Travel safety for you and your horse

Common sense practices to keep you, your horse and your equipment safe on the road

Transporting Horses

INFORMATION & SAFETY

Be prepared when transporting your horses. Look over the provided state equine information and Canadian import/export regulations. Also, download our Emergency Responder and Limited Power of Attorney forms in the event your horses are being hauled by others.

STATE EQUINE INFORMATION

CANADA IMPORT/EXPORT REGULATIONS

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FORM

EMERGENCY RESPONDER FORM

Trailer Accident Survey

WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK!

If you have been involved in a trailer accident, we want to hear from you. Please fill out our Trailer Accident Survey to report your experience. Your participation helps us understand your experience and better serve you and others. We appreciate your participation!

Transportation Checklists

SAFETY CHECKLIST FOR YOU AND YOUR HORSES

Keep Loading Easy

By Al Dunning, With Jennifer Paulson By keeping your basic training solid and respectful, you shouldn’t face problems when it comes time to jump in the trailer. We see a lot about how to resolve...

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Know Before You Go

With the summer run upon us, it’s time to compile your pre-hauling checklists. As a reader of The Team Roping Journal, it’s a fairly safe assumption you’ve got more than a few miles—and...

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Transitioning Horses To Spring Pastures

Abruptly putting a horse on pasture can lead to colic or laminitis. Here’s advice to help avoid health problems. Q. This spring, I moved my horse to a new barn with grass turnout. My horse hasn’t been...

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Couple take horses out of the horse trailer on the cattle ranch in Montana

Tips from USRoper for Trailering Your Horse in Winter

With bitter cold, snow and ice sweeping over much of the country, USRoper – the national provider of roadside emergency assistance for equestrians – reminds those who travel with horses to be careful when...

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Equine Disease Outbreak Alerts

Refer to the Equine Disease Communication Center for the latest and most current news regarding equine disease outbreaks

Map your trip

Click Here to find directions, stops, and routes for your next trip.

Local Weather

Trailer Accident Survey

Complete Our online Survey

Please fill out our Trailer Accident Survey below to report your experience. Your participation helps us understand your experience and better serve you and others. We appreciate your participation!

Your name

Name and location of clinic (optional)

Date of accident

Location

Type of transport (2 horse, slant load, stock, van, semi, etc)

Type of towing vehicle (size of pickup truck, SUV, car, etc)

Type of Trailer (bumper pull or gooseneck)

Number of horses in transport

Type of horses (breed or size, ponies, horses)

Cause of accident

Position of trailer and horses as a result of accident:

Structural condition of towing vehicle and trailer (intact, collapsed, etc.)

Method(s) of extrication from trailer

Type of personnel involved in rescue (fire department, highway patrol, veterinarian, bystanders, etc.)

Number of dead horses

Number of injured horses

Number of humans killed or injured

Type of injuries

Outcome of injuries (euthanized, recovery time, etc.)

Additional comments

Travel safety for you and your horse

Transporting Horses

Trailer Accident Survey

Transportation Checklists

Equine Disease Outbreak Alerts

Map your trip

Local Weather

Trailer Accident Survey

Complete Our online Survey

USRoper Roadside Assistance