Yes, but... ...hmm there is a but. This is going to be a special foal, its sire is Watch Me who is a son of WELTMEYER! I really hate to leave it behind. If anyone knows of anybody who is shipping horses by sea, please let me know. I'll drive that little one down to Los Angeles if I have to!!!!

is that not the normal mode of shipping (travel I guess is a better word LOL) for you guys?

No, these days they all travel with an airplane, that's where the 15K come from. I hope that shipping by sea is only half the price.

how long would a sea trip be from there to here?

I think it's usually about 28 days but I can't quite remember if thats exit LA or NY.

hell that's a while isn't it! I bet they wobble when they get off the boat after that length of time LOL

It maybe around 21 days if not slightly quicker from LA. However not sure if there are many or if any sea freighting of horses from the states I think it's only air freight. I know they sea freight between NZ and Aus.

By milking plant do you mean a factory or a farm? There are 10,000 dairy farms in NZ, we're one of them and we're looking for a staff member to join us, maybe 2. What do you and your husband do for work?

@KA Raz: They get exercised on the ship, every day.

@ Harley: Yeahh, it appears difficult at present to find a ship! But the foal is not yet born, so we've got some time...