barneyhunter
Well-Known Member
My horse has now been diagnosed as having damaged his sacroiliac joint and ligaments so won't be competing (or coming out of the stable) for several months and I tend to do less during the winter anyway. I have a 7.5t lorry which is lush and everything I always wanted (shame I didn't have it a couple of years ago when eventing), the horses travel in it very well.
However, I have run out of reasons to keep a lorry parked on the drive for probably a minimum of 6 months with maybe the odd trip to the vets in the mean time. I just seem to be spending all the time on it, just had new battery, front tyres and now due for plating (although our lorry man was out to check it today and said it will sail through).
As my horse has never been in a lorry and I do want a small area where I can get changed (and not covered in hay at the same time) so I was thinking of changing lorry to a Space Trekka and Shogun. This would mean that the trailer/car combination could cope with other halfs horse too if necessary. OH could use it over winter for hunting (lorry was banned from such events unless I checked the parking first).
Has anyone towed with a Shogun (SWB prob) and any experience of the Show trekka? Or should I keep the lorry and hope horse gets better (although I could do with saving the money and if I sell and buy car/trailer I would still have quite alot left over).
Or will I always be frustrated without a lorry. Don't want to spend the extra for the Star Trekka and the tow car needed would be more too.
Thank you
However, I have run out of reasons to keep a lorry parked on the drive for probably a minimum of 6 months with maybe the odd trip to the vets in the mean time. I just seem to be spending all the time on it, just had new battery, front tyres and now due for plating (although our lorry man was out to check it today and said it will sail through).
As my horse has never been in a lorry and I do want a small area where I can get changed (and not covered in hay at the same time) so I was thinking of changing lorry to a Space Trekka and Shogun. This would mean that the trailer/car combination could cope with other halfs horse too if necessary. OH could use it over winter for hunting (lorry was banned from such events unless I checked the parking first).
Has anyone towed with a Shogun (SWB prob) and any experience of the Show trekka? Or should I keep the lorry and hope horse gets better (although I could do with saving the money and if I sell and buy car/trailer I would still have quite alot left over).
Or will I always be frustrated without a lorry. Don't want to spend the extra for the Star Trekka and the tow car needed would be more too.
Thank you