Hey guys,

I was wondering if any of you on this board specialize in equine transportation? Whats the going rate per loaded mile and unloaded? Is there any special licensing needed for an operation with no more than a 4 place trailer and a one ton pickup? Im sorry for all the silly questions, I did a search and could not find anything on the subject of equine transport. Any help would be greatly appreciated..

Thanks
Jake.

 

i hauled horses a couple of years ago when fuel was cheaper first off i know you have to have a set of health papers and a current coggins test then get some insurance that is real good if something happens to the horse while in your care. then go to horse motel site and you can find names and numbers off people that will let you leave the horse at overnight if you get in a jam or just need a place to rest. far as price thangs have changed so much in the last couple of years you just need to get a pencel out. i know a guy here in texas i try ang get ahold off him and poke him a little good luck

 

Thanks for the info DUDE. We have the insurance covered as we run a large horse farm. Im just trying to get a feel for the going rates these days. Im looking to get into horse transport.

 

NH Have you contacted any local haulers and inquired what they would charge? I believe Townsends (they also sell horse trailers) out of Pembroke NH hauls horses and could probably give you some idea. I've thought about it a bit too. I have gone out to NY to get a horse for a friend, as well as around NH but nothing where I got paid...

 

well i tell yall it ante that great. money is good sometimes but i cant stand to deal with unrulley people and you will have have too. then they dont want you to sleep.and when you get in a jam they try real hard to make things more diffluct for you. i got to where i dont even want to talk to people anymore heck i dont even like going to town people are just rude well good luck

 

thanks still doing some homework on the subject.

 

We will be glad to help you out! We use nothing but the finest equipment to haul our horses!













<jk> I still can't believe that somebody actually did this.

 

With the ever increasing cost of diesel fuel it might be cheaper to have the horses pull the truck....

Sorry I just had to throw that one in...

 

What's wrong with it? I can't see spendin' big bucks for some fancy nag-wagon when they'll jus' stand there like that. If bugs in the eyes become a problem, jus' turn 'em around so they're facin' backwards!

chaikwa.

 

Lord Help chaikwa......... That comment is only excussable because it's just YOU!!!!!

 

Yeah, and while you have them in there backwards, put a funnel with a check valve in their butts, air 'em up a little and lighten the load, would increase your fuel mileage.

NHdodgeman. Check out this site, this fellow hauls horses, he may discuss rates and paperwork needed. While I have plenty of trailers and can haul my own, when I have needed a one-way haul from a breeding farm or purchased weanlings/yearlings, I have had him transport for me. http://www.zeiglerlivestocktransport.com/

CD

 

thanks for the website. Gives some good info.

Those pics are too funny

 

I agree! And who needs a Dodge Cummins truck? Just use the towing beast Ford Taurus.


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There is a town a few miles south that a guy has a 80's 1/2ton f150 with HUGE cage sides on his truck and hauls horses and cows, one at a time of course, around town... It just makes my girlfriend mad to see someone treat horses that way, one of our horses doesn't even like our 97 3 horse slant... Boy she's spoiled with us, she really wouldn't get into a contraption like that.

 

I ran my own "Equine Shipping " bussiness for about two years and got out of it simply because there are soooo many companies out there, and the costs were getting too high. Federal DOT began stoppign and checking horse trailers in '98 and the fines for hauling on contract with out DOT numbers were way up there........and you CANT afford to get in a position to get a customers horse impounded...thats a lawsuit waiting to happen...
In 98 I was charging 3.75 a loaded mile, and that wasnt turning much profit after fuel, vehicle maintaince,advertising, insurance and all the little expenses ...( I slept in teh truck , and rarely ate out)

there are several companies such as this one: http://www.nwht.net/ that basically run "bus routes" across the country and its hard to be comp[etitive for a small guy with a pick-up...Google is showing over 7 millions hits if you search "horse haulers"....http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search

Now that being said, there are alot of horse owners who dont like using the big companies, they want custom haulers who they feel will pay more attention to thier horse, and be more versitile in pick up and drop off locations. but even tehy want you to move their horse fast, cheap and will question every thing you do....

You might want to read this as well:https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...=horse+hauling