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Voyage aller, vers l'Australie
001 Manosque start.jpg
001 Manosque start.jpg
004 Un avion que pour nous!.jpg
004 Un avion que pour nous!.jpg
011 Un avion couchette!.jpg
011 Un avion couchette!.jpg
017 Yelo libre dans le camion.jpg
017 Yelo libre dans le camion.jpg
024 1er Pastis.jpg
024 1er Pastis.jpg
053 Les stales dans le camion.jpg
053 Les stales dans le camion.jpg
058 Stop Frankfurt.jpg
058 Stop Frankfurt.jpg
072 Yelo Frankfurt.jpg
072 Yelo Frankfurt.jpg
079 Java  Frankfurt.jpg
079 Java Frankfurt.jpg
081 Nikito  Frankfurt.jpg
081 Nikito Frankfurt.jpg
122 La caisse .jpg
122 La caisse .jpg
132 L'interieur de la caisse.jpg
132 L'interieur de la caisse.jpg
136 Pret a partir.jpg
136 Pret a partir.jpg
148 Le trio dans la caisser.jpg
148 Le trio dans la caisser.jpg
156 Une caisse speciale bagage.jpg
156 Une caisse speciale bagage.jpg
176 Notre assistance.jpg
176 Notre assistance.jpg
192 Notre petit train.jpg
192 Notre petit train.jpg
210 Notre 1er Avion.jpg
210 Notre 1er Avion.jpg
238 Sophie aide le pilote.jpg
238 Sophie aide le pilote.jpg
270 Chargement.jpg
270 Chargement.jpg
278 Stop 2 heures Dubai.jpg
278 Stop 2 heures Dubai.jpg
290 Dubai.jpg
290 Dubai.jpg
298 Cabine.jpg
298 Cabine.jpg
311 Le trio vu de devant.jpg
311 Le trio vu de devant.jpg
330 Yelo et Nikito.jpg
330 Yelo et Nikito.jpg
331 Nikito.jpg
331 Nikito.jpg
337 Prise de la temperature de Sophie dans l'oreille.jpg
337 Prise de la temperature de Sophie dans l'oreille.jpg
342 Le Cargo.jpg
342 Le Cargo.jpg
361 2eme Pastis Hong kong.jpg
361 2eme Pastis Hong kong.jpg
363 Il fait chaud.jpg
363 Il fait chaud.jpg
377 5 heures d'attente.jpg
377 5 heures d'attente.jpg
395 Cris notre super groom.jpg
395 Cris notre super groom.jpg
398 Les ventillateurs de Hong Kong.jpg
398 Les ventillateurs de Hong Kong.jpg
400 Encore des ventillos il fait trop chaud.jpg
400 Encore des ventillos il fait trop chaud.jpg
415 Inspection Japonaise.jpg
415 Inspection Japonaise.jpg
418 Ho Hisse.jpg
418 Ho Hisse.jpg
430 Et on recharge.jpg
430 Et on recharge.jpg
431 Nouvelle place.jpg
431 Nouvelle place.jpg
455 Le desert Australien.jpg
455 Le desert Australien.jpg
494 De plus en plus vert.jpg
494 De plus en plus vert.jpg
507 Approche de Melbourne.jpg
507 Approche de Melbourne.jpg
539 Un avion Kangourou.jpg
539 Un avion Kangourou.jpg
553 Et Hop on descent.jpg
553 Et Hop on descent.jpg
567 Jusqu'en bas.jpg
567 Jusqu'en bas.jpg
605 Vive la terre.jpg
605 Vive la terre.jpg
621 Yelo renifle les nouvelles odeurs.jpg
621 Yelo renifle les nouvelles odeurs.jpg
629 Bye bye.jpg
629 Bye bye.jpg
631 Cris est content.jpg
631 Cris est content.jpg
633 Plus que 30 mn en camion.jpg
633 Plus que 30 mn en camion.jpg
776 Et enfin le 1er Hotel.jpg
776 Et enfin le 1er Hotel.jpg

 

 

L'arrivée en Australie à Melbourne par Berni Saunders - Cyberhorse.net.au

 

 

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Touring Australia Nationally in November 2005
Story & Pictures by Berni Saunders - Page 1

Jean-Marc Imbert and his horses arrive...
Tuesday 4th October, 2005.


Jean-Marc Imbert and Sophie Matheoud

Today, Australia welcomed Jean-Marc Imbert,  his partner Sophie Matheoud and their 3 special horses Nikito, Yelo and Javari De Lamothe.  They arrived in Melbourne to prepare for their performances in Cavalcade - Reins of Fire which will tour the country later in the month. 

Kam Dheda (right) from Performance-Services was there to ensure that the stars of the show had arrived safely and got a warm greeting.

Jean-Marc and Sophie will be in Australia for 55 days and are very excited to be here.  Their Cathay Pacific flight touched down at 10.30 and then the unloading and re-loading of horses and gear began.  There is a great deal of paperwork and  other procedures to be followed and I had to get special permission to enter the Menzies Freight terminal which is located South of the Domestic and International terminal at Tullamarine Airport.


The Cathay Pacific plane that bought the stars to Australia.

Following a road and ferry trip from France to Germany, Jean-Marc and Sophie boarded the Cathay flight in Frankfurt and had a short stop off in Dubai and another longer break of about 4 hours in Hong Kong where the horses were unloaded.  Jean-Marc was pleased, as the weather there was very hot and with engines off, so no air conditioning,  the horses would have been very uncomfortable if  they had been left on board.

"This is the first time the horses have been on a plane" Sophie told me.  "We are very pleased with them,  they travelled without any problems and seem to be happy and well"

Jean-Marc was the first to step inside the 3 horse container to give the boys a pat on the nose to reassure them that the long journey was almost over ... "Just one more little truck ride and we will be home", he said in French.


Eddie and Annie have the truck ready and waiting


Kam and driver Eddie check the paperwork

 

 

Above and below - Jean-Marc is the first into the container
which has carried his friends all the way from Germany.

"I bought these three horses for my Australian performances.  Nikito is special, he is a cross bred gelding.  Without him I would not be here, he is what makes Jean-Marc.  He is 21 years old and we have been together for a long time", Jean Marc told me. 


Nikito - Jean-Marc's long time partner and friend.

Then the stallion Yelo - also a cross bred.  He is 7 years old and was not going to come with us to Australia, Jean-Marc explains.  "My black horse  did not pass the Veterinary inspection to travel, his blood test was not right.  This was in late July and with just 7 weeks to prepare, Yelo has stepped in to the act and I have been able keep our Australian performances as we had planned".


Yelo - took up the job at short notice ...

The third horse is the chestnut trotting bred gelding named Javari De Lamothe.  "He has not raced" said Jean-Marc.  "You can see they are all very different types ... and all very good horses!"


Javari De Lamothe strides from the container to the truck.

The horses had their  Identification papers checked by Inspector John Durasavic (right)  from the Air Cargo Unit of the Australian Quarantine Department. 

As part of the routine arrival procedure, the horses had their temperatures checked before they were trucked  to the Spotswood Quarantine station for a two week stay. 

In quarantine, their health and wellbeing will be very carefully monitored and any sign of an elevated temperature or a 'snotty' nose, loss of appetite or failure to drink is noted.   These symptoms can be critical signs of early travel sickness or other infections which could cause problems if not detected and treated early - in a worst case scenario, the horse/s could have some serious illness which could potentially affect horses in Australia.  Authorities do not take any risks when it comes to protecting our equine population.

The horses were in the capable hands of IRT  (International Racehorse Transport) an Australian company established over 30 years ago and  specialising in the travel arrangements for some of the world's most famous equines.

IRT are very busy at this time of the year bringing  the International contenders to the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.  The IRT Operations Manager, Chris Burke and Operations Assistant  Michael Panagakis (above) were very familiar with the procedures and got the job done in a friendly and professional manner.

Jean-Marc said "We will settle in and allow the horses to rest after their long trip and then we begin rehearsals for the show.  "I am sure Australian audiences will love what we have for them, we travel all over Europe and our performances are very popular." 

Thankyou for making the weather so lovely for us" said Jean-Marc and Sophie agreed that they were looking forward to our lovely warm Spring weather.


Jean-Marc and Sophie go in the truck to Spotswood with the horses.


Jean-Marc Imbert joins Cavalcade - Reins of Fire.

Tour Dates

Adelaide: Adelaide Entertainment Centre - Tuesday 1 November
BOOK ONLINE AT BASS or call 131 246
Tickets from $74
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Melbourne: Rod Laver Arena - Friday 4 and Saturday 5 November
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Tickets from $74
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Sydney: Sydney Entertainment Centre - Friday 11 November
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Tickets from $74
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Newcastle: Newcastle Entertainment Centre - Tuesday 15 November
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Tickets from $69
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Brisbane: Brisbane Entertainment Centre - Saturday 19 November
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