Exporting Horses

Export of Horses Traveling To Europe & South America

Exporting horses from the USA to another country requires an isolation/quarantine period in a USDA approved facility. Your horse, by law, will then be tested for different diseases in order to meet all export requirements. During this time we use two different facilities that specialize in this kind of exportation that take care of all blood and paperwork that must be completed with care and then approved by the USDA prior to your horses’ departure.

The isolation facilities we use consist of 12 x 12 stalls, horse walkers, multiple kinds of grass turn out paddocks, Individual paddocks with attached sheds are provided for horses not accustomed to stalls such as broodmares or weanlings or offered at the owners’ request. Stalls are bedded with pine shavings over rubber matted floors. Timers provide 16 hours of lighting each day and horses are blanketed as needed during cooler months. The quarantine facilities have a separate staff dedicated to caring for each horse’s individual needs.

Full-service Export includes:

  • 30 days quarantine / daily care
  • Testing and preparation of all health certificates and documents
  • Transportation to airport of departure
  • USDA charges at departure airport, export handling and air freight costs until airport of arrival

Not included in Export service:

  • Health or accident insurance of horse
  • Importation costs at the airport of arrival, such as but not limited to terminal charges and custom clearance costs
  • Hauling to the final destination from arrival airport
  • Additional vet, farrier, or other requests will be billed as extra charges

IMPORTANT NEWS/NEW USDA regulations: – Any stallion going to a quarantine facility needs to have a recent (within 30 days) negative EVA test or if vaccinated, an official record of vaccination; including a pre-vaccination negative test for EVA!!!!!

EXPORT of horses traveling to South America:

  1. Penncross Ranch Inc can handle any exports for Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador.
  2. Quarantine is necessary which is 30 days and during which time we do all of the necessary tests and USDA paperwork that is required for that country.
  3. All horses except horses going to Mexico leave out of Miami, Florida.
  4. We arrange all of the transportation to Miami, Florida, and also transportation to Mexico.
  5. We keep you informed at all times on your horse and when your horse will arrive, when the horses’ flight leaves Miami, Florida and when it will arrive.
  6. The welfare and well being is most important to us here at Penncross Ranch Inc, we have been exporting horses for 26 years which enables us to do an excellent job for you where your horse arrives in excellent condition.
  7. We can arrange to have your horse insured for you so that your investment is protected.

IMPORTANT NEWS/NEW USDA regulations: – Any stallion going to Venezuela, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador needs to have a recent (within 30 days) negative EVA test or if vaccinated, an official record of vaccination; including a pre-vaccination negative test for EVA!!!!!