Pick up beach camping holiday brochures from your local travel agents or tourist information center. Choose a location and make a booking. Alternatively, look on tourism websites to find information and to book a holiday location online. Make sure that the beach camping resorts allow horses on the beach and have basic equestrian facilities (see "Resources").
Plan pit-stops on your journey to your southeast beach camping resort. The further away you live, the more pit-stops you will have to make. Get a map and plot destination points to stop enroute for rest stops at 6 to 8 hour intervals. Most truck stops have space to unload your horse for at least 45 minutes. Find accommodation or campsites that accommodate horses and make the necessary reservations, if needing to stop overnight.
Rent a horse trailer if you do not own one to transport your horse to your beach destination. Make sure it is clean. Check the condition of the trailer for horse safety. Place a thick layering of sawdust on the floor of the trailer. Replace the sawdust frequently at rest stops throughout your journey. Get your horse used to the trailer before embarking on your long journey to lessen the stress on your horse.
Stock your car and trailer with sufficient horse feed and horse supplements (ESE) to protect your horse against colic. Take big bottles of water for the journey. Campsites that cater for horses will have horse water troughs. Pack a horse coat or blanket to keep your horse warm at night, as beach camping season with horses usually starts from November to February. Pack your tent and your own supplies. Travel with another person to share the driving. It is important for drivers to be careful and alert when driving with a horse in tow.
Prepare your horse for the journey. As advised by Horse Grooming Supplies, give your horse a worming course to help avoid colic due to his daily routine being disrupted. Wrap the horse's legs with "no bows wraps" to help to support the leg tendons to ensure your horse remains healthy throughout the journey.
