Sophstar
Well-Known Member
Bit long but need some advice and guidance on thoughts of selling my beloved little horsebox for a trailer...
I bought a lovely little lvw 3.5 tonne box last year and used it every week up till November to take out my cob hacking and little oldie to local shows in hand. My cob went lame in November and was diagnosed with arthritis in his hind legs and has had the entire winter off from his usual hard work with gentle walks to keep his joints moving. The box has been SORN and I havent had the MOT done (ran out end of Jan) as I didn't see the point of spending the money for it to sit on the yard. My cob has come sound and is being managed/supplemented for his joints and I would love to get him back out hacking even if it just continues to be a summer of gentle walking. My dilemma comes in that my cob can be an argumentative loader and is not the most balanced of horses to travel with. We cracked the loading last year with endless hours spent walking on and off the box to the point he walked up by himself and my cheeky welsh will happily jump into it if he knows he's going out. I have considered a trailer may be a better option as it's lower and will offer a more stable ride, as I worry about any arguments I may have with cob trying to shoot backwards down a typical steep transit ramp and the more 'swing' a transit gives on a journey with a clumsy cob. Plus, I'm fed up of looking at the box just sat on the yard having not been used for so long and it obviously will cost more to use again with the uncertainty of the amount it will be used through the summer.
I could probably get around £3k for box as it had a brand new floor fitted and runs like a dream but I have no idea how much B+E training and test, a decent trailer (to also carry a friends 16hh youngster) and a suitable car for towing would cost. I currently have a 3 door rav 4 that I would happily sell for additional money.
Any car/trailer experts around? Trailers and the towing rules are another language to me so any advice or thoughts would be much appreciated
I bought a lovely little lvw 3.5 tonne box last year and used it every week up till November to take out my cob hacking and little oldie to local shows in hand. My cob went lame in November and was diagnosed with arthritis in his hind legs and has had the entire winter off from his usual hard work with gentle walks to keep his joints moving. The box has been SORN and I havent had the MOT done (ran out end of Jan) as I didn't see the point of spending the money for it to sit on the yard. My cob has come sound and is being managed/supplemented for his joints and I would love to get him back out hacking even if it just continues to be a summer of gentle walking. My dilemma comes in that my cob can be an argumentative loader and is not the most balanced of horses to travel with. We cracked the loading last year with endless hours spent walking on and off the box to the point he walked up by himself and my cheeky welsh will happily jump into it if he knows he's going out. I have considered a trailer may be a better option as it's lower and will offer a more stable ride, as I worry about any arguments I may have with cob trying to shoot backwards down a typical steep transit ramp and the more 'swing' a transit gives on a journey with a clumsy cob. Plus, I'm fed up of looking at the box just sat on the yard having not been used for so long and it obviously will cost more to use again with the uncertainty of the amount it will be used through the summer.
I could probably get around £3k for box as it had a brand new floor fitted and runs like a dream but I have no idea how much B+E training and test, a decent trailer (to also carry a friends 16hh youngster) and a suitable car for towing would cost. I currently have a 3 door rav 4 that I would happily sell for additional money.
Any car/trailer experts around? Trailers and the towing rules are another language to me so any advice or thoughts would be much appreciated
