Why this matters
Buying a horse at a distance has become normal — videos, X-rays, and horse cards travel well, and the right horse is rarely the one standing nearby. The transport, though, remains stubbornly physical. The moment the deal closes, an animal that just cost serious money needs to cross regions or borders, and neither buyer nor seller may own a lorry rated for the trip. Sellers feel it too: "can you help arrange delivery?" is one of the most common questions a buyer asks, and having no good answer slows down the sale itself. Finding a carrier the usual way is a project of its own. You ask in groups, collect phone numbers of strangers, and try to judge from a Facebook page whether a company can be trusted with a live animal on a thousand-kilometre run. Half the transporters you reach don't cover your route or can't take your dates, prices are opaque until you've had the full conversation, and each dead end costs another evening — while the horse waits at the seller's yard, usually at the buyer's expense. Move.horse compresses that search into one step. Enter the route, and you see only transporters that could actually execute it, with price estimates to compare and a verification badge on businesses the service has manually checked. Or turn the search around entirely: submit a request, and matched transporters come to you with offers — sometimes special ones, when your route fits a trip they already have planned. Either way, the transport stops being the loose end of the purchase.
How to use it
Start with the short form on the move.horse homepage: your pick-up and destination address, preferred vehicle type, and the number of horses to ship, then click "Calculate My Route". The results page shows the transporters matched to your search — the listings are request-oriented, so businesses that couldn't take your trip aren't shown at all — along with estimated prices for the route. Estimates are for comparison: the final price depends on several factors, so you confirm it with the transporter directly. Clicking a business name opens more information and contact details, and a "Verified" badge means the transporter passed additional verification, with details and documents manually checked for reliability. If you'd rather not contact carriers one by one, click "Submit a transport request". The form takes your addresses, preferred vehicle, number of horses, acceptable dates, your name and email, and any additional details. Sharing acceptable dates matters more than it seems: it's what lets a transporter combine your trip with journeys already on their schedule and come back with a special offer. After submitting, you land on your request dashboard, where all offers are collected, and you get the same link by email — so you can close the page and wait. Each new offer triggers an email notification; open the dashboard to read the transporter's message, reply and discuss the shipping details right there, or open their profile and use any contact method you prefer. When you've chosen your transporter — or the trip is no longer needed — mark the request as completed or delete it.
Frequently asked questions
I just bought a horse in another country — where do I start?
Fill out the form on the move.horse homepage with the pick-up address (the seller's yard), the destination, vehicle type, and number of horses, then click "Calculate My Route". You'll see transporters that can execute exactly that trip, with estimated prices.
Are the prices in the listings final?
No — they're estimates for comparing options. The final price may vary based on several factors, so contact the transporter directly for their exact offer.
What does the "Verified" badge mean?
That the transporter passed additional verification with move.horse: their details and documents were manually checked to ensure reliability.
Why submit a request instead of contacting transporters myself?
A request goes to every matched transporter in the database at once, and their offers arrive on your dashboard — you're notified by email each time. It also gives transporters your acceptable dates, so one of them may combine your trip with a planned route and offer a better deal.