Equine Travel Network
Find safe horse lodging for the road ahead.
Planning a long-distance trip with horses can be overwhelming. Finding horse-friendly accommodations for both you and your horse doesn't have to be.
Horse Motel Finder
Find Horse-Friendly Layovers
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Featured horse-friendly layovers
Enhanced listings will receive expanded profile space and may be featured in a weekly rotation of three highlighted locations.
Elk Canyon Ranch
Horse and human accommodation in Pagosa Springs with pastures, stalls, a lit arena, round pen, cabin, apartment, and RV hookup.
Elktrace Bed and Breakfast
Pagosa Springs bed and breakfast with box stalls, paddocks, turnout, RV hookups, campsite access, and mountain views.
Amarillo Lone Star Bed & Bale
Texas Panhandle layover with matted stalls, pens, RV hookups, rooms, trailer parking, and easy access from I-40 and US Highway 287.
Safe hauling guides
Travel Safety Hub
Practical guides and printable checklists for horse owners and haulers preparing for long-distance travel, paperwork, overnight layovers, weather changes, rig safety, and roadside problems. Use these as planning prompts, then confirm health, legal, and route requirements with your veterinarian, state officials, event organizer, and facility host.
Pre-Trip Checklist
Confirm paperwork, facility reservations, horse health, hay/water plans, trailer condition, and backup stops before loading.
Travel paperworkTravel Documents & Paperwork
Organize Coggins, health certificates, ownership records, emergency contacts, route notes, and offline copies.
Ownership rulesBrand Inspections
Review western-state brand inspection basics, when inspections may apply, and which agencies to contact before hauling.
Rig safetyRig Safety
Check tires, lights, brakes, hitch, doors, latches, mats, ventilation, and load balance before every haul.
On the roadOn-the-Road Horse Hauling Tips
Plan water checks, ventilation checks, fuel stops, and calm rest intervals before horses become tired or stressed.
LayoversPlanning Your Layover Stops
Call ahead, confirm stall or turnout details, ask about trailer access, and keep health papers easy to reach.
Emergency prepEmergency Roadside Backup Plan
Keep key contacts, spare equipment, and a second horse-safe stop ready before weather, traffic, or rig trouble forces a change.
WeatherWeather Readiness
Adjust timing around temperature, wind, ice, smoke, flooding, and evacuation conditions when travel risk rises.
General guidance only. Requirements vary by horse, route, state, event, and weather conditions. Confirm medical questions with your veterinarian and travel-document rules with the appropriate state or event authority.