Travelling a horse and a mini in a trailer - how?

[Sooty]

Can anyone please tell me if there is any way of travelling a horse (around the 16.3hh mark) and a miniature Shetland in an Ifor Williams 510? Together, at the same time. I have wracked my brains and cannot come up with a solution.

 

[Skippydo]

OMG I thought you meant a horse and a mini, as in car!!!!!!

I would get in touch with your local Ifor dealer, ours are brilliant, they could put slots in for the breast bar further down for the little fellow.

 

[MrMeldrew]

Assuming its partitioned then put horse on the right and mini on the left with straw/hay bales below the bar to stop mini going under and a couple behind to if necessary

 

[Sooty]

That is not a bad idea - will do that, thanks!

 

[Sooty]

I thought about bales, but can't think how to keep them in place.

 

[Katie__Connie]

^^Good idea.... aww thats gonna look soooo cute!! Little and large... hehe

 

[lizziebell]

Be carefull. Problem with IFW is that the central partition is not solid all the way down, and mini may try and crawl under the rubber bit and get jammed.

 

[Sooty]

Eek! Hadn't thought of that.

 

[JessPickle]

Put the mini in the car, horse in the trailer

I am so helpful

 

[MrMeldrew]

Could you maybe travel him in the front space in front of the breastbar?
Or use some old carpet over the breastbar. Should be stiff enough to stop him pushing through and going under and you could perhaps tie it on using baler twine.

 

[Aoibhin]

bales (or anything not fixed down) are not a great option in the unforunate event that you have to brake suddenly or are involved in an accident they will move around and become a danger to both in the box.
whilst they can manage to keep their feet with sudden braking then being hit by a moving object (bale ect..) would knock them off feet or cause panic.

 

[Alibear]

For the yard minis YP's firend made up a sort of travelling crate that secures to the partitions.
No anyone handy who might be able to help?

 

[little_flea]

I am enjoying this thread. I WANT A TINY PONY!

 

[Sooty]

Yes, we thought of that, but that defeats the object of company in the trailer *rolls eyes*

 

[Sooty]

Travelling in front of the breastbar may not be ideal, but could look into it. Can't quite see the carpet idea, but thanks!

 

[Sooty]

That's an idea! Presumably one that fits into brackets, rather than the ones you can push over if you lean hard enough on them.

 

[Sooty]

Good point, and my thoughts too.

 

[Sooty]

No sadly - shame you are so far away!

 

[Sooty]

You can have mine...

 

[legaldancer]

We had to do this recently & we suspended the breast bar to the shetland's height with baler twine, but it could swing, so not that safe.

I think your IW dealer can put some extra brackets in at the correct height on the partition & the side wall so that you can fit the breast bar at the correct height. I'd do it if I had to travel them together regularly, but I was just giving someone a lift.

 

[Ashgrove]

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Assuming its partitioned then put horse on the right and mini on the left with straw/hay bales below the bar to stop mini going under and a couple behind to if necessary

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That's how I travel my 40" Shetland, I put another bale behind him too