haven't. I just said her riding style is a bit harsh for my personal taste and there are other riders I like better, so you keep quiet, please. 😘
I love the fact that Isabell, the most decorated dressage rider in history, still travels with her horses everywhere they go. Hats off to her, her commitment to her animals is commendable. Good for you Isabell, truly an icon.
rollkur/LDR is abuse do your research. Dressage and many of its horses have been ruined by woman (and men) like her. She sounds like a control freak. You cant be at that level and not have grooms you and your horses have deep trusting relationships with. The grooms are an extremely important and complimentary asset to high level competition and day to day care in between. If you cant even trust your own groom to fly with your horse without you, maybe you are the one who shouldn't be trusted.
@@Caz_Hamilton Don't spend your time on this person. He/she is just talking Werth down in every possible way probably without ever setting a foot into her stables. Sad person.
I’m so amazed to see those horses, such elegant creatures.. clearly they’ve been taken care of in the best possible way.. the built of their bodies, their muscles, they looked so elegant.. we can understand the pressures the pilots and crews felt when transporting those world-class horse athletes
Just for the interest of it, I looked up the salary of professional horse grooms. Top level grooms make generally less than 35,000 dollars a year. Less than 15 dollars an hour. Seems like they should be paid more when looking after horses valued in six or seven figures.
Top level grooms typically also get free or very low cost housing, so that’s a huge benefit for a good majority of them despite the lower salary. Even my personal grooms for my very small private barn have on site housing provided, and we definitely aren’t anywhere near Olympic level
@@lalanaturale its damned hard work. Its why I quit, wasnt worth the salary and the housing offered was just shameful tbh. This business can be quite exploitative.
@@tropicaoptica the grooms sacrifice so much, he will do anything to be near the horses and make sure they are fine, at the WEG in Tryon he (and some other grooms) slept in field beds, I think in tents, near the stables, because it was organized badly and a proper accomodation would have been far away from he horses) and I imagine going on an 18hour horse cargo flight is much more stressful than travelling there with a normal passenger flight and he will have to work a lot at the destination as well. Amazing dedication.
How to be the most decorated equestrian of all time - never let your horse out of your sight. Kudos to her. I never thought I'd find this to be so fascinating!
I would love to see video footage of the take off and landing how the horses cope with that, I no what it's like for them just being floated or trucked.
Oh my gosh, these horses are amazing to watch. Just how they walk with confidences and swagger. They are so beautiful and regal! Thank goodness there are people who take this job seriously and treat the horses with so much care!
Thank you for this BTS video answering questions I have always had about athlete horses in flight. What an incredibly dedicated group of people/pilots who transport these magnificent precious animals, all so we can enjoy their competitions abroad. Best wishes to all the FEI horses, riders, vets.ground support, grooms and transportation folks. I can’t wait for the Japan Olympics!
I've always wondered about the logistics of transporting sport horses, especially Olympic ones at that, talk about precious cargo! And I really respect Isabell for going with her horse on the same flight. If it were me I'd do the same!
These animals are top notch athletes in their own rights. There is no other Olympic event which involves animals and human athletes. Beautiful, very well-conditioned, well trained animals. Best of the best!
Very informative video. Great to see behind the scenes of what and the whole process of flight for these majestic and stunning horses. Good to hear that the horses cared for throughout their journey, they deserve the best ❤
Its wonderful that Isabell travels with her horses! She certainly does care for them, but all riders and owners love and care for their horses. These Olympic athlete equines have a whole team each that do their best for them.
From what I understood from the video, when you're transporting horses by plane, the loading process goes: Stallions first and in the front, geldings second and in the middle, and mares last and in the back.
God, those horses are _GORGEOUS,_ so powerful and so intelligent! You can see it in their eyes, the way they’re scanning the new environment. I could watch them get on and out of crates all day, lol!
I absolutely love horses.. They are my favorites....my wishes to the players and horses to compete well. They have all trained for years and years of practice...
Iabell is amazing how she took the Olympics horses was transport to Tokyo 2020 as the horses looks stunning as they get loaded and unloaded on the Empire aircraft 😍❤🥰🙌🙌🙌👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
These performance horses are no doubt high spirited and I'm so impressed with how they handle the traveling. All the weird places, all the commotion. I can't imagine my horses tolerating that!
I’ve always had a thing about logistics so it’s so nice seeing how things work behind the scenes. I’ve always wondered how you move large animals like horses around so this was very interesting to me.
Something that extreme and yet to see horses as calm as a sleepy kitten in a foreign unknown environment truly shines through quality effort on the team and staff making it possible.
Lovely to see the thought and dedication going into this and great to see Alan there as well - so experienced and dedicated for the British Team horses. As someone who competes with dogs we'd love to see something (affordable!) where we can fly with our dogs. The HTM British Teams over many years won't fly our dogs in cargo so we either drive them ourselves for however many days that takes and make it a road trip, or we don't compete (at the Europeans or World Championships.) Our dogs always come first. x
I sold a horse that had to go overseas, we had two options. One was to quarantine her for 2 weeks where we are at the airport or to have her flown over and quarantine over there in the airport for two weeks. I’m assuming it’s something like that, but I could be wrong.
It usually depends on the countries livestock import regulations. They may have to do an additional quarantine of 7-14 days but they also go weeks before the Olympics begin anyway to adjust to the time difference (so the aren’t ‘jet lagged’) and temperature change (some horses are going from 15 degrees to 30 overnight)
I think Japan has stricter regulations because they don't have a lot of animal diseases that other countries have like rabies, equine herpes, etc. I know they're super strict about pets and I'd assume it's similar for horses. But they're also moving horses in and out of Japan a lot for racing.
I’ve had this mental image in my head for years of horses being loaded on a plane by walking up a specially modified ramp! Now I’ve seen this I realise how crazy that was! Der!!
This was so interesting! I’ve always wanted to see what it is like for horses to be transported via plane. Cannot wait to watch the Olympics with these horses!
I just wanna say that everyone cares for their horses normally but I think that owners and riders trust the people that are caring for them and also trust the horses
Words are very small , Such big operation done step by step remarkably.On Landing horses were calm and normal . Great Job by Logistics team 👌🙏 . Great insight on Airing Horses.
Thats some logistics going on here. I love how Isabell cares about her horses. I'd be like that too lol. This is 1 of the reasons why I love horse sports more than things like football. The amount of planning, preparing, care .... It is such a massive undertaking. Not even thinking about the costs of all this. I'm wondering, do they have to pay for those flying tickets themself? And if so, do they pay for themselfs, their grooms and their horses seperatly or all in one? And what about the destination, do they have to pay for the stall and the hotel/accomodation for themselfs and their horse?
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I actually get chills watching these horses get loaded and unloaded. They are every inch the Olympic athlete that has trained years to reach the top of their ability and to compete in an international competition against the best of the best. Even blanketed you can see they are in prime condition and they seem to be very intent on going about their jobs. I hope they all get to compete with their riders and give their best performances. I wish them all to stay healthy and wish them safe travels home when all is done.
A Howard: My sentiments exactly! I would love to see the Dressage events. I have unlimited respect for Isabel Werth for accompanying her horse on the flight.
It is so aggravating that so few Equestrian events are shown during prime time coverage. Swimming and gymnastics are good but we don’t have to see so much of them and so little of everything else.
Truee...I'm crying I don't even know why
Good for Isabell Werth! She cares about her horses.
We’re sure a lot of you can relate to her love and commitment 💙
@@feichannel Rollkur is love?
@@cordeliavalle5708 Of course she is smart and trains at home or in warm up rings with this method, away from cameras, but not that she hasn't let herself be filmed doing it, she definitely has! I don't know what you are talking about. In the show ring horses trained this way are allowed their neck. Still you say LDR and rollkur is abusive, so you are saying abuse is okay as long as it's just sometimes? Classical development does a much better job than any hyperflexion practice, bar none. Look at the Brits. They don't need to use hyperflexion. Why use abusive training practices EVER if there are better and more sustainable ways of going abou things?
@@tropicaoptica it seems to be your day job to talk people down. You must be so proud of yourself.
Nailfinity talk people down? I’m just keeping it real FOR THE HORSES who have no voice.
God Bless Isabell for putting the horses first. Excellent story, never knew so much went into flying horses...
It takes a lot of work to get it right 👏
@@feichannel there's a video of an Antonov An-124 transporting horses across Europe-- the care and logistics are amazing. Everybody is involved.
Massive respect for a Isabel for flying with her horses and watching hers and other riders horses as well. I’m always fascinated by the logistics behind the scenes of any major competition. Makes us appreciate even more those priceless few minutes on stage or in the arena .
ALWAYS wanted to see this! Horses are my favorite Olympic sport! They really don’t get enough press!!! In fact they RARELY get noticed… it’s the best sport and deserve better acknowledgement♥️Thank you for this great video!!!
Yes ! they are the only other mammal in the olympics
Couldn't agree more! Thanks FEI.
We’re so happy to bring this extra access… we want to keep you on the journey with us
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@@feichannel Please do!!! Best news I’ve heard in a really long time!!! Sending love and health to all with gratitude!!!
As some1 who literally knows nothin About equestrian- but I know this 1.) horses are awesome
Not a big fan of Isabell's style of riding, but huge huge respect for her actually flying with her horse!
What kind of style does she have and what don't you like about it?
@@theMcWOPPER She's not exactly a quiet or gentle rider and is usually overscored. I prefer Klimke's or Hester's/Dujardin's style and horsemanship.
@@frisullka Yeah, that's why she won so many gold medals in her olympic career - because of her bad riding. Keep quiet.
@@c.h.1066 Have I said her riding is bad? No, I Haven't. I just said her riding style is a bit harsh for my personal taste and there are other riders I like better, so you keep quiet, please. 😘
@@frisullka Well Dujardin style ... thta one aged badly.
I love the fact that Isabell, the most decorated dressage rider in history, still travels with her horses everywhere they go. Hats off to her, her commitment to her animals is commendable. Good for you Isabell, truly an icon.
She stared rolkur with another rider... decorated doesn't necessarily = ethical
rollkur/LDR is abuse do your research. Dressage and many of its horses have been ruined by woman (and men) like her. She sounds like a control freak. You cant be at that level and not have grooms you and your horses have deep trusting relationships with. The grooms are an extremely important and complimentary asset to high level competition and day to day care in between. If you cant even trust your own groom to fly with your horse without you, maybe you are the one who shouldn't be trusted.
@@tropicaoptica so, loving and wanting to be with your horse means you're abusive?
K, alright, good to know.
@@Caz_Hamilton Don't spend your time on this person. He/she is just talking Werth down in every possible way probably without ever setting a foot into her stables. Sad person.
@@cady4904 I agree lol
Major hats off to all the staff who work so hard to keep all the horses happy and calm!
I would never put my horse through this but I have so much respect for everyone who works their hardest on keeping the horses calm and safe
Same to be honest
They do a terrific job to make something very difficult possible 👏
Flying for Horses is less stress than transport your horse on the road. I flew 3 Horses from Germany to Canada. The flying part was very relaxed!
My horse has flown before and she honestly is more relaxed on the plane then in a horse box driving
It’s safer flying than driving. I would for sure have my horse in a plane than a box on the road.
I’m so amazed to see those horses, such elegant creatures.. clearly they’ve been taken care of in the best possible way.. the built of their bodies, their muscles, they looked so elegant.. we can understand the pressures the pilots and crews felt when transporting those world-class horse athletes
Just for the interest of it, I looked up the salary of professional horse grooms. Top level grooms make generally less than 35,000 dollars a year. Less than 15 dollars an hour. Seems like they should be paid more when looking after horses valued in six or seven figures.
Maybe it's not a full time job all year long?
It probably isn't their only job
Top level grooms typically also get free or very low cost housing, so that’s a huge benefit for a good majority of them despite the lower salary. Even my personal grooms for my very small private barn have on site housing provided, and we definitely aren’t anywhere near Olympic level
For grooming a horse I think that pretty decent
@@lalanaturale its damned hard work. Its why I quit, wasnt worth the salary and the housing offered was just shameful tbh. This business can be quite exploitative.
Great video, very interesting! Thank you for sharing this with us.
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@@maggieclarke-fields2279 yes
You are SO welcome 👏
@@feichannel thanks
Flying in style!! the logistics and organization to do this is staggering. Great to watch!
Relieved to know that Alan is there for the British team's horses, he is so committed and experienced
We love Mr Davies!
@@tropicaoptica the grooms sacrifice so much, he will do anything to be near the horses and make sure they are fine, at the WEG in Tryon he (and some other grooms) slept in field beds, I think in tents, near the stables, because it was organized badly and a proper accomodation would have been far away from he horses) and I imagine going on an 18hour horse cargo flight is much more stressful than travelling there with a normal passenger flight and he will have to work a lot at the destination as well. Amazing dedication.
He's excellent
Great video of behind the scenes logistics. Total respect for Isabell Werth!
Fantastic to see one of the best riders in the world, Isabell Werth, ALWAYS travels with her horse. Respect!
Total respect to Isabell Werth for traveling with her horse. I wish all riders would do the same.
Very informative! Love how much care goes into taking care of the horses and making sure they get there safe and sound ❤️
This is amazing! Much respect to everyone who worked together to make sure these horses were treated with the best care and respect. ❤🐎
I've always wondered about this! They are so sweet
We hope it’s answered a few questions for you 🙂
How to be the most decorated equestrian of all time - never let your horse out of your sight. Kudos to her. I never thought I'd find this to be so fascinating!
Amazing. And I would fly with my horses too, well done Isabell
FEI: Can horses fly?
Me: *Imagines a horse literally being yeeted from their stable to Tokyo*
Also me: "Yea, I'm pretty sure they can fly"
I saw a horse fly yesterday. It was chasing my Arabian all around the pasture .
Thankyou for looking After All The Horses with good handling and care see you there
Wonderful memories
this is so cute. I love horses, and it's heartwarming seeing how safely they are transported.
Very professional operation from the pilot to the grooms and everyone in between. How the horses walked off is a credit to all of them
I would love to see video footage of the take off and landing how the horses cope with that, I no what it's like for them just being floated or trucked.
Isabelle sounds like she is hard on her grooms but she is very hard working putting her horses first flying with them. She is so devoted.
Oh my gosh, these horses are amazing to watch. Just how they walk with confidences and swagger. They are so beautiful and regal! Thank goodness there are people who take this job seriously and treat the horses with so much care!
Thank you for this BTS video answering questions I have always had about athlete horses in flight. What an incredibly dedicated group of people/pilots who transport these magnificent precious animals, all so we can enjoy their competitions abroad. Best wishes to all the FEI horses, riders, vets.ground support, grooms and transportation folks. I can’t wait for the Japan Olympics!
I've always wondered about the logistics of transporting sport horses, especially Olympic ones at that, talk about precious cargo! And I really respect Isabell for going with her horse on the same flight. If it were me I'd do the same!
This was amazing to watch. I'd love to see more about how they are transported and taken care of.
These animals are top notch athletes in their own rights. There is no other Olympic event which involves animals and human athletes. Beautiful, very well-conditioned, well trained animals. Best of the best!
Very informative video. Great to see behind the scenes of what and the whole process of flight for these majestic and stunning horses. Good to hear that the horses cared for throughout their journey, they deserve the best ❤
Its wonderful that Isabell travels with her horses! She certainly does care for them, but all riders and owners love and care for their horses. These Olympic athlete equines have a whole team each that do their best for them.
Done two flights with horses myself. Really exiting process.
Makes a big difference from how WW1 horses and mules travelled ! Interesting to see how this is done . Thankyou !
From what I understood from the video, when you're transporting horses by plane, the loading process goes: Stallions first and in the front, geldings second and in the middle, and mares last and in the back.
Amazing. There is no way I would let my horses travel without me. Isabel knows what's up.
Such a fascinating and complex operation!
God, those horses are _GORGEOUS,_ so powerful and so intelligent! You can see it in their eyes, the way they’re scanning the new environment. I could watch them get on and out of crates all day, lol!
I absolutely love horses.. They are my favorites....my wishes to the players and horses to compete well. They have all trained for years and years of practice...
And to think I thought it was stressful taking my horse to a show in just my horse box 😅
Good luck to them all in the upcoming games!! 😊
I need longer videos of this the way F1 does logistics videos! I would imagine the logistics are crazy!
Iabell is amazing how she took the Olympics horses was transport to Tokyo 2020 as the horses looks stunning as they get loaded and unloaded on the Empire aircraft 😍❤🥰🙌🙌🙌👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Congratulations to all for spending these efforts to show us the best of horse sport! Thank you!
You’re welcome ☺️
Been flying with horses for over a decade. There’s nothing like it! Love it!
What beautiful horses ! ....they are so regal and we'll -kept. . .gorgeous
These performance horses are no doubt high spirited and I'm so impressed with how they handle the traveling. All the weird places, all the commotion. I can't imagine my horses tolerating that!
I’ve always had a thing about logistics so it’s so nice seeing how things work behind the scenes. I’ve always wondered how you move large animals like horses around so this was very interesting to me.
This is so cool!! Thank you for sharing this with us.
Now that's how you take care of precious cargo!! A job well done!! 👍👍
shout out to the athlete who always flies with her horse!!! If I depended on my horse that much I would never leave it alone
Very good job, all these logistics steps are very great organisated, big respect!
Something that extreme and yet to see horses as calm as a sleepy kitten in a foreign unknown environment truly shines through quality effort on the team and staff making it possible.
Lovely to see the thought and dedication going into this and great to see Alan there as well - so experienced and dedicated for the British Team horses. As someone who competes with dogs we'd love to see something (affordable!) where we can fly with our dogs. The HTM British Teams over many years won't fly our dogs in cargo so we either drive them ourselves for however many days that takes and make it a road trip, or we don't compete (at the Europeans or World Championships.) Our dogs always come first. x
I would die to own my own horse go isabell you definitely deserve your horses😉
@STYX_ what a drug or what
Very interesting process. Thank you for documenting the journey. Is there another quarantine once they land, or is it just the 7 days pre-flight?
I sold a horse that had to go overseas, we had two options. One was to quarantine her for 2 weeks where we are at the airport or to have her flown over and quarantine over there in the airport for two weeks. I’m assuming it’s something like that, but I could be wrong.
It usually depends on the countries livestock import regulations. They may have to do an additional quarantine of 7-14 days but they also go weeks before the Olympics begin anyway to adjust to the time difference (so the aren’t ‘jet lagged’) and temperature change (some horses are going from 15 degrees to 30 overnight)
I think Japan has stricter regulations because they don't have a lot of animal diseases that other countries have like rabies, equine herpes, etc.
I know they're super strict about pets and I'd assume it's similar for horses. But they're also moving horses in and out of Japan a lot for racing.
There are often different procedures for Olympic horses than "normal" horses entering a country.
First time seeing or even thinking about this. Excellent video showing the extremely thoughtful and careful planning and follow-through.
This is the first ad i’ve clicked on and i dont regret it! Thanks for teaching me some new things about flying horses 😄
Very interesting to see how the horses make the journey to Tokyo!! Thank you for the information. Look forward to more videos of the journey!!
Isabell knows her horse well. Also this answer some old questions about how horses are transferred and take care before there day in the Olympics
It's one thing for human athletes to travel, but taking horses that far is another thing entirely. You guys do a fantastic job. Keep it up. :)
I wouldn't make it two seconds if I wasn't on the same flight as my horse. It would be scary. So much respect for Isabell!
Gotta really respect Isabell 'in the trenches' that way,
Sure everyone is glad when that is over, looks stressful.
I wish more humans got such affection through their lives...
what a thrill , to see this!! ty!! ❤️
I’ve had this mental image in my head for years of horses being loaded on a plane by walking up a specially modified ramp! Now I’ve seen this I realise how crazy that was! Der!!
Well, not so crazy! It was done via ramps years ago. The cargo industry has grown like all things.
'The athletes fly Southwest' Snoop Dogg 😂😂😂Great video though!
i know nothing about horses and equestrian competition, but this was a well made and very interesting video!
Isabell Werth and Bella Rose
Holy crap what an ordeal :O I'm so glad they're all so well cared for!
I am so hyped for the Olympics!!
Cool video, very informative! The horses all looked pretty calm.
At this level, it’s not their first flight.
This was so interesting! I’ve always wanted to see what it is like for horses to be transported via plane. Cannot wait to watch the Olympics with these horses!
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I just wanna say that everyone cares for their horses normally but I think that owners and riders trust the people that are caring for them and also trust the horses
Love the video thank you for sharing!
Appreciate all the work
Amazing! Such beautiful horses!
I wonder which horse Isabel brought to Japan，was Bella Rose？
Yes, Bella Rose 2
But how do the manage to remain standing during take off? The forces are huge!
what @Megan Lee said, and also horses have four legs versus our two- they're rather more stable (pardon the pun) on their feet.
Cant wait to see them on the arena ! Good luck everyone! ❤️❤️❤️
Gorgeous animals!!! I love horses 🐎 ❤
Some of the horses cost more then the aeroplane. Well done 🙌🏻
I dont know too much about horses but i doubt they cost more than a 777
@Anna The best of all horses in the world
@@rc2k524 Champion horses 👏
Can't wait to see all the horse in show...
Question: Do horses have jetlag?
I'd want to know on takeoff? Do they do a usual incline or is it more gradual due to the horses trying to balance & such?
Very interesting these horses are wonderful creatures and great to watch. Great work everybody
Words are very small , Such big operation done step by step remarkably.On Landing horses were calm and normal . Great Job by Logistics team 👌🙏 . Great insight on Airing Horses.
These animals are majestic!!
Fascinating to see how this is set up and done.
gotta love our man Alan
Super interesting video, thx for that background information!
good luck to all horses and riders!
Isabell Werth and Bella Rose won Silver medal in Individual dressage and won gold in team event.
Thats some logistics going on here. I love how Isabell cares about her horses. I'd be like that too lol.
This is 1 of the reasons why I love horse sports more than things like football. The amount of planning, preparing, care .... It is such a massive undertaking. Not even thinking about the costs of all this.
I'm wondering, do they have to pay for those flying tickets themself? And if so, do they pay for themselfs, their grooms and their horses seperatly or all in one? And what about the destination, do they have to pay for the stall and the hotel/accomodation for themselfs and their horse?
Welcome to Tokyo 😀ありがと♪
Great story! Always wondered how they travel!