Who is the best horse transporter from Eastern Canada to Kentucky? Ultimately they are going to California but lots of people pick up in Kentucky. Has anyone ever flown a horse from Canada?
Jill, I sold a horse to Alaska this fall and American transported them to Washington then they flew on an equine transport up to Anchorage. Call American…they would know how to get ahold of the air shipper.
I second Perry’s. :yes::yes::yes: Dependable, personable, resourceful.
Perrys has shipped multiple times for me. Def. recommend!
I have used Perry transport in the past and they were great to deal with.
I have also heard good things about IHT (International Horse transport) as well…here is their info www.inthorse.com
Perry ships mainly out of Ontario. What province are you talking about? It would help to know. From the Maritimes, it would probably be cheaper to ship down through Maine, rather than have the horse go to Ontario to hook up with Perry. That being said, Perry Transport is a reputable firm and good to deal with.
nother PerryT two thumbs up
International Horse Transport (IHT) shipped a horse for me from Ontario to Florida this spring and I couldn’t be any more pleased with the experience. I also had the option of having her shipped to Lexington and then having another company bring her down to Ocala, but I went straight through with IHT. My horse arrived on time and in great condition.
Another thumbs up for Perry’s…but I also don’t know if they do runs to the east coast or not…
I used this transport company to bring my 2 yr. old from MD last year. She came in good condition and I know he goes east and west and into teh States. Here is his info
***Shipping Available in Canada and USA Coast to Coast ***
***** East coast trips every two weeks ****
***** West coast trips monthly *****
***** We Trailer to the USA weekly ******
***** US DOT Authorized *******
***** E-manifest Authorized *****
***** Short or Long hauls Available *******
***** 24 hour Emergency service *******
***** Shows and Clinics *******
***** Three trailers available *******
***** audio/video system *********
***** Great Rates****
***** References available*****
WE ONLY POST CONFIRMED TRIPS AND SHOW UP !!!
Oct -29 -Port Hope > Bridgewater,Ns > On
Nov -6 - Oshawa > Sydney> Guelph , On
Nov-10 - Halifax > Ottawa
Nov-15 - Ottawa-Bc
Nov -?? Last trip to NFLD till spring [/b]
Safe and Sound Equine Services offers SAFE, RELIABLE, and AFFORDABLE transportation for your equine friends. We pride ourselves in offering a very caring approach, from initial handling to the final deliverer roomy 4-horse trailer and 6- horse trailer can be converted into box stalls.The truck & trailer are equipped with a complete audio/video system allowing us to continually monitor your horses in transport. Our equipment is well maintained and ALWAYS clean.Our truck is 2006 and the trailer is 2004. We have been in business for over 12 years.
Jack and Wendy Mckay
Safe and Sound Equine Services
Office: 905-439-8167
Home : 905-786-3130
email : mckay@netrover.com
Edited by Safe N Sound Equine Trspt (October, 29 2008 08:32 PM)
Safe and Sound Equine Service
Office 905-439-8167
Home 905-786-3130
Email mckay@netrover.com
I have used International Horse Transport and was very happy.
I sold a mare in foal to the US (from Canada) this year; people “in the know” told me to use International Horse Transport. I had a potential client earlier in the year and I tried very hard to get a quote from IHT. Could not, for the life of me, get a return call and a quote from them.
The person who ultimately bought my mare also tried in vain to get a return call and a quote from them. She ultimately used Perry and was very happy with them. I had previously heard some criticism of them.
Just my most recent experience…
Has anyone heard of McLemore’s?
These guys are good. Dave is a super nice and a real horseman. Someone bought a horse off me about 5 years ago and used Rock Solid to get the horse home.
Whatever you do, do NOT use a guy named Duane Harnish. ON two occasions he did not pick my horse up at the designated time and left the seller waiting in the cold for four hours. He was full of excuses and from my experience he cannot be trusted and is not worth the agony.
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Yes I used them to ship from VA to CO and they were awesome - the horse had never been shipped before and he arrived in perfect condition. Highly recommend them.
Another thumps up for Perry…
We use Duane Harrish all the time and he is AMAZING!!! He’s got a wonderful rig that opens up in to full box stalls, he’s always delivered our horses and ponies in a timely manner and keeps track of their food and water intake along the way and lets the owner know how much they’ve had. He’s also very gentle with the horses and patient if they are having trouble loading. His prices are also very competitive.
We ship horses to the US on a regular basis for the last 10 years, and you quickly learn that the shippers can normally only give you a close timeline estimate as to delivery and pick up dates and times as things can change if the weather becomes bad, a problem arises with picking up the horse before yours, etc. We’ve never had a problem with Duane EVER!
IHT is also very good to work with too. Fed-Ex will also fly horses across country.
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McLemore’s are wonderful, but they don’t go to Canada. I have used them for many years, and I’m an extremely satisfied customer and would not hesitate to recommend them. They haul for me regularly.
I have used Perry’s once – they brought me 5 ponies on a load, four of which had just been imported. I was neither happy nor unhappy with their contact, customer service, etc, but the rig they arrived in was ancient, and you could see daylight all the way around the bottom from the inside. It was not something I would consider safe, and I certainly would not have used them had I known my animals were going to be shipping in something like that – though chances are, that particular trailer has been long retired from use.
As you may know, I recently imported three ponies from Scotland. I had a VERY difficult time getting them home from their quarantine in Ontario. Shipper after shipper either didn’t respond, couldn’t do it or wanted and arm and two legs (one guy wanted $11,500 to bring the three ponies to Oregon!!!). In the end I ended up using Mark Struthers, who had THE most fabulous drivers. I’ve received many ponies over the years, and these by FAR arrived in the best condition of anything that has EVER arrived. I HIGHLY recommend him. Here is the contact info:
Mark Struthers
Canada 613 229 4826
USA 352 502 5963
mark@performancehorse.ca
http://www.performancehorse.ca/
The price was very reasonable also. I will definitely use him again for anything coming from Canada. He’s at the top of my list for Canadian shipments.
