TackGo is the nationwide marketplace for equine transportation and boarding — connecting horse owners with verified haulers and trusted stables through a single, coordinated platform.
Moving horses has historically relied on word-of-mouth referrals, phone calls, and disconnected Facebook groups. TackGo replaces that fragmentation with a single, coordinated system — covering transport booking, layover stabling, document management, real-time tracking, and payment processing in one place.
Horse owners post transport requests. Verified haulers bid on them or post available routes. The platform handles matching, load optimization, and booking confirmation.
Stables and Horse Hotels list available stalls for short-term layovers, event stabling, and longer boarding. Owners and haulers book through a searchable marketplace.
TackGo connects transport and stabling into a single booking flow. Layover facilities are automatically surfaced along routes, and arrival times are coordinated between hauler and facility.
From posting a request to tracking live location at delivery, TackGo gives horse owners complete control over every aspect of a transport booking — without the phone tag.
Add your horse's details — breed, weight, height, temperament, and any special handling requirements. Upload health documents like Coggins certificates and vaccination records once; TackGo tracks expiry dates and alerts you automatically.
Enter your pickup and delivery locations, preferred dates, and the number of horses. Select the trailer type you need — from a single-horse trailer to a commercial 14-horse rig — and set any specific requirements like private paddock at layover, or turnout during stops.
TackGo's matching engine ranks available haulers by route coverage, trust score, trailer capacity, and care protocols. Each profile shows verified reviews, DOT status, equipment details, and pricing breakdowns. You can review bids or book an instantly available route directly.
For longer trips, browse verified Horse Hotels and stables along your route. Filter by amenities, turnout availability, stall type, and nightly rate. Add a layover stop to your booking in a single flow — TackGo coordinates arrival times with both the hauler and the facility.
Review a full pricing breakdown — base mileage, fuel surcharge, layover fees, and platform fee — before confirming. Payment is held securely until your horse is delivered. Optional trip insurance is available at checkout.
Follow your horse's location on a live map throughout the journey. Receive checkpoint updates — at pickup, during transit, at layover, and at delivery — each with photos and condition notes logged by the hauler. Notifications arrive via app, email, or SMS.
TackGo gives professional haulers access to a live marketplace of transport requests, route intelligence tools to consolidate loads, and a complete trip execution workflow — so you spend less time on the phone and more time on the road.
Register your business, enter your DOT and MC numbers, and upload insurance documentation. Add your vehicle fleet and configure each trailer — type, stall count, air ride, onboard cameras, dividers, and any specialized equipment. Your profile is reviewed by the TackGo verification team before going live.
Set your operational corridors — the state pairs you run regularly. Post recurring routes with available stall count, departure times, and per-stall pricing. TackGo surfaces your posted routes to owners booking along those corridors, reducing deadhead miles.
Browse open transport requests filtered by origin, destination, and horse count. Submit a detailed bid with your proposed timeline, pricing line items, and a message to the owner. Alternatively, configure auto-bid rules that place competitive bids automatically on requests matching your criteria.
TackGo's route intelligence identifies compatible requests that share your corridor, helping you consolidate loads and reduce empty miles. The platform shows demand trends by corridor so you can position your routes where transport demand is highest.
When a booking is confirmed, TackGo guides you through the full workflow: GPS tracking starts automatically when you begin the trip, checkpoints are logged at pickup and delivery with photos and condition notes, and layover facilities are pre-booked along the route. Any welfare concern or incident is reported and escalated through a structured protocol.
Earnings are calculated from your bid pricing minus the platform fee. Payouts are transferred to your connected Stripe account on a defined schedule. Instant payout is available for a small fee. Fuel advances can be requested and approved before departure for long-haul trips.
TackGo connects stables and Horse Hotels with two streams of guests: owners searching directly for boarding, and haulers routing long-haul trips through your facility as a layover stop. Your stalls, your pricing, and your availability — managed in one dashboard.
Register your stable, barn, or equine facility. Describe your facility type — boarding stable, ranch, layover specialist, equine clinic, fairground, or show grounds. Configure total stalls, isolation capacity, turnout acreage, private paddocks, and amenities like wash racks, arenas, and RV hookups.
Create listings for each boarding type you offer — stall board, pasture board, full board, partial board, self-care, or training board. Specify stall sizing, care inclusions, house rules, and horse requirements. Set your cancellation policy, check-in windows, and whether listings are available for instant booking.
Set nightly, weekly, and monthly rates by board type. Configure turnout add-ons, isolation stall premiums, and emergency intake surcharges. Manage your availability calendar, block off maintenance dates, and set minimum advance notice requirements for layover bookings.
Reservations arrive from two sources: owners and haulers booking standalone boarding through the TackGo stall marketplace, and the platform's routing engine automatically suggesting your facility as a layover stop for long-haul transport trips. Both flow through the same reservation management system.
Track current horses checked in, review feeding instructions and vet contacts for each guest, and log check-in and check-out condition photos. Monitor occupancy in real time across your stall inventory. Respond to owner and hauler messages through the integrated communication system.
Stripe Connect handles all payments. Earnings from both standalone reservations and transport-linked layover bookings are consolidated in your payout dashboard. Reviews from guests build your facility's reputation in the TackGo marketplace, improving your search ranking and layover matching priority.
TackGo does not simply list haulers and leave owners to sort through them. The platform actively matches requests to providers based on route, capacity, horse welfare requirements, and trust score — then plans the full trip including layovers.
When an owner posts a transport request, TackGo ranks available haulers by corridor coverage, trailer capacity relative to horse count and type, trust score from verified reviews, and care protocol compatibility with the specific horses being transported.
High-trust, verified haulers appear higher in results. Haulers who have documented experience with specific horse types — stallions, medical cases, young stock — are surfaced when requests require those capabilities.
TackGo's routing engine plans the optimal multi-leg journey for each transport request. It accounts for the horse's welfare score — derived from age, temperament, medical needs, and transport history — to determine appropriate maximum travel hours and mandatory rest stops.
The engine generates multiple route options (fastest, safest, most economical) and recommends verified layover facilities along each route based on availability, stall type, and proximity to the planned corridor.
Haulers with available stalls on posted routes can fill empty capacity by accepting compatible requests that share their corridor. TackGo identifies candidate requests based on route overlap, trailer compatibility, and horse temperament matching.
Owners booking a shared-load route pay a lower per-stall rate reflecting the cost-sharing. Load compatibility is screened by the platform before a shared booking is confirmed.
Pricing on TackGo reflects real supply and demand by corridor. The platform tracks transport demand and available hauler capacity by state-pair corridor, and adjusts pricing signals accordingly — ensuring rates are competitive in high-supply markets and reflect true scarcity in underserved lanes.
Haulers can see corridor demand data in their dashboard to inform route planning and posting decisions. High-demand corridors are highlighted to guide where to position available capacity.
TackGo integrates stabling directly into the transport workflow, eliminating the coordination gap between hauling and overnight care.
For trips requiring overnight rest, TackGo surfaces verified facilities along the route automatically. Owners choose a facility from the options presented, and the layover is added to the same booking. The hauler receives pre-booked arrival confirmation; the facility receives arrival time and horse-specific care instructions.
Facilities near equine events can list stalls for event-period reservations. Barn managers booking multiple horses for a show can reserve a block of stalls through a single booking. Dietary instructions and vet contacts are stored per horse within the reservation.
The TackGo stall marketplace is a standalone boarding search engine. Owners can search for full board, partial board, pasture board, self-care, or training board by location, dates, price, and amenities — independent of any transport booking.
TackGo is designed around the reality that you are trusting someone with a living animal. Every layer of the platform reflects that responsibility.
Every hauler submits DOT number, MC number, insurance certificates, and identity documents before going live. Stables and Horse Hotels submit facility licensing and liability insurance. The TackGo verification team reviews and approves each application. Verification status is displayed clearly on every profile.
Reviews can only be submitted after a completed booking. They are not editable by the platform and not removable by the subject. Owners rate haulers on punctuality, horse care, and equipment quality. Owners rate facilities on cleanliness, care, communication, and turnout. Facilities and haulers can post one public response per review.
TackGo tracks the expiry dates of Coggins certificates, health certificates, and vaccination records for horses, as well as insurance and DOT certifications for haulers and facilities. The system alerts owners and providers before documents expire and enforces compliance requirements at booking.
A structured incident reporting system covers horse injury, welfare concerns, unauthorized stops, accidents, and biosecurity breaches. Critical incidents trigger automatic escalation to TackGo's operations team, notification of the owner's emergency contacts, and coordination with nearby veterinary facilities. An immutable incident timeline is maintained for audit purposes.
Every transport request is assigned a horse welfare score based on the horse's age, temperament, medical needs, and transport history. The routing engine uses this score to recommend appropriate layovers, enforce maximum consecutive travel hours, and filter haulers by care protocol compatibility. Condition is photographically documented at every checkpoint.
Payments are processed through Stripe and held in escrow until delivery is confirmed. Haulers and stable operators receive payouts directly to their connected Stripe accounts, minus the platform fee. Refund workflows are structured by booking status. Disputes are managed through a formal mediation process with evidence submission.
Once a trip begins, every party involved has visibility into its progress — without needing to call anyone.
The hauler’s location is continuously updated during the trip. Owners see a live map showing the current position, estimated arrival time, and route progress. Tracking activates when the hauler starts the trip and ends at delivery confirmation.
Haulers log a checkpoint at each significant point in the trip: pickup, any layover arrival and departure, and delivery. Each checkpoint includes a condition assessment and photos. Owners receive a notification with each update, including the logged notes and images.
Any welfare concern, breakdown, accident, or emergency is reported through a structured workflow. Critical incidents trigger immediate notification of the owner, their emergency contacts, and the TackGo operations team. A timestamped incident timeline is maintained for the duration of the resolution.
Owners, haulers, and stable staff communicate through TackGo’s integrated messaging system, organized by trip. All messages are associated with the specific booking, creating a clear communication record. Message read receipts confirm when messages have been seen.
Each user configures notification preferences independently — which event types trigger alerts and through which channel: email, SMS, push notification, or in-app. Emergency notifications always follow the fastest available channel regardless of preferences.
The hauler logs a final delivery checkpoint with photos and condition notes. The owner receives the delivery confirmation and condition report. Payment release from escrow is triggered upon confirmed delivery. The owner then has a window to submit a review before the booking is marked fully closed.
TackGo is built on transparent pricing. Owners see a full cost breakdown before confirming. Haulers and stables receive earnings through a verified payout system.
Every hauler bid includes a detailed line-item breakdown: base mileage rate, fuel surcharge, layover fees, special handling charges, and the TackGo platform fee. You see the total cost before confirming. No hidden fees are added at checkout.
Pricing reflects real supply and demand by corridor. High-demand routes during peak seasons or with limited hauler availability are priced accordingly. TackGo's corridor pricing engine ensures rates reflect actual market conditions rather than arbitrary surcharges.
When a hauler is filling available stalls on an existing route, owners can access lower per-horse rates than a dedicated transport. TackGo handles load compatibility screening to ensure horses sharing a trailer are appropriate matches.
Facility pricing is set by the stable operator and displayed clearly at the time of booking. Layover fees are included in the owner's consolidated booking confirmation. Stables receive their earnings directly, with the platform fee deducted at settlement.
TackGo handles the full range of equine logistics — from competitive sport horses to breeding operations, emergency transport to event stabling.
An owner needs to ship two horses from Texas to a national reining competition in Kentucky in six days. They post a request specifying a slant-load trailer, private paddock at layover, and required Coggins certificates. TackGo matches a verified AQHA-experienced hauler running that corridor weekly. A layover at a rated Horse Hotel in Tennessee is added to the booking. The owner tracks both horses live from departure to arrival, receiving checkpoint photos at each stop.
A Thoroughbred breeding operation in Ocala needs to move three yearlings to a training facility in Lexington. The horses require an experienced hauler comfortable with young stock. TackGo's compatibility engine filters for haulers with documented foal-transport experience and sufficient turnout at any layover facility. The breeder receives a single booking confirmation that covers ground transport and an overnight layover, with condition photos logged at each checkpoint.
A family relocating from California to Virginia needs to move their sport horse over 2,800 miles. TackGo's routing engine computes a welfare-aware multi-day plan with two layover stops, respecting the horse's high welfare score and maximum daily travel hours. The owner reviews three route options — fastest, safest, and most economical — and selects preferred layover facilities at each stop. The hauler receives a pre-planned itinerary with pre-booked stalls at both facilities.
A hauler has a route from Oklahoma City to Nashville with four open stalls. TackGo identifies three compatible transport requests — two horses pickup in Fort Smith and one in Memphis — that share the corridor. The owner in Fort Smith can book at a shared-load rate; the Memphis pickup is a short deviation within the hauler's declared flexibility range. All three bookings are coordinated through a single trip plan with separate checkpoint logging per horse.
An owner needs same-day transport after a stabling arrangement falls through. They post an urgent request on TackGo. The platform notifies haulers with active routes within 150 miles with a high-relevance alert. An available hauler with a nearby trailer accepts within the hour. The owner tracks pickup and delivery in real time, with condition photos logged throughout.
A barn manager needs temporary stalls for eight horses attending a five-day horse show in Scottsdale. They search TackGo's stall marketplace filtering by show proximity, availability dates, and event-linked boarding. A nearby facility offers a block reservation for event stabling. The barn manager books all eight stalls in one reservation, with dietary instructions and vet contacts uploaded per horse. Invoicing is handled through TackGo's payment system.
The equine transport market has long operated on informal networks and manual coordination. TackGo replaces that with an integrated system designed specifically for the requirements of moving and housing horses.
Transport booking, layover stabling, document management, real-time tracking, and payment processing exist in a single platform. Owners do not coordinate separately with a hauler, a hotel, and a payment processor — TackGo connects them.
Horse welfare requirements are not an afterthought. They are built into the matching engine, the routing planner, the checkpoint workflow, and the incident escalation system. The platform enforces care standards rather than relying on individual judgment.
Every hauler and facility on TackGo is verified before going live. DOT credentials, insurance, and facility licensing are reviewed by the TackGo team. Unverified providers cannot access the platform. Reviews are tied to completed bookings, not self-reported.
Owners see a full cost breakdown at booking — not a phone estimate followed by a final invoice. Pricing is based on real market conditions by corridor, with every line item explained before payment is collected.
Layover arrival times, horse care instructions, vet contacts, and dietary requirements are communicated through the platform and visible to all relevant parties. The information travels with the booking, not through group texts.
Every action in a TackGo booking — from bid submission to delivery confirmation — is timestamped and recorded. Condition photos, checkpoint notes, incident reports, and payment records are stored against the booking and accessible to owners and, where relevant, to administrators.
Whether you need to move horses, earn on your hauling routes, or fill your stalls — TackGo gives you the tools to do it with confidence.