Scrambling horse in ifor trailer Vs equitrek treka

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Has anyone had their horse scramble in a Ifor Williams trailer but instead it travels fine in a equitrek treka?

I have taken out the partition of my trailer and so he has to travel on his own.
With the equitrek trailers the partition can move wider or smaller... I was thinking I might be able to put it wider but be able to pop another horse in with him? Or does it not have that much adjustability?

I like the idea that it comes with a outside tack locker. Do the equitrek hold up well? Example: Floors and doors
 
I assume he travels OK with the partition removed? I personally know/have known four horses who started to do this having previously travelled fine with a partition. In three cases removal of the partition has solved the problem. The fourth case was solved by travelling the horse backwards. You might find that just making it wider so you can travel with another isn't enough as I seem to remember the horses liked to stand diagonally.
 
He used to travel not a problem with a partition with a buddy if he was on the left.
Then when I traveled him with a buddy on the right he scrambles around a bend.
Then he seems to push his weight on to the partition and climb the wall.

He travels not a problem with out the partition so have been doing that for a year.

He travelled not long ago in the winter in a 3.5 van going backwards...
He was still a swaying mess...

It just I have two saddles a pram and dogs and everything else you need to go eventing in the car so it's quite squashed so thinking the equitrek trail might be a good option with the tack locker and moving the partition to suit him either to see if he could travel with another or get a little extra room to maybe fix a bike in there or a wheelbarrow for camps.
Ifor isn't giving me much options.

Just recently he is getting seen by the vets as he has a suspensory injury, arthritis in his hock sore back and SI.
But that's only came alight this year.
The trailer has been looked over by a garage they did say there was a nick in one of the inside tires.

Just didn't want to jump trailer is one the partition doesn't give much play with size if widened there's not enough room for two.
 
Nelly_Belly said:
Just recently he is getting seen by the vets as he has a suspensory injury, arthritis in his hock sore back and SI.
But that's only came alight this year.
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That’ll be the problem re his travelling. Get all that lot treated before you think of changing trailers.
Are you still going to be able to event him, he sounds quite crocked?
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Nelly_Belly said:
Do the equitrek hold up well? Example: Floors and doors
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No, they don’t.
 
Someone please help me, I keep coming back to this thread....what is the horse doing? I can't work out the use of "scramble", or is it just something horses do that I've never heard of? I'm possibly being dim today!
 
Tiddlypom said:
That’ll be the problem re his travelling. Get all that lot treated before you think of changing trailers.
Are you still going to be able to event him, he sounds quite crocked?
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No, they don’t.
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No eventing being on lockdown and he's coming back in to work he is sound.
I'm obviously treating all his problems ?
It's just to see if anyone else has a scrambler in a equitrek
So it's more for eventing next year...
 
Minto always travelled perfectly then started falling over. Taking partition out solves the issue. However shortly after he was diagnosed with jock arthritis. Similarly another horse on yard always travelled perfectly, started being difficult and shortly after diagnosed navicular syndrome. I would be more thinking your horse is feeling pain when travelling.
 
This reply isn't addressing what appears to be the root problem, but FWIW a friend had an Equitrek and over the couple of years she had it (and it was regularly serviced and kept undercover) it basically fell apart. Bits rotted and bits fell off. She's not the only person I know who's had this happen to them and based on that I would just say do think about it very carefully before considering an Equitrek. Their build standards seem pretty awful.
 
Widgeon said:
This reply isn't addressing what appears to be the root problem, but FWIW a friend had an Equitrek and over the couple of years she had it (and it was regularly serviced and kept undercover) it basically fell apart. Bits rotted and bits fell off. She's not the only person I know who's had this happen to them and based on that I would just say do think about it very carefully before considering an Equitrek. Their build standards seem pretty awful.
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Thank you this is what I was pretty much asking.
I'll probably just stick with my ifor at the moment.
 
I have an EquiTrek and I'm really happy with it - not all EquiTreks are bad build quality! All of my herd travel really well in it and I find it lovely to tow.

However, back to the OP's question - I let a friend borrow it once to try out her scrabbling horse, and she still scrabbled in it. So, no use to her unfortunately!

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Again, I'd be ruling out pain first of all, then checking tyre pressures etc. One of mine will scramble on the right, particularly around left hand bends, but is fine on the left. He has coffin joint arthritis and this was the first sign. If yours is getting progressively worse at travelling, I'd suspect something physical. Even though I keep a close eye on tyres, the other tells me when the tyre pressures aren't to his liking. Having said that, the scrambler is much better on my friend's rear facing Equitrek (front facing one is the same as the Ifor) but seeing as I can solve it by putting him on the left I wouldn't rush out to buy an Equitrek knowing their reputation for poor build quality and customer service.
 
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