A miniature horse surprised passengers of an airline when it boarded a flight from Chicago, Illinois to Omaha, Nebraska in the United States.
The animal seemed to be behaved while on board, as seen in a video posted on Twitter last Friday, Aug. 30, by one passenger named Evan Kowak.
鈥淎t this time we would like to begin boarding with any active duty military, families traveling with children under the age of 3, and horses鈥︹��
鈥� Van Novak (@ecnowak)
The horse, named Flirty, is a service animal that belongs to Abrea Hensley, who is allergic to dogs and has post-traumatic stress disorder, according to an Instagram handled by Hensley.
Horses that range in height from 24 inches to 34 inches and weigh between 70 and 100 pounds are legally considered as service animals under the Americans with Disabilities Act, as seen in a Twitter post via Flirty鈥檚 account last April 10.
Miniature horses are the only alternative to dogs that are allowed as service animals by the ADA.
鈥� Flirty The Mini Service Horse (@FlirtyTheSH)
Hensley later took to social media as well to share moments from the flight.
鈥淗ere鈥檚 a great picture from聽@aastews聽of the flight crew from American Airlines! They were fantastic and kind and very excited to see Flirty on their flight!鈥� Hensley said last Saturday, Aug. 31 via an Instagram page for the horse. 鈥淓ven the pilots had to come out to say hi.鈥�
Flirty stayed by the edge of Hensley鈥檚 seat during the flight, as seen in another Instagram post.
鈥淚f she were any bigger we would need 3 seats to accommodate her!鈥� she exclaimed.
Although their time on the flight was a great experience, Hensley says that she will keep traveling by car because 鈥渋t鈥檚 still easier on Flirty,鈥� as seen in a Twitter last Aug. 30.
She added: 鈥淔lying will be reserved for emergencies and such.鈥澛�NVG
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