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To transport a horse from Mt Tyson depot (near Toowoomba in Queensland) to Sydney, it takes 2 days travelling.
To transport a horse from Mt Tyson depot (near Toowoomba in Queensland) to Yass/ Canberra, it takes 2 days travelling.
When heading north, the schedule is different. It takes 3 days to travel from Canberra (pick up is usually on Tuesday afternoons) to Mt Tyson. And 2 days from Yass to Mt Tyson.
To transport a horse from Mt Tyson depot (near Toowoomba in Queensland) to Melbourne depot, it takes 3 days travelling.
To transport a horse from Mt Tyson depot (near Toowoomba in Queensland) to Adelaide, it takes 5 days travelling. When heading north, the schedule is different. It usually takes 7 days from Adelaide to the Mt Tyson depot.
To ensure a smooth journey, please make sure your horse has access to fresh water and start feeding lucerne hay a few days before travel.
All horses moving from recognised QLD tick areas are required to be tick free if crossing into a tick free area. The person at the pick up in a tick area is responsible for ensuring horses are free of ticks prior to travel in accordance with Qld Biosecurity Manual. Horses will be refused transport if ticks are evident on inspection at pick up.
Horses are wild animals that can be unpredictable and may not always respond well to travel. Ro’s Horse Transport does not arrange insurance for individual horses, and while all care is taken, Ro’s are not responsible for injury, loss, or death of horses. The owners of the horses are responsible for arranging their own insurance.
Yes, all horses must be halter broken for travel.
We have very limited storage space for gear to go with your horse, due to weight and room restrictions. Please check with the driver if there is space. Generally, any horse gear is limited to one rug. All gear is to be put in the truck tool box whilst travelling. Please ensure the rug is wrapped, tied and clearly labelled with the destination and contact details.
Ro’s Horse Transport do not accept responsibility for any loss of gear sent with your horse, so if it’s precious we suggest Australia Post. Please send race cards and/or breeding papers though the mail.
Client is advised of dates for pickup and delivery at time of accepting the quoted. It is up to the client to notify both ends of dates before travel. The contact for pick up and delivery will be notified the day prior with an approximate time to expect the truck. The driver also contacts clients when they are 30 minutes to an hour way.
All horses are separated by full stallion dividers with full rubber drop the floor of the truck.
Each bay is the size of a normal standard straight load horse float. If you think your horse will need extra space, please let the office know at time of quoting.
Horses have access to fresh water and we feed good quality lucerne hay overnight.
Yes, every afternoon horses are taken off the trucks as we don’t drive at night time.
We overnight at Scone NSW on Monday and Wednesday nights and Yass NSW every Tuesday. Our home depot is at Mt Tyson, QLD. On the coastal run, we stop at Taree Monday and Tuesday nights.
Horses overnight in individual yards and/or stables with access to fresh water and lucerne hay morning and evening.
All horses are monitored, and facilities attended with experienced horse people.
If your horse requires rugging at night, you must tell the office when booking, so we can make sure the driver knows to rug the horse. All rugs travel in the truck tool box while travelling.