Lukens Horse Transportation helps Beacon Hill Show Stables arrive in Wellington for the competitive season. PHOTO BY ALLYSON LAGIOVANE/PHELPS MEDIA GROUP
Life On 18 Wheels: The National Horse Carriers
Association Helps The Horse World Move Safely
Safe Transport BY LENORE REES PHILLIPS
Year-round residents of Wellington may not get the seasonal changes that many non-Floridians are used to. Here, fall is not ushered in by chilling temperatures and changing leaves, but rather by an increase in the sighting of the large horse trucks that begin to shuttle competition horses from all over the country down I-95 and Florida’s Turnpike to the “Winter Equestrian Capital
of the World.” Conversely, spring has sprung when the horses are headed back in the directions from whence they came. Many of the trucks that are a part of this bi-annual migration are members of the National Horse Carriers Association (NHCA). This organization is committed to making sure that horses are transported with safety, care and honest
business practices. Although sometimes largely overlooked, these members and their staff are the unsung work horses of the equine industry and the wheels that make the Wellington horse world go round. Although many things have changed in the equestrian industry, the shipping industry has remained the constant force for all of that progress. wellington the magazine | november 2020
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