Trailers

[Oberon]

I am a fan of 7.5 ton horseboxes. There is nothing so fun as bearing down on other motorists in a lorry . Plus the feeling that the horse is securely 'locked up' in a box.
Alas, my family are also fans of eating so a lorry is becomming less practicable. An option is to downgrade to a 3.5t and that is still in mind.
However I recently aquired a 4.5litre Range Rover as a 'weekend' car so am thinking about a trailer. I have never towed one myself.

The Tank is a 16.1hh middleweight, he isn't a bad traveller but he can fidget and he is very powerful.
1)How stable are trailers for larger horses?
2)The least stressful way I found to travel The Tank is loose in my lorry (obviously not safe in a trailer) so would it be possible to cross-tye in the middle with no partition?
3) Is a single trailer more likely to tip over than a double?

 

[perfect11s]

Id think you would find a 4.6 range rover much more expensive to run and fix than a 7.5 ton you will be lucky if you see low teens mpg solo running about.. and towing ouch

but it will tow and yes a decent trailer should be stable even for bigger horses, the best bet would be to borrow or hire a trailer and try your horse see how it goes, not sure if a single trailer is more likely to tip over, my guess is it may be more stable than a two horse with one in it .. oh and cross tying wouldent stop him moving around back end anyway so perhaps not a great idea..

 

[Nickijem]

I tow my Ifor Williams 510 with my lovely Disco and I have never had any problems with stability with my 17.1hh horsey. It doesn't seem to make a great deal of difference whether I tow one or two horses.
However, I would have thought that a 4.6 Range Rover would be quite a thirsty machinr!

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

I have a 7.5 ton lorry now because our herd grew but prior to that I had a Bateson Deauville & my horse/horses travelled fine in it.
The Bateson tows very well, its floor is actually lower than Ifor etc so it has a lower centre of gravity thus is extremely stable. I have a 16h1" Hann x TB & a 16h2" Selle Francais.
You can remove the centre partition & cross tie, although I've never done it a friend does this regularly with a 17h ID.
As to the stability of a single over a double, cannot really comment but the wheelbase is obviously wider than on a single so a single may be less stable? Doubles are easier to get hold off, easier to sell & the extra room in them is always useful.