Transporting the larger horse

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I'm hopefully purchasing a horse if he passes his vetting tomorrow! But he's built like a tank! So thinking forward to transport is there any tips that may be useful for transporting him? I'd guess he's around 800kg (although i might be being generous) 16.1hh comtois and very wide! I have little experience transporting horses but i was thinking if i were to use a 3.5t box or a trailer, would it be better to take out the partition? Or would i be better with a larger lorry (7.5t)? All the weight limits confuse me if I'm honest but i will be using a transporter and I'll ask his current owner re their reccomendations for travelling him but just wanted to get a feel of travelling with a larger horse! Any help/tips appreciated!
 
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I have friends who have a Breton draught horse, they transport him in a standard trailer without partition. I always carry single horses without partition anyway, no matter their size.
 
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3.5t lorries usually have a payload of around, or up to, 1t. That means that if you load the horse, fuel, some hay and water you'll be lucky if you have enough weight allowance left for a driver, nevermind a friend.

A trailer without a partition is usually the easiest if you have a good tow car that can take the weight. If you haven't already got a tow car then it's cheaper to get a little lorry.

I'm looking for a nice little 5t or 6t lorry with a side ramp (don't want to have to try to turn around inside the lorry). I had to do my C1 licence but it wasn't difficult and I'm glad I did it, I learnt a lot.
 
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I have clydesdales and have found they are happiest in a trailer with partition out.
As O&L says, very few 3.5t have enough payload to safely transport a big horse (although I have seen many squished in). Larger wagons are an option but look at the interior dimensions carefully and check payload too!
 
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hoir14 said:
I'm hopefully purchasing a horse if he passes his vetting tomorrow! But he's built like a tank! So thinking forward to transport is there any tips that may be useful for transporting him? I'd guess he's around 800kg (although i might be being generous) 16.1hh comtois and very wide! I have little experience transporting horses but i was thinking if i were to use a 3.5t box or a trailer, would it be better to take out the partition? Or would i be better with a larger lorry (7.5t)? All the weight limits confuse me if I'm honest but i will be using a transporter and I'll ask his current owner re their reccomendations for travelling him but just wanted to get a feel of travelling with a larger horse! Any help/tips appreciated!
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When we brought my Westphalian Kaltblut home, it was in a trailer with the partition taken out. That worked well, she chose to stand diagonally.
I am very envious of your purchase, mine was a fabulous horse.
 
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