The horses raised for sport are trained and habituated to travel, whereas these horses are not. Those horses that are raised for sport are supervised during the flight itself. These horses that are raised and exported for slaughter are definitely not. The horses that are raised for sport are also given more space to move within their crates, to correct their balance during takeoff and landing, and that's one of the primary...most possible injuries.
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