
Based in South
Carolina, Walt has been hauling horses for over
20 years and as such is prepared for every
contingency.
Our current rig consists of an ‘09 Ford 350 pulling a meticulously maintained GN 6 horse slantload Sundowner. We would never again own a Dodge even if we were court ordered to do so.
We are
thrilled with this trailer’s smooth ride and
superior insulation/ventilation especially since
we had Sundowner install oversized windows last
year.

Walt also had the dividers altered to
reach the ceiling so each horse travels with a
greater range of motion, but cannot reach the
stall mate. In the unthinkable event of an
accident, no horse can ‘flip’ over the divider
to land on top of the horse next to him/her.
While we can travel with 6 horses reasonably, we
choose to limit our bookings to 5 horses for
long hauls. That way, they all have a more
comfortable ride.
Over the years, Walt has had
any breed you can imagine both as scheduled
rides and as emergency trips to specialists.
Proudly I can assure you his CDL record is
spotless.
Our own critters: Mac, our Foundation Quarter horse, Tuffy, my ‘forever girl’ paint who is BFF to Walt’s landmark case Arab, ‘Casz’ and Bubba the Donkey (yes, Walt speaks Donkey), who watches over our lovebug minidonks, Webster & Jr who share a fence with our delicious minimares Hopey, Dingy Dong Belle, Rosebud and Miss Mercy Me. They share the barn with the feline barn patrol, and tolerate Elvis, our retired roadie JRT and his gang of 3 roost ruling dogs. They all keep me on a pretty short leash while Walt is on the road with your kids.
A few notes on how
we do things at Miller Farms:
We get paid fairly
to haul horses, we have no desire to start doing
sight seeing tours. If a horse does not fit into
the itinerary to which we are already committed,
we simply don’t bid on it. We do our best to
minimize the miles your horse travels. We
mitigate those miles with our overnighting
protocol.
Not only do we stop
every few hours for hay/water/manure checks, we
generally offload at horse hotels nightly to
give our travelers a good sleep, a roll in a
bedded stall and reload them into a cleaned out
trailer in the morning. Thousands of horses
traveling millions of miles have taught us what
reduces their stress and helps to maintain their
weight.
Bags of oranges,
apples, carrots and oat/honey treats are always
on board so snack time has something for
everyone. If they tire during the day, a lunch
of sloppy beet pulp w/molasses is a fun pick me
up.
Walt’s passion is to
deliver your horse looking and feeling like s/he
went across town rather than cross country. Mine
is to get you to where you feel like you rode
shotgun. If you don’t hear from me at least once
a day, send flowers! Either blunt head trauma or
anesthesia is involved!
Our disinfecting
routine is limited to commercial veterinary non
toxic cleaners. Before the start of each trip,
the trailer is stripped, inspected and
disinfected. The non toxics are safer for minis,
weanling, seniors and well, just about all
critters who plan on extended trips in the big
metal box!
While our bid may
not be the lowest you can get today, neither is
it the highest and our list of references will
all attest to the fact that while you are on
board, we will work tirelessly to be sure we are
worth every penny. (Since fuel prices vary
greatly around the country, your area of
travel are been considered in calculating your
bid price.) Horse hotels reimbursement are due
upon safe delivery and range in price between
$20-25 nightly.
Once you decide to
travel with us, send an email hiring us, we will
email you asking for travel information so we
can begin to coordinate the pick up and delivery
as well as an e-voice to deposit the first of
the 3 equal payments into our bank or PayPal
account. Receipt of this deposit reserves your
stall and indemnifies us to perform as described
herein.
Should you have any
further questions or concerns, please don’t
hesitate to contact us. We look forward to
hearing from you shortly and working with you
before too long.
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