think im looking for rocking horse S%!&E

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we have been looking for a horsebox for a while now & just cant seem to find what we want/need without going for a newbuild (out of price range)

so does the following exist? & if so where? cos i cant find them.

3.5tonne box with living/grooms area (this must be at the front) & needs to be one unit so not one where the cab & horsebox are seperates as will be getting access cut through (if not already done)
age unimportant but must be in good safe condition as will be carrying all my babies (equine, canine & human)
 
I did actually enquire about that one but the vendor has no idea of the unladen weight so I dont know if ok for even one pony!
 
I can't see how you're going to manage that. If you have walking access from the cab then you are cutting yourself down to two seats and the "walking" bit will be rather tenuous due to gear lever. There isn't sufficient space / payload in a 3.5 tonner to do much fancy with safe seats for children or put in much of a bulkhead between them and the horses.

SO I reckon you are right - you're looking for rocking horse shite!
 
there are several on the market but at twenty five thousand plus its out of our price range.
the bench seat will be taken out & a single passenger seat put in (same style as motor homes) & then proper seats into the grooms/living space. the standard living space is more than enough to fit seats in & will still have room behind to put in a solid bulkhead.
the work is gonig to be done by my brother in law who does it for a living.
i dont need or do living areas (always seemed pointless to me) so can loose quite a bit back to the horses.
also given that i will only ever be travelling one at a time & biggest is a small lightweight cob (13hh)
 
jemima_too said:
Fair enough - but if your brother in law is doing the work why are you looking to buy one?:confused:
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we need the box to do the work on? start with the basics as discribed & he is gonig to do the alteraions we need, but cant do anything untill we get the blank canvas but finding the basic box that isnt a split unit is really dificult & the ones that are single unit seem to lack the grooms space.

why cant i win the lottery? dont even want a jackpot just enough to get us on the road would be nice :)

thank you for your help & idea though i did like it too (shame its a twin unit :( )
 
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