Whether you need to transport your horse across the county or across the country — to a new home, to a show, or for medical care — it’s good to know that there are several professional horse haulers and equine transport experts you can call upon who are headquartered in the Steinbeck Peninsula Equine Clinics service areas in Northern California and near the Central Coast. The list below includes experienced horse haulers who have reported that they carry liability insurance.
This is not a comprehensive list. If we missed you and you would like your professional horse transport business included on this list, please email our web team and provide your phone number so we can contact you for details.
Please note that Steinbeck Peninsula Equine Clinics is not affiliated with, does not endorse, nor has any business relationships with the individuals, companies, and groups on this list. Also note that descriptions of listed haulers’ services and equipment may not be complete or up to date so please inquire for specifics when you contact them.
John Algire — (831) 262-8440
Based in Prunedale; goes anywhere as far as LA and up into the SF Bay Area
24/7 service; will take emergencies
Equipment: 4-star 3-horse slant with living quarters / 2-horse slant bumper pull
Light Star Horse Transportation (Terry Konkle) — (877) 254-5112
Hubs in Gilroy, CA and Lexington, KY; specializes in long-distance hauling covering U.S. and Canada
Equipment: Ranges from multiple semis for long distances to goosenecks for local/regional trips to smaller pickup trucks with trailers for local deliveries or emergencies
Stacie McGrady — (831 )455-5098
Based in Hollister, primarily goes to South Santa Clara County, San Benito County, Monterey County but will go as far north as SF Peninsula (but prefers not to go to East Bay or further north)
May be available for night hauling for local emergencies; offers emergency boarding and layovers; worked at SPCA
Equipment: Multiple 4-wheel drive trucks and trailers including 3-horse gooseneck and 4-horse bumper pull — both slant load; 2 livestock trailers
Alisha Robinson Horse Transport — (707) 292-5153
Based in Cotati; primarily does long hauls in CA, OR, WA and works with JetPets (international equine transport services)
Primarily does horse show hauling; does not do short or emergency hauling to clinics
Equipment: Head-to-head 7-horse makes 3 boxes / 2 more 7-horses that are reverse slants and make 4 boxes / 8-horse / 6-horse
Turchet Transport (Giselle Turchet) — (650) 303-9940
Hubs in Woodside, CA; Los Angeles; Medford, OR; covers all of U.S. and Canada
Equipment: 2 semis, 3 4-horse head-to-heads, 8-horse head-to-head — all with ramps; plus 2-horse (or single horse box stall) for emergencies or local deliveries — step-up (no ramp)
West Coast Vista, LLC (Mark Vanover) — (831) 234-5930
Based in Watsonville; multiple drivers cover all of California, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho
Can call any time; contracts with Santa Cruz SPCA; will do trips to UC Davis to do necropsies
Equipment: 6 various sized slant-loads with ramps
Ray Woods — (831) 245-5050
Based in Hollister, goes as far east as Sacramento and south to LA
Would prefer a call ahead of time, but will take emergencies when able to, and offers night services
Equipment: 6-horse Sooner / 4-horse Exiss / 4-horse Hart / 18' livestock / 2-horse slant
There are several Facebook Groups (discussion groups) that can also serve as resources regarding horse transport — just a few are listed below, and you can search Facebook for others. These are private groups that you will need to join to read or post reviews, learn about available transport opportunities or post your own needs, and check out other posts. Note that these groups offer services from both professionals and non-professional resources so please do your own careful research: