2 Ponies sadly die in Horsebox fire on M55 today

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Sadly, a transporters horsebox caught fire today on the m55 motorway, it was carrying 2 ponies which had just been purchased from Clitheroe auctions.
Tragically, the 2 ponies could not be saved.
My thoughts go out to the transporter and to the ponies new owners.

:(

not much about it on the news sites yet
http://www.lep.co.uk/news/local/horsebox-fire-causes-delays-on-m55-1-5832221
 
It was 3 ponies on board unfortunately :(

Very very sad and a horrific situation for all involved. I dread to think what those poor ponies went through.

RIP little ones, my thought are with all involved.
 
kirkhamlass said:
Just to put the record straight...the person transporting these ponies was un licenced, was not insured as a transporter, nor had they the relevant grooms licence.
They had crammed 3 ponies, not 2, into a small 2 pony horsebox. Not only were they overloaded with ponies but there were many adults and children on board.....an accident waiting to happen sadly.
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Poor poor ponies. I did wonder when I saw the thread, how this could happen to a properly run transport operation. Fire in the engine, time to get horse off back surely?
 
I just want to put the record straight ! It was my aunties box that caught on fire on the m55 she IS registered and IS insured for her horse transport , It is very upsetting when people put false information on these forums when my auntie did everything she could , the box was on fire as she was driving she pulled onto the hard shoulder straight away , the 3 of them got out just in time before the whole wagon burst into flames (the wagon has 3 seats so not overloaded with people at all) they ran to safety the police/fireman said they were lucky to be Alive there was no way they could of got the poor horses off my auntie tried her best its a side loader also so couldn't if got them off the back
 
Sara2510 said:
I just want to put the record straight ! It was my aunties box that caught on fire on the m55 she IS registered and IS insured for her horse transport , It is very upsetting when people put false information on these forums when my auntie did everything she could , the box was on fire as she was driving she pulled onto the hard shoulder straight away , the 3 of them got out just in time before the whole wagon burst into flames (the wagon has 3 seats so not overloaded with people at all) they ran to safety the police/fireman said they were lucky to be Alive there was no way they could of got the poor horses off my auntie tried her best its a side loader also so couldn't if got them off the back
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What a tragedy. I am so sorry to hear this.

I am also sorry that people have put false information on here, anything for a bit of drama and excitement.

I hope your auntie is OK. She must be so upset. x
 
Thank you it's very upsetting , false accusations saying she wasn't insured for this and that , she was , she had to live with the heart ache of losing them horses she was very thorough with that wagon as I had to miss the odd show as she had it in the garage for servicing ect
 
This thread may be a bit of a lesson in, "if you weren't directly involved or didn't see it with your own eyes"...it is worth checking facts or adding disclaimers before posting such strong statements on public forums.

That aside, I am very sorry to hear about this. Such a tragedy and accidents do happen. So so sad.
 
kirkhamlass said:
Just to put the record straight...the person transporting these ponies was un licenced, was not insured as a transporter, nor had they the relevant grooms licence.
They had crammed 3 ponies, not 2, into a small 2 pony horsebox. Not only were they overloaded with ponies but there were many adults and children on board.....an accident waiting to happen sadly.
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Did you come on here just to post this? Seems an odd first post.

Thoughts should be with the people involved only.
 
Thank you to everyone she will appreciate the kind comments she never wants to transport horses again she's distraught and she loved doing it
 
So sorry for everyone involved and the poor horses. Definately a tragic accident . Sadly this will affect everyone who witnessed it as with any accident where life is lost or damaged. x
 
kirkhamlass said:
Just to put the record straight...the person transporting these ponies was un licenced, was not insured as a transporter, nor had they the relevant grooms licence.
They had crammed 3 ponies, not 2, into a small 2 pony horsebox. Not only were they overloaded with ponies but there were many adults and children on board.....an accident waiting to happen sadly.
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oh yeah and who are you to say that i was in that box the lady driving was fully insured there was 3 of us in there it was a 3 seat horse boxi u need to get your facts right trying to act big becuase youve got hold of faulse information! it was a horrible thing to go throught and were all lucky to be here there was nothing we could of done to save the ponnies.. if we'd tryed getting them out the could of ran on to the road causeing a crash and killed people i hope u feel shamed for trying to be all that i think you tell me who you got your information of!!
 
So tragic that someone has registered an account it seems to just post on my thread slating the owner of the horsebox.
I don't know the owner of the box personally but I have many a customer who has used her and knows her and I have never heard anything negative about her transport service.

I am not sure if they do it for vehicle fires but I hope that there is an investigation as to why it started - I know it wont change things but it may put the drivers mind at ease knowing plus other horsebox owners can all be aware of the consequences of such a fault.

Something like this happening would be horrendous no matter which road you are on but on a motorway during the afternoon, on a sunny day when lots of people were heading down the m55 to come to Blackpool for the day, there really wouldn't have been much chance to rescue the horses sadly.

Those related to R - please send her a hug from me x
 
It is an investigation ongoing , the insurance company automatically do this as unlike some people have said she is insured so hopefully we will find out the cause and raise awareness if there is a specific fault to prevent this tragedy again
 
kirkhamlass said:
Just to put the record straight...the person transporting these ponies was un licenced, was not insured as a transporter, nor had they the relevant grooms licence.
They had crammed 3 ponies, not 2, into a small 2 pony horsebox. Not only were they overloaded with ponies but there were many adults and children on board.....an accident waiting to happen sadly.
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To make this assumption and surmise this is what happened, you have to make pretty damn sure its the truth and the facts before throwing this into the public forum to read.

On this account it was total folly, info you got from a cornflake packet etc.

As others have said an apology is the least you can do, its bad enough they live through it, experienced it and lost their ponies, not to say in the least the suffering that went on without this making things worse. Are you going to be manly enough to post your second post and admit you were wrong and say sorry for posting total un truth and causing unnecessary pain for all those involved??? or are your going to be a coward and hide behind your computer screen and wait for the dust to settle????
 
Can't believe someone wrote what they did. Thoughts with all involved, I've seen a horse box go up in flames, luckily they had just pulled at the show so had time to get out the horse (believe) it was just the one, literally a minute later it was all in flames, they go up in flames so so quickly once they start.
 
Just to add, purely on seeing that horse box go up we always make sure we have a clear way through to the horse box area, so if needed one of us can literally be going through and untying whilst someone is dropping the ramp if time and people allow.
 
Funny how this person claiming to be in the know about the driver being 'uninsured' and 'driving with far too many people on board' is a first time poster when clearly they havnt got the first clue!

Tip for you, go away troll and don't come on here upsetting those involved. You got caught out by family members who deserve a little respect and dignity.

Back to the family of this tragic accident, I'm so sorry you have all had such a terrible and emotional day. But thank god you all got out alive. RIP little ponies. Xxx
 
In all of this what it comes down to is that these poor innocent animals have lost there lives through nobody's fault and we all as horse lovers will feel the loss , r.i.p ponies :-(
 
all horse owners in blackpool all no who this lady is transporter she has a flashy smart new 2 horse box,i seen her load horse at yards kids men woman all shoving horses in it trying to load it coz she offers a cheep service £15 quid yard moves ect i seen the loaders decked by strong horse because of the clumsy negligent way they gone about it, i say this never in a million yrs would i sit in a horse box and let horses burn, and blame the vehicle, my god you need to wake the hell up, this box was side loader so when she pulled on to hard shoulder they coudent drop the door coz the moterway barrier running long the edge prevent it from droping down ,and a fire in the engine must take some time to flaw up out off control, the engine at front the horses in the back you any one with comman sence could got them horse out even if it ment stoping a lane of traffic,some thing not right about this am sure we all had proplems loading horse at some times or accidents falling off a horse or horse hurting its self spooking at somthing But i no i never loose a horse in a fire i smoke and have a fag in my mouth most time when mucking out or round straw hay nets i no i shoudent but i still smoke in stables,i can understand a blow out trye or car crash but this fire is down to owner and thwem cheep horses they got from sales, Ruff owners negligent ect ect it was only few weeks a go one couple in blackpool got 10 yr ban from keeping horses she got horses againe in her friend name,ladies you dont look after ur horse propley ur ruff crap riders and try to keep a few horse on a tenner a week ur bitch on yards ur horse left to rot if you want proof i vidio the yards i no and show it am not surprized shocked by any horror storys i here i all ready no what ther like you never get ur hands on my horse loan ride it what can i say i seen you lot at the shows whith ur fancy out fits and horse that are worth about 200 quid one question did you have full comp insurance maybe you could up grade to a bling new box lovee and cruz round in it you be surprized what some people will do to get money, boo hoo my eyes are filling up thinking off this fire but i sup the horses are better off than i life off misery with them lot your bizzeness as a transporter over to be honest it never really started marbe you could start charging money to hold some horse on a lead rope or some other equine expertizs
 
maverick21 said:
all horse owners in blackpool all no who this lady is transporter she has a flashy smart new 2 horse box,i seen her load horse at yards kids men woman all shoving horses in it trying to load it coz she offers a cheep service £15 quid yard moves ect i seen the loaders decked by strong horse because of the clumsy negligent way they gone about it, i say this never in a million yrs would i sit in a horse box and let horses burn, and blame the vehicle, my god you need to wake the hell up, this box was side loader so when she pulled on to hard shoulder they coudent drop the door coz the moterway barrier running long the edge prevent it from droping down ,and a fire in the engine must take some time to flaw up out off control, the engine at front the horses in the back you any one with comman sence could got them horse out even if it ment stoping a lane of traffic,some thing not right about this am sure we all had proplems loading horse at some times or accidents falling off a horse or horse hurting its self spooking at somthing But i no i never loose a horse in a fire i smoke and have a fag in my mouth most time when mucking out or round straw hay nets i no i shoudent but i still smoke in stables,i can understand a blow out trye or car crash but this fire is down to owner and thwem cheep horses they got from sales, Ruff owners negligent ect ect it was only few weeks a go one couple in blackpool got 10 yr ban from keeping horses she got horses againe in her friend name,ladies you dont look after ur horse propley ur ruff crap riders and try to keep a few horse on a tenner a week ur bitch on yards ur horse left to rot if you want proof i vidio the yards i no and show it am not surprized shocked by any horror storys i here i all ready no what ther like you never get ur hands on my horse loan ride it what can i say i seen you lot at the shows whith ur fancy out fits and horse that are worth about 200 quid one question did you have full comp insurance maybe you could up grade to a bling new box lovee and cruz round in it you be surprized what some people will do to get money, boo hoo my eyes are filling up thinking off this fire but i sup the horses are better off than i life off misery with them lot your bizzeness as a transporter over to be honest it never really started marbe you could start charging money to hold some horse on a lead rope or some other equine expertizs
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Where did you go to school?:eek:
 
maverick21 said:
all horse owners in blackpool all no who this lady is transporter she has a flashy smart new 2 horse box,i seen her load horse at yards kids men woman all shoving horses in it trying to load it coz she offers a cheep service £15 quid yard moves ect i seen the loaders decked by strong horse because of the clumsy negligent way they gone about it, i say this never in a million yrs would i sit in a horse box and let horses burn, and blame the vehicle, my god you need to wake the hell up, this box was side loader so when she pulled on to hard shoulder they coudent drop the door coz the moterway barrier running long the edge prevent it from droping down ,and a fire in the engine must take some time to flaw up out off control, the engine at front the horses in the back you any one with comman sence could got them horse out even if it ment stoping a lane of traffic,some thing not right about this am sure we all had proplems loading horse at some times or accidents falling off a horse or horse hurting its self spooking at somthing But i no i never loose a horse in a fire i smoke and have a fag in my mouth most time when mucking out or round straw hay nets i no i shoudent but i still smoke in stables,i can understand a blow out trye or car crash but this fire is down to owner and thwem cheep horses they got from sales, Ruff owners negligent ect ect it was only few weeks a go one couple in blackpool got 10 yr ban from keeping horses she got horses againe in her friend name,ladies you dont look after ur horse propley ur ruff crap riders and try to keep a few horse on a tenner a week ur bitch on yards ur horse left to rot if you want proof i vidio the yards i no and show it am not surprized shocked by any horror storys i here i all ready no what ther like you never get ur hands on my horse loan ride it what can i say i seen you lot at the shows whith ur fancy out fits and horse that are worth about 200 quid one question did you have full comp insurance maybe you could up grade to a bling new box lovee and cruz round in it you be surprized what some people will do to get money, boo hoo my eyes are filling up thinking off this fire but i sup the horses are better off than i life off misery with them lot your bizzeness as a transporter over to be honest it never really started marbe you could start charging money to hold some horse on a lead rope or some other equine expertizs
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I'm sorry, you clearly have some personal vendetta against the transporter, but this is neither the time nor the place to air it. :(

RIP poor ponies, whatever the cause of this fire. x
 
maverick21 said:
all horse owners in blackpool all no who this lady is transporter she has a flashy smart new 2 horse box,i seen her load horse at yards kids men woman all shoving horses in it trying to load it coz she offers a cheep service £15 quid yard moves ect i seen the loaders decked by strong horse because of the clumsy negligent way they gone about it, i say this never in a million yrs would i sit in a horse box and let horses burn, and blame the vehicle, my god you need to wake the hell up, this box was side loader so when she pulled on to hard shoulder they coudent drop the door coz the moterway barrier running long the edge prevent it from droping down ,and a fire in the engine must take some time to flaw up out off control, the engine at front the horses in the back you any one with comman sence could got them horse out even if it ment stoping a lane of traffic,some thing not right about this am sure we all had proplems loading horse at some times or accidents falling off a horse or horse hurting its self spooking at somthing But i no i never loose a horse in a fire i smoke and have a fag in my mouth most time when mucking out or round straw hay nets i no i shoudent but i still smoke in stables,i can understand a blow out trye or car crash but this fire is down to owner and thwem cheep horses they got from sales, Ruff owners negligent ect ect it was only few weeks a go one couple in blackpool got 10 yr ban from keeping horses she got horses againe in her friend name,ladies you dont look after ur horse propley ur ruff crap riders and try to keep a few horse on a tenner a week ur bitch on yards ur horse left to rot if you want proof i vidio the yards i no and show it am not surprized shocked by any horror storys i here i all ready no what ther like you never get ur hands on my horse loan ride it what can i say i seen you lot at the shows whith ur fancy out fits and horse that are worth about 200 quid one question did you have full comp insurance maybe you could up grade to a bling new box lovee and cruz round in it you be surprized what some people will do to get money, boo hoo my eyes are filling up thinking off this fire but i sup the horses are better off than i life off misery with them lot your bizzeness as a transporter over to be honest it never really started marbe you could start charging money to hold some horse on a lead rope or some other equine expertizs
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Oh look, another 'first time' poster! How many more accounts are you going to set up this week?

Guessing by your illiterate posts, your probably about 12?? So it's best you hop off to bed sweetie as you have school in the morning.
 
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