Riley Mackillop

November 2025

Dec 2, 2025

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16 min read

🏆 Grounded: Inside the MD-11 Crisis That's Stranding America's Show Horses

A fatal cargo plane crash in Kentucky three weeks ago has triggered a domino effect that's rewriting the logistics of American showjumping. With FedEx's equine transport suspended through January and thousands of horses needing to reach Florida and California for the winter season, the sport is confronting an uncomfortable reality: the entire US equestrian infrastructure was built on the back of an aging fleet of aircraft that's now sitting in maintenance hangars indefinitely.

Riley Mackillop

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