Thursday October 19, 2006

Lily C. Zilo to Represent Hong Kong at the 2006 Asian Games

Grueling Travel Plan To and From Qatar

Zilo's biggest concern about going to the Asian Games will be the grueling traveling schedule the horse has to go through with strict quarantine procedures. "I worry about bringing the horse back. It will be more exhausting than the competition itself," Zilo said. Insured with DressageDaily's Markel Equine Agent, Mary Phelps, additional coverage was added to cover extended territorial limits, required for all insured horses in the US when traveling outside the country.

Zilo's Groom Gabriel Meyer, who has already traveled to many European dressage competitions as an international groom for several Olympic riders, will be the "equine flight attendant" of Lily's horse and won't leave the horse's side during the journey.

The travel plan includes shipping from Miami to Amsterdam where horse and groom will stay overnight. Lazcar International Horse Transportation will be handling the first leg of the trip. Based out of Miami, Lazcar has a direct flight to Amsterdam, which means the horse will only be traveling for about eight hours. Then it goes from Amsterdam to Doha (Qatar) where the Games are held. For the return trip, the horse will be shipped back to Amsterdam to be completely isolated and trucked to Frankfurt, Germany, where he will be shipped alone in one container to New York, before heading back down to Florida.

Photo copyrighted: Alicia Frese