Recent content by mairi76

Could you elaborate? Is it a length thing? The payload was fine for his weight (650 kg). What would you travel them in? Also, I had to remove the partition (I left it by the side of the road!!) to get him back to the yard safely and I could see on the monitor that he was turning horizontal to...

How cautious are you about speed when you are driving horseboxes? For example, how slowly do you turn corners, go round roundabouts etc. What's the best way to do it so horses can balance?

It was within my eyesight on the dashboard, although I was snatching glances at it because I was driving. When I was looking, I could see him twisting around and he looked like he was swaying more than I would have expected. I did see him sway into the partition at one point.

Conversion by people hiring box - or done for them. I drove 20 minutes back from rental to yard and thought the van handled really well but don't think the interiors were robust enough - clearly. I will definitely think twice before I take him anywhere unsettled. I am going to leave going out...

I really hummed and hawed about how much space to leave him - the partition was adjustable - and I ended up erring on the side of less. I was wondering if that might have been part of the issue.

He had travelled backwards before - in the same type of horsebox about 6 weeks earlier to the yard and was absolutely fine. It was just my first time driving him myself. I usually get transport or a friend drives. He even travelled on the right. But in hindsight, maybe he was too wound up and I...

Thanks! Really useful to see. I can see how this might be good for mine.

Thanks pootler. It was not the way I wanted my first driving attempt to go that's for sure! The only info I have is from the rental company but they are Renault vans that have been specially converted for the company. I don't know the name of the coachmaker that converted them. The partition...

Thanks Tiddlypom - I meant that he bounces up he ramp and travels well when he's in a bigger box herringbone and is fine on LHS. But, I do take your point. Is there a 2 horse box that a 16.3 would travel ok in? And yes on the liability although when I very apologetically told the rental guy...

Help H&H forum! I rented 3.5 tonne horsebox today - a Renault conversion with rear facing stalls - to take my 16.3 ISH to an arena hire. We got 5 minutes down the road, we turned from one road into another (quite a wide turn, in second gear, not super fast - I didn't think!) and I heard a crash...

Hi everyone, I'm thinking about moving my horse to Woodredon Equestrian Centre in Epping just outside London. I've been to see the place and the facilities are really good but I did think that the yard looked a bit unloved in terms of being swept and little things like that. I found...

Thanks. I'll try that.

Hi everyone, I'm thinking about moving my horse to Woodredon Equestrian Centre in Epping just outside London. I've been to see the place and the facilities are really good but I did think that the yard looked a bit unloved in terms of being swept and little things like that. I found...

Awesome! Thanks so much for the recommendation :)

:) :)