Equine Transport Dublin
Regular, Secure Horse Transport Between Dublin, the UK, and Europe.
✓ DEFRA Type 2 Certified
✓ Full Operator’s Licence
✓ 24/7 Live GPS Tracking & Regular Journey Updates
Trusted Cross-Border Horse Shipping
We provide professional equine transport services for Dublin and the surrounding racing, breeding, and sport horse communities. Moving horses across the Irish Sea requires careful planning, strict biosecurity, and experienced handling. Our regular schedules connect Dublin ports seamlessly with mainland Great Britain.
To guarantee total comfort, every journey incorporates a rest stop at our M6 stabling hub near Carlisle. This facility allows your horse to offload, hydrate, and rest securely midway through their trip. We cater directly to elite training yards, sales venues, and private owners. Whether you are shipping a single horse or high-value breeding stock, we ensure a low-stress journey.
Full Customs Support
We handle all the complex post-Brexit paperwork. Our team ensures smooth customs clearance through Dublin ports without stressful delays.
The M6 Stabling Advantage
Long journeys cause travel fatigue. Our 16-stable hub near Carlisle offers a secure, 24-hour monitored environment for horses to rest, hydrate, and settle midway.
Stallion Specification Fleet
Our modern fleet features full-height stallion partitions as standard. Combined with active temperature control, high biosecurity standards and GPS tracking, your horse travels in ultimate safety.
Serving Dublin and Surrounding Equine Hubs
Our cross-border transport routes officially depart from our central Dublin transit hub. However, a significant number of our customer orders originate across the surrounding equestrian counties. We frequently manage shipping bookings for horses based in Kildare, Meath, and Wicklow.
Many of our clients hail from premier breeding farms in Meath or private sport horse yards in Wicklow. We also regularly process transport orders coming straight from the elite racing stables of The Curragh. While owners arrange their initial transit to our main Dublin departure base, our weekly schedules provide a seamless connection from Dublin ports straight to the UK. This centralised approach guarantees a reliable, highly efficient crossing for every horse.
The Hodgson’s Ltd Welfare Standard for Dublin Routes
Every route we run prioritises equine well-being over logistics. Unlike standard horse haulage companies, our cross-border journeys incorporate unique safeguards:
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Mandatory Hub Rest Stops: We utilise our own DEFRA-approved, 16-stable yard near the M6 motorway. This ensures horses traveling from Ireland can offload and fully recover midway.
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Shared-Hire Efficiency: We carefully coordinate our long-haul schedules. This allows us to keep shipping prices highly competitive while maintaining a fully licensed service.
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Dedicated Route Connectivity: We manage your horse’s hydration and stress levels at every stage. Our team provides regular photo updates until final delivery is safely completed.
Key Compliance & Transit Details
We maintain safety standards on every mile of the journey from Ireland. Hodgson’s Ltd holds full Operator’s Licensing and DEFRA Type 2 long-haul certification. Our modern fleet features advanced temperature-controlled vehicles with heavy-duty stallion partitions.
Furthermore, our journeys are supported by our 24/7 manned transit hub near Carlisle. This secure facility features comprehensive CCTV surveillance. To ensure elite biosecurity, all stables and lorries undergo deep-cleaning between guests using powerful, DEFRA-approved virucides.
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