Category: Horseboxes
Beating the Spring Rush! As the autumn leaves begin to fall and the days grow shorter, many horse owners find themselves busy with other priorities and not really thinking much about their horse transport requirements for the next year. As a result, horsebox repairs and sales tend to decrease in…
Horsebox payloads and axle loading explained STOP PRESS April 2024: Kevin Parker has now updated the information and added diagrams. Please go to Horsebox Payloads for the full story Payload can be a daunting subject for horsey customers, especially if they are new to horsebox ownership. It is a subject…
Horsebox ventilation and the problems caused to your horses by prolonged exposure to high temperatures To pre-empt the forecast for much warmer weather I have added some information on designing horseboxes to cope with heat and a few pointers for horsebox ventilation in hot weather. Designing primarily around horse safety…
Horsebox Owners & Users are you overloaded? This guide has been produced by VBRA Commercial With the changes in licences in 1996 that limited new drivers to 3500kg maximum there was a greater need for lightweight horseboxes. These horseboxes have little margin for carrying additional equipment that you may require…
Horsebox Flooring a VBRA Best Practice Guide Horsebox flooring has been is an area of concern for both Horsebox manufacturers, converters, horse transport companies and horse owners who have their own lorry or trailer. We have put together some solutions as a best practice guide. Problems seem to stem from…
Horsebox cassette toilets This is a little talked about subject and applies to all fixed and portable cassette toilets, hopefully it is one you may find enlightening. Nowadays many horseboxes have integrated cassette toilets in their washrooms or on some smaller ones, portable toilets hidden in lockers. They will have…
Buying a new or used horsebox has become a relatively simple endeavour. Unfortunately, choosing the wrong one is just as simple Buying the nearest fit can have implications that will stretch you to breaking point many times in the following year. There are few things worse than living with a…