Brook Ledge Horse Transportation Inc

Our professional drivers come from a wide range of backgrounds consisting of trainers, farriers, professional competitive riders, grooms, horse farm managers, yearling managers, broodmare managers and professional horse haulers that have worked for other companies or owned their own. All have extensive horse experience prior to their employment as a horse transporter with Brook Ledge. Most are current or past horse owners and many are second and third generation horse people—the horse is in their blood. We have 30 lead drivers currently employed with us-their average length of employment with Brook Ledge is 13 years. Some of our drivers have two family generations working at Brook Ledge. We are incredibly proud to present our customers with lifelong horsemen and women to ship and care for their horses.

Brook Ledge Inc. operates an over the road fleet with the best equipment in the industry. To keep our vans on the road, we have our own mechanics to ensure the utmost in reliability and safety. The fleet is operated by expert drivers utilizing video monitoring of the horses. They are randomly drug and alcohol tested. We are proud of the fact that we have achieved the Department of Transportation’s highest rating

In 1955 Bill and Bob Gotwals started in the trucking business with one truck. Since that time, the family owned and operated business has grown to include Brook Ledge Inc. and XpressWay, our van freight division. (XpressWay hauls general commodity truck load freight and operates within a 250 mile radius of Reading, PA.) Brook Ledge Inc. is now one of the largest Horse Transportation companies in North America. In addition to operating out of its home office in Oley, PA, Brook Ledge Inc. maintains terminals on our small farms in Lexington, KY and Ocala, FL. There are 3 generations currently working at Brook Ledge and Xpressway which include (along with Bill) Brad Gotwals, Joan Gotwals Yoder, Brent Gotwals, Chris Gotwals, Will Gotwals, Andrea Gotwals Boone, Summer Gotwals, and Colton Gotwals. Brook Ledge has gained the respect of horsemen and competitors alike. The Gotwals family is dedicated to the business and those who make it possible from employees to customers.

We do not have ‘set dates’ for travel. Please call us or fill out a quote form for more information. Our goal is not to ship every horse; our goal is that every horse we ship receives the same excellent care our brand was built on.

Regular Routes:
Multiple Weekly trips to Lexington, Kentucky from the Northeast and Florida (and vice versa)
Multiple Weekly trips to Florida to the Northeast and Kentucky (and vice versa)
Weekly trips to Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Oregon, and Washington State
Weekly trips to California, Arizona, and New Mexico from the East Coast
Local shipping in Ocala
Local shipping in Wellington
Daily shuttle between SFL and Ocala: Tu/Th/Sat North to South Weds/Fri/Sunday South to North

Layover Facility
Brook Ledge offers high quality layover facilities for your horse, if a layover is necessary. Layover facilities are located directly on the Brook Ledge farms and are owned by the company, each location is gated and locked at night. You can rest easy knowing where your horse is and who is taking care of them. When a horse comes to one of our layovers, they go into a freshly bedded, clean stall with hay and water. Many times the layover is only for a few hours. Most coast to coast trips will include a layover at our Lexington Facility. We have layover facilities in Oley, PA; Lexington, KY; Ocala, FL and Summerton, SC. Please ask if your horse’s route will include a layover. All four locations have loading chutes. Brook Ledge is proud to always have “horse people” taking care of the horses as if they were their own. Our facilities are NOT open to the public so you can rest assured that any horse staying at one of our farms is healthy and fit for travel.

In addition to taking good care of your horse, we at Brook Ledge are concerned that your horse travel in the optimum stall space to reduce stress during the trip. Although we supply the standard stall alternatives (stall and a 1/2 or box stall), we urge our customers to consider the box stall option. Industry research and articles have noted the health advantages of box stalls for transporting horses. Horses shipped in box stalls arrive fresher and are less inclined to have any health issues related to shipping. Most of the top stables and trainers ship their horses in box stalls. Their experience has shown them that even though the initial expense is higher, the actual cost is lower due to virtually no sickness or ‘down time’. For all trips across the country we only utilize box stalls.