Emigrating with horses.

[Lolita]

Has anyone ever emigrated and taken there horse with them? I may possibly be moving abroad was wondering if anyone has ever emigrated with there horse too?

 

[martlin]

I have emigrated to the UK, initially without my two horses, I have imported them 12 months later, when settled myself.

 

[TarrSteps]

It depends a lot of where you're moving to, personal circumstances (it's generally not a cheap undertaking), the individual horse etc. But yes, horses fly around the world all the time

 

[Equinus]

We desperately wanted to bring our lad to Bulgaria with us, but he was not rideable by us and it seemed selfish to bring him to a hot country where he would have no immunity to the local diseases. There is a high concentration of equines belonging to the villagers and Gypsies, most of who live tethered by one leg on common land,closed fields being a rarity. So I would say it depends where you are moving to and your horse.

We were lucky that a friend has taken our lovely lad, but if push came to shove we would have brought him out. Miss him badly.

 

[*sprinkles*]

I'm in a similar situation so will watch this thread with interest. I'm desperate to bring my two horses with me but it seems a very daunting process. Difficult to know where to start.

 

[JCWHITE]

There is also an overseas part on this forum, where you may ask too.
I did this, but would agree with the point about resistance to local health issues,
Where are you going to, I would take into account the likely weather extremes,
Here , it is said, it can take a year for the horse to acclimatise fully,and facilities we take for granted in the uk, may not be the same elsewhere.
All the best whatever you decide.

 

[Qru]

I have just emigrated back to the UK with my horse - I have an on-going thread on here, if you search "Rico's big adventure" it will come up and will give you a fair idea on what its like

 

[fattylumpkin]

I'm very interested in this too as it might become an issue in the future Going to go check out Rico's big adventure now!

 

[Caol Ila]

I moved from the US to the UK with my horse in September 2006.

I suppose she has certain quirks which seem to be related to being a Colorado horse.

She does not do DIY-style barns. Most boarding stables in the US work like full livery yards here -- all the horses at the yard are turned out, brought in, and fed at the same time. When she discovered the UK DIY yard where every horse is on a different routine according to its owner's schedule, she couldn't deal and became the world's most neurotic fencewalker until I moved to a yard which worked more like a US one.

She hates the weather. Scottish horizontal rain is not amusing. She refuses to work in it.

 

[TarrSteps]

I moved from the US to the UK with my horse in September 2006.

I suppose she has certain quirks which seem to be related to being a Colorado horse.

She does not do DIY-style barns. Most boarding stables in the US work like full livery yards here -- all the horses at the yard are turned out, brought in, and fed at the same time. When she discovered the UK DIY yard where every horse is on a different routine according to its owner's schedule, she couldn't deal and became the world's most neurotic fencewalker until I moved to a yard which worked more like a US one.

She hates the weather. Scottish horizontal rain is not amusing. She refuses to work in it.

I would substitute "North American" for "Colorado".

Tbh, even after years I still struggle with DIY yards, let alone the horse!