Journey planner
Every horse journey has a legal shape. Most quotes ignore it.
Enter where the horse is going. Hoofline works out the route, whether it crosses the 8‑hour threshold that changes what your carrier must hold, the documents the border will ask for, which crossings will take a horse at all, and roughly what it should cost.
- 124 transporters with APHA authorisation verified
- 19 that publish shared loads or scheduled routes
- 19 crossings with their real horse policy
Why the 8‑hour line matters more than the mileage
It changes who may legally carry the horse
Under 8 hours, a commercial carrier needs Type 1 authorisation. Over it, they need Type 2, plus an approved vehicle, satellite navigation, a written contingency plan and a journey log if the journey is international. A Type 1 carrier who takes a 9-hour job is operating illegally, and the person whose horse is in the back usually never finds out.
Journey time is not driving time
The clock starts when the first horse is loaded and stops when the last one is unloaded. Loading, the driver's mandatory 45-minute break after four and a half hours, and any rest en route all count. A route that looks like seven hours of driving is often a long journey in law.
It is also where the money is
Crossing the threshold adds a second driver or an overnight stop. Staying under it, sometimes by splitting the journey differently, can cost less than the premium for going over. The planner shows you how close you are.