Chapman Freeborn completes 121-horse charter to Vietnam
The operation used three consecutive B757 freighter flights over 38 hours, with flying grooms and specially designed stalls ensuring the horses travelled safely.
During the first week of July 2026, Chapman Freeborn's Asia-Pacific (APAC) team, together with its sister company Intradco Global, completed a specialist equine charter operation, transporting 121 Mongolian horses from Mongolia to Vietnam on three consecutive Boeing 757 freighter flights within a 38-hour period.
The operation was carried out from the first departure to the final landing in 38 hours. To ensure the horses' safety, comfort and wellbeing throughout the journey, Intradco Global used its tailored Open-Top Stalls on every flight sector. Experienced flying grooms Zac Carroll and Charlie Baker accompanied the horses throughout the journey, from take-off to landing.
Chapman Freeborn thanked Yanin Songsermsit, Joe S. and everyone involved in the operation. The company said close coordination between the aircraft, ground handling teams, and veterinary and quarantine authorities in Mongolia and Vietnam enabled all three flights to be completed safely and successfully within the planned timeframe.