yes, you should thank your god that you live in the "land of the easily offended" where you are not accountable for your knowledge or proof of skills involved in "trailering". 

it would sure be a shame if we all had to take a written/driving test with our trailers.  how many do you think would pass?

Hey Reg, thanks for the info.  I saw one of the "horsebox" vehicles in KY several years ago.  Thought the ramp was quite steep and wondered about the center of gravity on such a tall vehicle.  The vehicle didn't appeal to me, but then I admit to liking the Dodge dually and Cummins.  Still think it would be cool to have a BIG truck.

So, RollinPonies, what is your take on the horsebox question?  And, does Blue Moon offer a horsebox option?

Try to buy the big trailer, first show the sales person your papers for the truck you'll be pulling it with, continue if OK, if not fergettit.
There's no, "I'm buying a bigger truck next year, but the 1/2 ton will have to do for the rest of this season."

Thats a good system.

"So, RollinPonies, what is your take on the horsebox question?  And, does Blue Moon offer a horsebox option?"  -Rose

Rose,

I don't know whether or not Blue Moon makes horseboxes. You know, they are just a small non-profit family run company so they really can't make the best products if they spread themselves too thin. 

The Irish Draft Pony Conference is in Chugwater Wyoming in February or March.  I'm planning on being a part of it again in 2007. Blue Moon always participates in the vendor fair at the Irish Draft Pony Conference. That's still a ways off but I'll let you know if I hear anything before then.

Roll on

Hi Guys,  forced to pull tiny trailers? well yes sort of, domestic cars and trucks are allowed to pull trailers up to 91" wide  comercial trucks can pull 101" wide,   over here in the UK   small car/suv/truck can pull a trailer with 2 big  horses in line and just stay under width ,to have a bigger trailer is  harder, over 3.5 ton is under comercial laws has to be registered and tested yearly and be euro type aproved which requires air brakes with ABS  ( europe does not recconise north american standards so  your trailers would need re enginering) also you need a bigger truck than 3.5 ton gvw and we can only get a american truck  registered if the gvm is less than 3.5 tons!!    

So thats why we have small trailers...or a  horsebox/ lorry if you need LQs and/or to carry more than 2 horses ( can drive up to 7.5 tons on a normal licence) the bigger rigs need a CDL..

HW,

Glad you feel vindicated.  The point of all of this is that these trailers are a viable choice for those that choose a smaller trailer that can be pulled by a vehicle smaller than a 3/4 truck. It has nothing to do with global politics, world history, where any of us choose to live  . . . it is just another valid alternative for people that need to move horses, that's all.  

Just tooo funny . . . this link will take you to a UK board where the writers/riders are discussing pros/cons of different brands/models horse trailers, just like this site but with a Brittish twist.   There are some strong opinions about the diffent brands. Keep in mind all of the trailers they are debating are of the European style. There is even a comment/question of the availability of a backward facing model. Oh, how similar horsepeople are around the world!

http://www.saddle-up.org.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=36949

Roll on

I always enjoy reading the comments from around the globe, we all have our own regulations to deal with in one way or another.

The web-site that rollin mentioned was another interesting venture into a different set of rules. I have been fortunate enough to have sold trailers to customers in several different countries, including Canada, Japan, & Austrai

lia. If you want to visit another very interesting web-site, check out www.horsedeals.com, this is a nice site with a lot of info from our friends  " down under", look under the transportation heading, you will see all kinds of things !!