Three Counties Horseboxes

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Maia

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Has anyone used them or had any experiences with them? I'm looking to invest in a 3.5T box over the summer for my 1 16.1hh tb (600kg) but have quite a tight budget having just graduation with a hefty student loan! (Hence waiting until the summer). They seem to be reasonably priced and offer a payload of around 1300kg which even with tack, water, haynets, horse and me I shouldn't exceed - if I was taking anymore then OH would bring it in the car).

Does anyone else have any other suggestions? Not fussed on make/colour/mileage etc as long as it is comfortable for the horse, reliable, not too high maintence and doesn't guzzle fuel too excessively and it must have power steering! Lol!
 
Personally i wouldnt look at them for the size horse you have. Their tail to breast bar length isnt very long and generally i think for over a 16hh id def go for a coachbuilt... especially as its not just the standing in it but having to load, you dont want to have to shoehorn them in! Have a look at www.freewebs.com/traveltwo they have nice 2nd hand coachbuilt 3.5 tonners for reasonable prices! Plus Polly is super helpful. I have also been told (not sure if it is true) that these 'vans' arnt actually 100% legal as they have not been built for the purpose of transporting livestock although im not sure about this (pls dont jump down my throat people). Hope this helps.

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My friend has one of those from Three Counties (it's the maroon Hi-top one on their website). I posted about it yesterday actually but I can't find the post now.

She travels her very large 17.1hh TB (National Hunt bred so very substantial - he's on the website too!) everywhere in it. We also traveled him and one of my arabs at the same time without being overweight. You'll be totally fine with the payload - in fact these vans can carry more weight than the coach built ones as they're lighter. I can certainly vouch for the excellent build quality of 3 Counties boxes and having traveled in it I know the ride for horses and humans is excellent - much better than in my 7.5t wagon.
 
Ha ha you're a mate of DebG I expect! Have shared a few curries with her and OH before they defected North. She was well pleased with her box and her OH is a HGV driver so he wouldn't have her in anything not quite right.
 
Yep you're right! We met through doing endurance rides and have become firm friends
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I don't know 3 counties, but I have a Renault Master conversion from Northern horseboxes and I have a heavy hunter mare a tad under 16.3hh. She certainly isn't "shoe horned in". Admittedly length wise it is the limit, height is not a problem and she travels happier in it than in a large traditional wagon!
 
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