Madison Penfound, owner of Elite Equestrian, poses for a photo with a horse named Lettuce, in Bowmanville, Ontario on April 19, 2023.
Lettuce, whose official name is ESE Woodland Leticia, arrived from the UK over two years ago and is one of the many horses Penfound has imported. Each year, Penfound imports several horses from Europe with the intention of training and selling them and expects horses from future imports will travel via Air Canada Cargo. With over 10,000 horses being transported by Air each year, Air Canada Cargo had launched an equine cargo service.