- Oh this is so exciting.
- Yeah it is.
- Adventure of Trent Montaug just returned from an
amazing 6 month cross country hot air balloon trip
Mr. Montaug, thanks for joining us.
- I don't mind admitting to you right up top,
sir, I have always fantasized about riding in a
hot air balloon I haven't done it yet,
but it seems like so much fun.
- Dreamy.
- In my case I did it for a very good cause, to
raise the awareness for people of
horse abuse in America.
- Really, I have always wanted to go in
a hot air balloon. - Me too.
- Tell us about it.
- It's very interesting. 4 years ago, I read an
article about race horses being slaughtered
because they're past their prime. These horses
are shoved into trucks,
and carried long distances, so they actually
suffocate from lack of oxygen.
Slowly and painfully.
- Oh that's... That is just terrible.
But how does the balloon aspect of this come
into it. Did you always want to be a balloonist?
- Yeah, the balloon really wasn't the point. It
was something to draw attention to the cause
I knew... The media needed to pay attention to
me, and I thought a balloon was a good idea.
- Yeah. Well you know, a balloon journey is not
a bad way to go.
- Riding a balloon is terrifying.
- I understand you brought some video along right?
- Yeah. - Should we take a look at the video?
- Let's look at the video now. Yeah.
Oh look at that. - That's the Badlands over
South Dakota. - Yeah.
- The balloon provided me a way to let people
know what the face of horse abuse was like.
- Oh. - Oh my god. - Tell us about the day to
day life in a balloon for 6 months. I mean like,
what did you eat? - Right!
- I ate very little, and even then I was so much
better off than these horses you see in Central
Park pulling people...
- Protein bars... - I eat very little.
- Suddenly drop dead from exhaustion after years..
- Now didn't you say you have some photos that
you took along your journey?
- Yeah, why don't we take a look at those.
Now these are not of your balloon, right?
- No. - Ok. - I found mistreated horses all across
the country, wherever I...
- Now you say the journey took 6 months,
that's a real long time to be by yourself.
At what point do you start talking to yourself...
- I spent a lot of time alone with
my thoughts obviously, and my thoughts were
about pregnant mayors, tethered into tiny stalls..
You see this tube? This tube is shoved up their
urethras to collect their urine.
- Ok good enough. - I brought you some gifts.
- We're just about out of time.
- This is for you, features my website
horsesdeservebetter.com
- Perhaps we'll invite you back to
talk about that, in the meantime...
- Horsesdeservebetter.com, please please educate..
- Coming up we're going to have some recipes
- Yourself to what's going on. Please.
- It will make your tacos, taste more American
than ever before. - In the kitchen!
I'm famished. - Stay tuned.
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