Why this matters
Handing your horse over to a transporter is one of the more nervous moments in horse ownership, and horse transportation tracking exists to take the edge off it. The trailer door closes, the truck pulls away, and for the next several hours the only information you have is the arrival time you agreed on.
The traditional way to cope with that silence is to call or text the driver, which helps neither of you. Every call is a distraction for someone you specifically want focused on the road, and between calls the worry comes straight back. If the trip runs long — traffic, a border queue, a rest stop — you're left guessing whether the delay is routine or something to act on. With a valuable competition horse, or a horse that travels badly, that guessing can ruin a whole day.
Tracking turns that day into something much calmer. You glance at the map and see exactly where the vehicle is, so a delay explains itself before you ever reach for the phone. If live video is on, you can look at your horse in the trailer — actually see it standing quietly — which settles the question no location dot can answer. You also plan better on the receiving end: instead of waiting at the stable "from about four", you see the truck approaching and are ready when it arrives.
How to use it
The transporter runs everything from the current trip screen in the Move Your Horse business app. The top of the screen shows the trip's progress, which activates once GPS is enabled, and the bottom holds the sharing options: they can either send you a direct tracking link or add your email or phone number, which attaches the trip to your own Move Your Horse account (for that, you need the app installed and that contact saved in your profile).
Live video is set up from the same trip, in the camera settings. A transporter with a trailer camera or encoder that supports RTMP picks the "IP camera or encoder" option and copies the stream address and key from the app into the camera — when the stream starts, the app shows a "Live" indicator. No special equipment is needed, though: with the "Open camera on this smartphone" option, a second phone mounted in the trailer becomes the camera, sharing the internet connection of the phone that manages the trip. The same stream is visible to the driver in the cabin, so they can keep an eye on the horse without extra monitors.
On your side, it's deliberately simple. If the trip was shared to your account, a trip card appears on your app dashboard and the "View live trip" button opens the tracking page; if you got a link instead, it opens in any browser with no app and no account. The tracking page shows the vehicle's current location on the map, free of charge, and a live video preview from the trailer, which costs USD 15 per trip. What exactly you can see depends on which sharing options the transporter has enabled for your trip.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to install an app to track my horse during transport?
No. If the transporter sends you the unique tracking link, it opens in a normal browser with the map and video preview. The app is only needed if you want the trip attached to your own dashboard, where it appears as a trip card with a "View live trip" button.
How much does horse transport tracking cost?
Location tracking on the map is free for both the client and the transporter. The live video preview from the trailer costs the client USD 15 per trip; sharing itself is free for the transporter.
What does the transporter need to stream live video from the trailer?
Either a trailer camera or encoder with RTMP support, connected by copying the stream settings from the app, or simply a second smartphone. In the smartphone setup, one phone manages the trip and shares its internet connection while the other, mounted in the trailer, streams the video.
Why can I only see the location but not the video?
The transporter controls which sharing options are enabled for each trip, so some trips come with location only. If you want live video, ask your transporter to enable it before departure — and note that video viewing is a paid option on your side.
How does the transporter share the trip with me?
Two ways: by sending you the tracking link directly, or by adding your email or phone number to the trip so it appears in your Move Your Horse app. The second option requires you to have the app installed and that email or phone number saved in your profile.
Can the driver also see the live video?
Yes. The stream from the trailer is visible on the trip-management phone in the cabin, so the driver can check on the horse en route without any additional equipment.