Inside Air Horse One on the way to Montana
The east coast horses competing at The Event at Rebecca Farm this weekend have landed from their flight and are all safely settled in at the incredible Rebecca Farm facilities. The 18 horses and their grooms packed aboard a charter airplane in Baltimore Monday morning and landed a few hours later in Kalispel, Montana, just 15 minutes from the show grounds. Word is that the flight went well and that the charter company did a great job handling everything. The horses flew from the east coast because a trailer ride would have taken several days.
Big names such as TruLuck, My Boy Bobby, Inmidair, Titanium, Mandiba, High Patriot, and Cavaldi all made the flight. Rock On Rose was also on the flight, but the word is that she has recently sold and is making her way to her new home in California.
Some have wondered why so many riders decided to fly their horses out to Rebecca Farm instead of waiting for an advanced or CIC3* on the east coast in just a few weeks. The main reason is that Rebecca Farm is one of the premier eventing facilities in the country. Part of the reason is that Rebecca Farm helped subsidize the flight, reducing the cost for the riders. Another part of the answer is that Becky Broussard has ownership interest in several of the horses that shipped out. A final reason is that a lot of the riders wanted to honor Becky for her incredible contributions to US eventing.
Thanks to Hannah Burnett for the photos and video. Much more from Rebecca Farm soon. Go eventing.<:OBJECT width=”560″ height=”340″>
