BROOK LEDGE INC.
OLEY, PA

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. (US DOT# is 85484) 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 , 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. I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the wonderful way that my horse, Arana, was cared for by Mike. He transported her from New York to Florida. Arana is a very special filly, and she is so close to my heart. It was unbearable to see her go for the winter, and Mike was so caring to both of us. It made it so much easier knowing she was in good hands. Please know I have thought about you all, and your great kindness many, many times. I love my beautiful, wonderful, Arana, as if she is my own child. What your business does, and how you care for these magnificent, intuitive, intelligent athletes is so very important. I truly appreciate it, so very much. Please let Mike know this. He made such a hard day so much easier for us, and especially for me by allowing me to see her by the truck. Arana got down and put her head next to me through the grate. We were able to say a proper good-bye. I cannot tell you how much this gesture from Mike meant. Dear Brook Ledge, I wanted to thank you and the rest of the Brook Ledge Staff on the great job that you all did hauling Doc. The truck and trailers were in excellent condition. All the drivers were very friendly and super knowledgeable about horses. Everyone kept me updated during Doc's entire trip. He was very happy when he arrived and did not even act like he had been on a long trip. Thanks again for hauling my precious cargo. I wanted you to know how pleased we are with the service your company provided to us in moving our horse, Rocky, from Florida to Colorado. We don't have much experience in doing this and have heard all kinds of "horror" stories from our horse friends. Thank you all again, and please pass on our thanks to everyone at Brook Ledge. It is with sincerest appreciation that we send this letter of gratitude. Our two horses were being shipped from Hopkinsville, Kentucky to Quinton, Virginia. Leo and Murphy arrived healthy and sound and we are so grateful that these two members of our family were treated so well. We especially want to acknowledge the work of Leslie Stevenson, Mark Brown and Turk Green as well as the many others who had their hand in transporting our geldings. We are aware that you transport the multi-million dollar horses but we are not a multi-million dollar family. Instead, we are an Army family who was relocating and your engagement with us, care for Leo and Murphy, and coordinating within our moving timeline, had us feeling like VIPs. We anticipate several more relocations in the future and we look forward to relying on Brook Ledge. Thank you for making us feel like VIPs and for making your service affordable for people from all walks of life. Caring makes a difference! To the great folks at Brook Ledge: we just returned from a wonderful week at Pony Finals. Our pony, Barahute, traveled from California to Kentucky with Brook Ledge. She arrived in great shape and was ready to compete. Her stable mates were much more tired after using other modes of transport (flying and personal trailer). I was very pleased with the updates that I received from the driver along the way. The main reason I am writing this note is to thank Shane (our California contact) and Mark Brown (in Lexington). We were overwhelmed by the size of Kentucky Horse Park and when we tried to reserve a cart from the KHP vendor, they were sold out. A quick call to Shane, who then called Mark, resulted in a cart being delivered by Mark within the hour. Wow. I was amazed and grateful for their commitment to customer service. I know that Brook Ledge will be my first call (and referral) if I need my pony shipped. I just wanted to send you a quick note to thank you for moving our old girl from Kansas to Kentucky. Because she hadn't been off of our farm for years, she was very stressed prior to loading but settled in quickly due to the professional and gentle handling of your drivers and the luxurious accommodations! I can't thank you enough for taking such great care of our mare and for being so patient and understanding with us. We will recommend Brook Ledge to anyone needing transport for their horses! You all are truly the best!