Moving Your Horses

Oklahoma is a state brimming with horses! Many horse-loving residents count one or more equine friends as part of their families. If that's the case for you, when you are moving into a new home, you will want to take your horses with you. At All My Sons Moving & Storage, we offer an extensive range of relocation services including packing supplies, packing services, and auto transport.

Our Tulsa movers can take care of packing up your entire household and relocating your belongings to your new place. However, when it comes to moving horses to a new home, you'll have to be responsible for it. Follow these helpful tips to ensure the relocation is safe and goes smoothly.

Schedule a Vet Visit

Confirming the health of your horse is important, especially right before a big move. Have a vet examine your horses to test for any health issues or infections. Since required paperwork for transporting horses varies form state to state, check your local regulations. At the very least, make sure your horses are up-to-date with all the five core vaccinations identified by the American Association for Equine Practitioners:

• Tetanus

• Eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE)

• Western equine encephalomyelitis (WEE)

• West Nile virus

• Rabies

Rent or Invest in a Horse Trailer

Transporting horses requires a specialized horse trailer, one with proper ventilation and barred windows to ensure the comfort and safety of your horses. Many equestrian hobbyists have their own horse trailers so they can easily take horses to shows or races. Consider buying one or renting one from a horse transport company. Horses prefer traveling in a slant load trailer. All you'll need to put your horses into one of these trailers is a halter, lead rope, and a lot of patience.

Practice the Loading Process

To prevent any spooking on moving day, familiarize your horse with the loading process. If you have your own trailer, practice loading your horses on and off the trailer. You may even want to take the trailer on a short drive with your horses inside. If you are renting a trailer on moving day, take some time to let your horse see and smell the trailer to get used to it. When you are ready, carefully guide them up the ramp into the enclosure.

Make the Trailer Comfortable

Before you're ready to head off, make sure the horse trailer you are utilizing is comfortable for your horses. Make sure water buckets are secured and filled up so that your horses stay hydrated on the trip. Mix in a flavored electrolyte solution into the water, it masks unfamiliar flavors or smells that may come from a new area's water sources. Hang pouches of hay in a corner of the trailer that is easily accessible to your horses. Line the floors with hay or wood chips and don't tie down your horses so that they can freely move their heads. A comfortable trailer means less stress to you and your horses.

While you are busy moving your horses to a new home, you'll want professional Tulsa residential movers to take care of moving your household. At All My Sons Moving & Storage, our Tulsa local movers and Tulsa long-distance movers are ready to take on the job. Call (918) 205-8728 for a free, no obligation quote today!