Horseboxes

Self-drive horsebox hire: everything you need to know

Self-drive horsebox hire is a perfect solution for horse owners who do not want the expense of owning and maintaining their own horsebox, but who are still keen to get their horses out and about. Here we explain how it works…

Horsebox breakdown insurance: why you need to check the small print *H&H Plus*

Is this the most ‘extra’ horsebox you’ve ever seen?

Take a look at this beast...

Warning after spike in horsebox breakdowns *H&H Plus*

Is your lorry or trailer putting your horse at risk? *H&H Plus*

Help! My horse climbs on the tack locker in my horsebox — what should I do?

Jason helps one H&H forum user with a horse who sometimes stands on the tack locker in the horsebox

Mother rescues son, pony and dog from burning horsebox

’What shocked me was that no one stopped to help’

Owner’s call for law change after horse’s leg goes through horsebox floor

‘We’ve always looked after the lorry and had the floor replaced a few months ago’

Carbon monoxide alarm saves pair sleeping in horsebox

’Who knows what would have happened if the alarm hadn’t gone off’

6 horseboxes to suit all budgets and requirements

If you want to travel in style and comfort, take a look at this selection of horseboxes for sale on the Horse & Hound website this week

Looking to buy a second-hand horsebox? Then you need to read this first...

You have decided to buy a second-hand horsebox, but where do you start — and what questions should you ask?

Owners ‘putting horses’ lives at risk’ by failing to check horseboxes

NFU Mutual is urging parents to talk to their children about horsebox safety to help educate the next generation about caring for their horses at all times

Promising eventer killed in £65k horsebox: owner campaigns for change

The owner wants annual checks to be mandatory, as well as checks on buying new-build boxes on older chassis

20 horsebox essentials that you’ll wonder how you ever lived without

Whether you are competing for the day or staying away, we have all the life hacks and useful kit you may not have realised you needed in your horsebox until now

H&H question of the week: how do I train my horse to stand quietly on the horsebox at shows?

Jason Webb helps one H&H forum user with how to train a horse to stand quietly on a horsebox while at a competition

‘I thought ‘this is going to kill me’’ — rider issues warning after being trampled in the back of her horsebox

A rider has issued a warning to fellow horse owners after she was trampled while bandaging in her horsebox

‘Don’t be distracted by a pretty paint job’: warning over dangerous van conversions

‘Anybody can build these ‘horseboxes’ and continue to exploit this market where people don’t need to take another test to drive them’

6 things to consider before travelling in the dark with your horse this winter

If you are going to get out and about with your horse this winter, you are likely to be loading and unloading in the dark. So how can you do this as safely as possible?

Concern after failings by horsebox breakdown assistance

Owners have told H&H of nightmare scenarios, meanwhile the companies have said they are ‘working to improve their service’

8 (very) unusual uses for your horsebox

Horseboxes don’t come cheap, which is why horse owners are getting creative with ways to make the investment worthwhile, discovers Andrea Oakes