Of course it's true its better than crashing. It's just if we go up the chain of events perhaps better restraints or a checklist could have prevented this altogether. I wonder if they do post-mortems in logistics

"I wonder if aviators do post-flight debriefs." Good gravy. This is like your nontechnical relative saying "my cousin is good with computers; how hard can programming be?"

What about the cargo loaders? Unless you think the pilots loaded the horses?

Sigh . . . Donny, you're out of your element.

Once they sign for the aircraft, the pilot in command is legally responsible for all aspects of safe aircraft operation regardless of who did what work before.

That's just, like, your opinion, man.