Our priority is to give your horse the safest and most comfortable horse shipping trip while minimizing the stress of transportation. We require each horse to have certain health papers:

Health Certificate (s) generally good for 30 days Negative Coggins (EIA) test, by state, generally 6 months Brand Inspection, if applicable by the state the horse is departing.    

A copy of immunization records is welcome, as many of the best layovers ask for these for everyone's protection. Ask your vet for recommended vaccinations prior to shipping horses, at least two weeks in advance of pickup.

A driver has the right to refuse pickup if the horse is uncontrollable. Disclosure of the temperament of the horse is expected by the owner before a contract is accepted. Failure to do so may result in refusing a horse transportation and will result in the loss of the deposit and/or balance.

If we wait for a vet to come to give a certificate or are required to go pickup papers at the vet, if the driver has to wait for any reason for pickup there will be a $50/hour charge.

Halter and Lead Rope
Please send with your horse-

You must check with state the horse is DEPARTING from.

Shipping boots and blankets
If your horse is used to shipping boots for long trips we will monitor how the horse does traveling and remove them if they are a problem. Many horses are not comfortable wearing wraps over a long trip and spend more of their time trying to remove them, potentially injuring themselves. Our dividers prevent injury from kicking of other horses and few horses injure themselves in slant stalls. Professionally applied standing wraps are acceptable, and will only be removed on the trip if they become a problem. Wraps should be applied by skilled people only for protection, damage can be done to horse's legs with incorrect applications.

Blankets:

 We will put on and take off blankets as weather dictates for your horse, if you wish. Please send in a bag marked with your name and have tags on the blankets, we often have multiple horses who will have the same exact blanket and color. There is no charge for blanketing horses. The trailers are fully enclosed and have drop down windows as well as individual vents.

Special Needs or Instructions
Specific written instructions if your horse has any special needs or concerns. Special feed instructions would be examples, or if the horse has difficulty backing and needs to turn around to off load, has vision problems or anything we need to know to make your horse's trip more comfortable.

Feed and Grain
We ask that horses are provided with enough hay that they are used to eating to start their journeys to minimize dietary changes, and it is our policy to feed grain to horses who are usually on grain, once it is determined they are drinking water well on the trip. Horses need extra calories to keep their weight when traveling due to the demands of isometric exercise of balancing. We have not experienced horses getting "hot" on grain in horse shipping or transport. If you need us to get hay for your horse if the hay provided is not useable, there will be an additional charge to supply feed at cost. We carry good quality grass or mix hay at all times. Hay must be in bales that we can carry on our trailer, we cannot carry rounds or more than 100# bales if not broken up.



Our priority is to give your horse the safest and most comfortable horse shipping trip while minimizing the stress of transportation.