From the tarmac

Completed shipments

Horses, cattle, sheep, goats and zebras. Air stables, purpose-built crates, night loading and destination offload. This is what 40+ years of moving animals looks like.

A Flying Horse Services crate being lifted into a freighter's cargo hold — Loading the main deck
Every airline handling crew is briefed on the crate before it goes anywhere near the aircraft.

Cattle and a horse loaded together in a livestock trailer — Mixed livestock on the ground leg
Cattle and horses share a trailer on the ground leg when the schedule allows it, never in the air.

Horses being unloaded from transport on arrival — Offload at destination
A groom is on the ground for every offload, not just the flight.

Ponies at a ranch before transport — Origin collection
Pickup starts at the farm, not at the quarantine gate.

A horse gooseneck trailer staged at night with a city skyline behind it — Ground transport after dark
Pickup and positioning often happen overnight to line up with a departure slot, not during business hours.

Cattle in transport crates marked for a Qatar Airways cargo operation — Cattle crates on a Gulf carrier
Gulf carriers run real main-deck freighter capacity for livestock, not just passenger belly space.

A Flying Horse Services air stall raised on a high loader to the main deck of an Air China freighter — Air stall on the high loader
Horses travel in enclosed air stalls, lifted level with the main deck before they roll aboard.

Animal crates staged at a Thailand cargo terminal with workers securing cargo nets — Arrival at a Thailand cargo terminal
There's no nonstop service to Bangkok, so the transit and terminal handling are part of the welfare plan.

Zebras standing in a transport trailer — Zebras staged for export
Exotic hoofstock is among the most demanding work we do — species-specific crating, CITES documentation and wildlife clearance on top of the usual testing and certification.

Goats in transport crates inside an aircraft cargo hold — Goats in purpose-built crates
Small ruminants travel in crates sized and vented for the species, not a one-size-fits-all box.

Wooden animal crates staged on the tarmac at night — Crates staged on the tarmac
We build our own crating rather than subcontracting the part of the job most likely to go wrong.

Animal crates handled on a Korean Air cargo operation — Crates on a Korea-bound operation
Korea is one of the best-balanced markets in the region for horses and specialized species.

A wooden animal crate on a flatbed truck staged at night for a Manila charter shipment — Staging a Manila charter
The Philippines is the lane we run most often — charters get staged and loaded overnight to make the departure slot.

Horses standing in air stables inside a cargo aircraft — Horses in air stables, in flight
Main-deck air stables with grooms aboard for the full sector — horses are the core of the business.

Animal cargo loaded for a China-bound flight — Loading for a China service
China shipments carry a longer isolation period and a broader test panel than most destinations in the region.

Animal cargo on an Alaska Airlines operation — Domestic leg by air
We ship domestically to and from most major U.S. cities as well as internationally.

Livestock transport trucks — Ground fleet
Our own vans and trailers move animals from the farm to isolation and on to the airport.

Track record

What we have moved.

Flying Horse Services began as a horse shipping company and expanded into livestock and exotics. Shipments have consisted of horses, cattle, sheep, goats and zebras, domestically across the United States and internationally worldwide.

Horses

Racing, breeding and competition stock, including returning racehorses and sales purchases. The original business and still the core of it.

Livestock

Cattle, sheep, goats and breeding stock — single consignments and recurring genetics programs.

Exotics

Zebras and other hoofstock, moved for zoos, wildlife parks and private collections with the CITES and wildlife permitting handled.

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