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krissy3
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Utopias American banner aka Chico , arrived last thursday in Luxembourg. I was there for the unloading, and to make sure he was OK. His groom from EZ2Spot was with him , and took excellent care of him, unfortunatly chico does not drink or eat while traveling
The facilities in Luxembourg were nice, he had a clean bedded stall with good hay. His flight was smooth , and he looked very good considering the didtance, and what he had been through in the last 5 weeks. I did a personal pick up , meaning that I came with my trailor ....I do not recomend this for anyone picking up a horse from any Cargo . When you arrange a pick up from a professional company the paperwork is pushed through ahead of time. Once the haulers get there the horse is loaded and off they go. NOT SO for a private pick up. You have to push the paperwork through the different offices yourself and deal directly with the French. this becomes a tangle ôf unnessessary paperwork that never seems to get completed on the first or even 2nd attempt, so you end up going back and fourth to the different offices to gather codes that they forgot to add to the paperwork the first time. We were stuck about 3 hours longer they the rest of the shippers for this reason. we had 1500 kilos on our vet report that had to be done all over again, we had the wrong name, the wrong type of horse, and a lot of other stupid mistakes. When I arrived they asked me if i was there to pick up the 6 monkeys....Ummm NO, just 1 small horse.Later i found out they ment donkeys.
So please tell your buyers to arrange a professional hauler to pick up your horse at the airport. I would fly in to over see things and make sure the horse is in good shape , and in a quiet stall etc.... but then let the professionals handle the paperwork.
We had a 10 hour drive home , and 3 hours before we got home Chico was looking very tired, lethargic, and at the end of his rope. Fortunatly I had a friend that I could visit on the way home for chico to stretch his legs and we could take his vitals, and if possible get him to drink. ( he wouldnt drink)
He is home now, he is setteling in very well, he did drink once he got home, it was like he knew he was home and could relax enough to eat and drink. He was rechecked by a vet the very next day, and things are great. He is a great horse, and is enjoying his new home and family, (even the Donkey) . I am just telling you about the hassle at the airport so people will save themselves the headache and hire someone to get the horse. I believe the paperwork is done the day before or maybe even a week before by the hauling company, same goes for the customs at the border. When I showed up , they looked at me like they had never delt with a horse comming into their country before as a residence, so obviously the paperwork is done from a different office , ahead of time by the hauler. I was happy with the flight, and the handelers, and the quarantine, just not with the buero.
it was worth it though!!
he is an awsome horse!
kristen
We had a 10 hour drive home , and 3 hours before we got home Chico was looking very tired, lethargic, and at the end of his rope. Fortunatly I had a friend that I could visit on the way home for chico to stretch his legs and we could take his vitals, and if possible get him to drink. ( he wouldnt drink)
He is home now, he is setteling in very well, he did drink once he got home, it was like he knew he was home and could relax enough to eat and drink. He was rechecked by a vet the very next day, and things are great. He is a great horse, and is enjoying his new home and family, (even the Donkey) . I am just telling you about the hassle at the airport so people will save themselves the headache and hire someone to get the horse. I believe the paperwork is done the day before or maybe even a week before by the hauling company, same goes for the customs at the border. When I showed up , they looked at me like they had never delt with a horse comming into their country before as a residence, so obviously the paperwork is done from a different office , ahead of time by the hauler. I was happy with the flight, and the handelers, and the quarantine, just not with the buero.
it was worth it though!!
kristen
