• Do you have experienced horse people driving your horse floats?
  • We employ horse men or women so your horse gets the best care and attention throughout it’s journey.
• Do your horse floats have air conditioning?
  • No. Horses do not travel well with air conditioning long distance. We have fans that circulate fresh air throughout the float.
• Do you feed and water the horses?
  • Yes we do. The horses are fed and watered every 4 hours.
• Do you do small jobs (eg. one horse)?
  • Yes we do. We can transport one horse or a large number of horses at any one time.
• Do the horses travel well long distance on the trucks?
  • Yes they do. All our trucks are on air bag suspension and have soft rubber flooring to give the smoothest ride possible. Our floors also have drainage so the horses are not standing in their urine for any period of time.
• Do you have camera surveillance in the trucks?
  • Yes we do have camera surveillance so our drivers can see each horse on the truck at any time.

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Some tips before travel

• Have your horse shod or trimmed at least 10 days beforehand to ensure any hoof injury is healed before travel.
• Decrease high protein diets and increase roughage.
• Decrease heavy work load, but continue with light work to help prevent horse being overexcited during travel.
• Make sure your horse is an ideal weight.
  • Overweight puts strain on tendons and joints.
  • Underweight and the horse will lose too much condition.
• If your horse is young or unused to travel, try to get him used to being led up a ramp and standing in a stall.

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Travel Information

1. Horses travel better without bandages and boots.
2. All our bays are spacious and have rubber paneling to prevent injury.
3. If it is cool our drivers will rug the horses during rest stops.

Special Needs

1. Mares and Foals travel together in a large bay so foals can suckle regularly •
2. Mares heavy with foal are given a larger bay.
3. Where possible, stallions are separated from other horses.

On Arrival

1. Allow your horse paddock exercise to loosen stiff muscles
2. Give access to plenty of water as horses often dehydrate during travel due to stress.
3. Watch appetite closely.
4. Introduce work slowly to allow stiff muscles to relax.
5. Feed your horse from ground level for a few days so his lungs will clear out after havinh his head up for a long period of time during the journey.