Keep his world the same while the address changes
An Andalusian reads his environment closely — this is a breed that learns its people, its order of work and its daily pattern, and notices immediately when any of them shifts. So the preparation for a move is mostly about what you refuse to change: the same feed in the same buckets, the same feeding and turnout times, the same handler doing the first days if you can arrange it, and his own tack rather than anything borrowed at the new yard. If the new yard feeds a different forage or mix, take enough of his current supply to cover the first week and change over gradually afterwards, well after he has settled.
Prepare the loading and the journey
Loading practice should happen on several ordinary days before the move, never as a single rehearsal the night before when everyone is already tired. Walk him on, let him stand, feed him, walk him off, and finish while it is still boring. On the day, keep the yard quiet around the ramp, allow far more time than the journey itself, and travel him with a hay net of his usual hay. Travel boots or bandages only work if he is already used to them — a sensitive horse fussing at unfamiliar leg gear for the whole journey arrives more wound up than one who travelled plain, so practise with the gear too, or travel without it if he loads and stands calmly.
Arrive to a stable that is already his
His new stable should be finished before the lorry arrives: bed down, hay in the corner, water filled, and ideally a little used bedding from his old stable worked into the new bed so the smell is his own. Lead him in, let him look, sniff and roll if he wants to, and resist the urge to show him the whole yard on day one. A short hand-walk and some grazing in hand near his stable gives him the lay of the land without flooding him with new horses, new fences and new companions all at once.
Settle him quietly before anything new begins
For the first few days, build turnout up in short sessions, ideally next to one calm neighbour before he joins a group, and keep work light — this is a breed that offers its best when it understands what is being asked, and a new arena, new surface and new hacking routes are all questions at once. Watch the basics closely: a sensitive horse off his hay, leaving water untouched or producing noticeably fewer droppings than usual is telling you the move is costing him more than he shows, and if he stops eating and drinking or shows signs of colic — pawing, rolling, looking round at his flanks — call the vet promptly rather than waiting for the morning.
Hand his routine over in writing
A move week involves people who do not know him: the friend holding him while you sign paperwork, the yard staff doing his first evening check, the person turning him out while you collect the last load. Write his routine down properly — feed amounts in scoops he recognises, turnout order, the quirks that matter, like needing a minute at the stable door or disliking a rug put on in a hurry. Setting that up as a Care Pass in KinsLe hands those helpers temporary, clear access to exactly the details they need for exactly as long as the move lasts.