Rice Trailer Identification

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Good evening 👋

I have acquired an old Rice Horse trailer, needs a little TLC but always up for a challenge. I know they are not made anymore but would be interested in how I can find out anything about it. I have the serial number. The cone is fibreglass. There is a plate on the ‘A’ frame. It is very faded but looks like the Year Manufactured is: EYA. Does this make any sense to anyone? Many thanks
 
Reckon so!

Rice Eventers were good but very lightweight trailers, Rice build quality but built down to a weight. Could take 2 x lightweight 16hh horses. It was pre auto reverse, so to reverse the trailer you had to get out of the car and stick a pin in the brake coupling to disable the brakes.

This was mine, the earlier square front version, stuck in a queue on the M5.

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What’s your plans for your trailer?
 
Ladyt said:
Good evening 👋

I have acquired an old Rice Horse trailer, needs a little TLC but always up for a challenge. I know they are not made anymore but would be interested in how I can find out anything about it. I have the serial number. The cone is fibreglass. There is a plate on the ‘A’ frame. It is very faded but looks like the Year Manufactured is: EYA. Does this make any sense to anyone? Many thanks
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Good evening 👋I am responding to your question with my own question. I am in a similar situation and could I ask you for information whether you managed to find out how to proceed? Where to write and request documents? Best regards, Petra petra@henri.cz (Czech republic)
 
silv said:
I had one of these many many years ago, it might have been called Rice Europa? Brings back memories!
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I had a Rice front unload (Beaufort I believe it was called) that I bought in 1973. I saved up for over 2 years when I first went out to work to buy it brand new. I paid £520 for it and sold it in 1987 for £1,600. It was still in very good condition.
 
Tiddlypom said:
Reckon so!

Rice Eventers were good but very lightweight trailers, Rice build quality but built down to a weight. Could take 2 x lightweight 16hh horses. It was pre auto reverse, so to reverse the trailer you had to get out of the car and stick a pin in the brake coupling to disable the brakes.

This was mine, the earlier square front version, stuck in a queue on the M5.

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What’s your plans for your trailer?
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Was this the Rice Farmers’ Hunt model? Double floor, flat front, rear unload, floor length partitions, coir matting on the ramp....
 
onemoretime said:
I had a Rice front unload (Beaufort I believe it was called) that I bought in 1973. I saved up for over 2 years when I first went out to work to buy it brand new. I paid £520 for it and sold it in 1987 for £1,600. It was still in very good condition.
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Very swish, we used to aspire to the ‘Beaufort’!
 
Tiddlypom said:
Definitely an Eventer 🙂. Much lighter weight build than the Farmers Hunt.

Single floor.
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Yes, the Farmer’s Hunt was hefty alright: neighbour travelled his prize dairy bull alongside Irish draught mare to the county show - two huge backsides behind the breeching chains, pair of sardines - but good as gold together!
 
Exasperated said:
Yes, the Farmer’s Hunt was hefty alright: neighbour travelled his prize dairy bull alongside Irish draught mare to the county show - two huge backsides behind the breeching chains, pair of sardines - but good as gold together!
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I had one, it was the bees!! Horses travelled so well in it and it was lovely to tow. I sold it for way more than I paid when I upgraded to a TK :)
 
There was a specially reinforced Rice Farmers Hunt trailer more designed for cattle, it had its own name which is something to do with cattle, but I’m beggared if I can remember what it is 🙈.

Nearly bought one just for the horse, a lovely trailer, but it still has the old fashioned ‘put a pin in to reverse’ which in the end put us off in favour of a newer trailer with auto reverse.
 
Tiddlypom said:
There was a specially reinforced Rice Farmers Hunt trailer more designed for cattle, it had its own name which is something to do with cattle, but I’m beggared if I can remember what it is 🙈.

Nearly bought one just for the horse, a lovely trailer, but it still has the old fashioned ‘put a pin in to reverse’ which in the end put us off in favour of a newer trailer with auto reverse.
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The trick was to find somewhere you could just swing it round rather than have the faff of getting out. Until the day someone accused me of not being able to reverse it, and after that I damn well did :)
 
I was amazed to see there are still some for sale. Loved ours which was the front ramp unload one.
We also then moved onto a TK.

I do remember the pin in bit. Had forgotten that.
 
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This is my trailer, I'm not sure if it's a Richardson, I suspect it's a Bahill.

Trailer back from re-spray at last!

Really chuffed, went to collect my re-sprayed trailer last night from the mechanic whose had it since mid-Sept. To be fair I’ve not needed it in that time having lost my previous horse and then my current horse being unrideable. As the bloke (friend) was doing it for me as a favour in between...
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Birker2020 said:
This is a very useful link

Horse Trailer Sales : All makes and types of horse trailers

suppliers of all bateson, equitrek, fautras, ifor-williams, pegasus, rice, richardson and wessex horse trailers new or used.
www.horsetrailersales.co.uk
This is my trailer, I'm not sure if it's a Richardson, I suspect it's a Bahill.

Trailer back from re-spray at last!

Really chuffed, went to collect my re-sprayed trailer last night from the mechanic whose had it since mid-Sept. To be fair I’ve not needed it in that time having lost my previous horse and then my current horse being unrideable. As the bloke (friend) was doing it for me as a favour in between...
forums.horseandhound.co.uk forums.horseandhound.co.uk
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Looks very nice, but I don’t think yours is a Richardson, different panelling.
Richardsons also have a rosette badge (Rice had a horseshoe emblem), and a sweet little label inside stating who built yours, altho could have worn off.
Mine, a Supreme Ultra, was built by a Peter Gregson, who wasn’t actually working the day we picked it up, but if anyone knows him(?), deserves a big hug because it’s always been brilliant - from day one.
(Rice Richardson, Main St, Shipston by Beningboro, York, sadly no longer manufacturing)
 
Tiddlypom said:
There was a specially reinforced Rice Farmers Hunt trailer more designed for cattle, it had its own name which is something to do with cattle, but I’m beggared if I can remember what it is 🙈.

Nearly bought one just for the horse, a lovely trailer, but it still has the old fashioned ‘put a pin in to reverse’ which in the end put us off in favour of a newer trailer with auto reverse.
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STOCK!!!

Just seen a listing on FB Marketplace.This word has been bugging me since I saw your post about it Tiddlypom!!
 
PurpleSpots said:
STOCK!!!

Just seen a listing on FB Marketplace.This word has been bugging me since I saw your post about it Tiddlypom!!
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Was it really 🙈? After I led everyone up the garden path insisting that it was a cattle related name
Oops.

Have you got a pic of the trailer, I can’t find it on FB marketplace.

This was my name seeking thread.

Suggestions of alternative nouns for cattle

Please humour me 🤣. On another thread about old Rice horse trailers I reminisced about once nearly buying a secondhand Rice Farmers Hunt rear unload trailer which had the additional strengthening to the sides so it was suitable to transport cattle. It was an optional upgrade and the trailer...
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Tiddlypom said:
Was it really 🙈? After I led everyone up the garden path insisting that it was a cattle related name
Oops.

Have you got a pic of the trailer, I can’t find it on FB marketplace.

This was my name seeking thread.

Suggestions of alternative nouns for cattle

Please humour me 🤣. On another thread about old Rice horse trailers I reminisced about once nearly buying a secondhand Rice Farmers Hunt rear unload trailer which had the additional strengthening to the sides so it was suitable to transport cattle. It was an optional upgrade and the trailer...
forums.horseandhound.co.uk forums.horseandhound.co.uk
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Where do I collect my prize please [post 66] 🏆😊
 
Oh sorry, I didn't find the other thread when I searched for whatever terms I used earlier - I remember there was a thread devoted to it now, I clearly got to the party a little late given that at least one other person provided the word long before me!!
 
marmalade76 said:
Stock IS a cattle related name, farmers call cattle trailers stock boxes.
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Miriam-Webster's definition of 'animal stock' is: animals kept or raised. especially : farm animals kept for use and profit.
In other definitions it does especially relate to cattle.

We've also got terms like stockman - a person who looks after livestock. I guess 'live' has been dropped over the years for some terms.
 
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