--- title: Horse Transportation description: If you are a horse enthusiast horse transportation is a topic that has likely come up. You could be ferrying your horse to a show or a competition, or simply be taking the horse to the vet or farrier. image: http://www.eastwest-construction.com/hubfs/horse-trailer-loading.jpg --- [![East-West Arena Construction](https://www.eastwest-construction.com/hs-fs/hub/310088/file-480211715.png?width=225&height=139&name=file-480211715.png "East-West Arena Construction")](https://www.eastwest-construction.com) # East-West Arena Construction Blog ## [Horse Transportation](https://www.eastwest-construction.com/blog/horse-transportation) Posted by [East-West Arena Construction](https://www.eastwest-construction.com/blog/author/east-west-arena-construction) May 7, 2015 2:45:17 PM [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) If you are a horse enthusiast [traveling with your horses](https://www.eastwest-construction.com/) can be a common occurrence. Horse transportation isn't a simple thing, there are many things to conside. You could be ferrying your horse to a horse show or to a competition, or you can simply be taking the horse to the vet or farrier. If you want to carry your horse within reasonably short distances, a large bumper (ie., tagalong or pull) trailer or a gooseneck trailer are what most people recommend. **Which Trailer?** The bumper trailer attached to your pickup truck or SUV is less expensive, smaller and less complicated to hook up than a gooseneck trailer. The bumper trailer is also less likely to exceed government weight restrictions for non-commercial vehicles (which would require a special license). The larger gooseneck trailer may be required for more than one or two horses. The gooseneck trailer is heavier and more stable than a bumper trailer, and is usually the choice of veteran horse movers. The larger trailer has room for more structures mounted onto the bed. **![horse-trailer-loading](http://www.eastwest-construction.com/hubfs/horse-trailer-loading.jpg)** **Image from [Pegasus Finance](https://www.pegasusfinance.co.uk/transporting-horses-in-a-horsebox-or-horse-trailer/)** **Using the Trailer.** - Make sure the trailer is safe and correctly hitched. - Have the horse's medical and legal documents and be prepared for emergencies. - Remember that horses are fundamentally claustrophobic so you have to work at making the trailer inviting using bedding and open doors and windows. - Prepare your horse for the ride using a breakaway style halter, protective head bumper, leg wraps with shipping boots. - You may want to use fly spray on hot days and you may want to blanket the horse. - Open windows but keep screens down so the horse's head stays in the trailer. - Lead the horse onto the trailer very calmly. Use the driver's side for a horse travelling alone. - Secure the horse carefully. Latch all doors making sure the doors are secure. - Never tie a horse in a trailer. It can make the impact of an accident worse if the trailer should overturn. - Drive slowly, keeping below the speed limit.  East-West Arena Construction is the horse-friendly family owned company. As you care for your horses we can help. Please [contact us](https://www.eastwest-construction.com/contact-us). 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