Whilst on ebay...
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sleepsy_mouse spotted a surprisingly cheap, if old and battered horsebox. The sellers were very frank about it's failings and suggested anyone interested should come and see it before the auction ended- they could do any day but Saturday as they were going off to Guildford that day for a show. Guildford being about ten miles from us we figured it might be worth a look.
When someone says they are bringing their horses to a show, you don't necessarily expect them to be doing this with them:
Or this:
Or this:
Let alone climbing right around ( as in down the side, under the belly and back up the other side ) an Andalusian stallion at flat-out gallop.
All of this to a classic rock soundtrack. Basically you are looking atsleepsy_mouse's dream show.
Turns out our sellers were members of the Rocking Horse Productions display team.
The outcome being that we got to watch some genuinely outstanding stunt riding, then check out an old but solid horsebox that they picked up as a stopgap and has been taking them round the country to shows and filming gigs for the last year.
That was last weekend. Today I have just driven said lorry back here from Yeovil. It's noisy, the steering is an object reminder of exactly power-steering was invented, the gearbox is like stirring porridge, the fuel guage moves in time with the indicators and the whole thing is just a little nervewracking, but it got us home and it's a horsebox and we could afford it. That adds up to a small to medium sized miracle and removes one of the biggest problems we have had with our horses over the last few years. No more having to phone around desperately looking for transport or having to do everything to someone else's timescale. No more feeling anxious if the pony looks like taking a few minutes to load. It won't be cheap to run and I'm sure there will be plenty of other things to worry about ( I find driving horses around pretty stressful at the best of times ) but we have our own box and that is pretty much awesome.
sleepsy_mouse spotted a surprisingly cheap, if old and battered horsebox. The sellers were very frank about it's failings and suggested anyone interested should come and see it before the auction ended- they could do any day but Saturday as they were going off to Guildford that day for a show. Guildford being about ten miles from us we figured it might be worth a look.When someone says they are bringing their horses to a show, you don't necessarily expect them to be doing this with them:
Or this:
Or this:
Let alone climbing right around ( as in down the side, under the belly and back up the other side ) an Andalusian stallion at flat-out gallop.
All of this to a classic rock soundtrack. Basically you are looking at
sleepsy_mouse's dream show.Turns out our sellers were members of the Rocking Horse Productions display team.
The outcome being that we got to watch some genuinely outstanding stunt riding, then check out an old but solid horsebox that they picked up as a stopgap and has been taking them round the country to shows and filming gigs for the last year.
That was last weekend. Today I have just driven said lorry back here from Yeovil. It's noisy, the steering is an object reminder of exactly power-steering was invented, the gearbox is like stirring porridge, the fuel guage moves in time with the indicators and the whole thing is just a little nervewracking, but it got us home and it's a horsebox and we could afford it. That adds up to a small to medium sized miracle and removes one of the biggest problems we have had with our horses over the last few years. No more having to phone around desperately looking for transport or having to do everything to someone else's timescale. No more feeling anxious if the pony looks like taking a few minutes to load. It won't be cheap to run and I'm sure there will be plenty of other things to worry about ( I find driving horses around pretty stressful at the best of times ) but we have our own box and that is pretty much awesome.
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Date: 23 May 2008 05:15 (UTC)And, HUZZAH and VIVAT the new horsebox/lorry! I remember not having one of my own for at least 8 years: how we never left the ranch to ride for pleasure elsewhere; how trips to the vet were nerve wrecking because we either had to find a place to rent a trailer, or beg a friend to drive us; and how all of our lives improved immeasurably when we got our first trailer. It was more than 20 years old, a bumper pull, two horse, straight load, extra tall, looked like a piece of shit, sturdiest thing you ever did see. Ah, freedom, sweet freedom! Trail rides, camp outs, trips to renaissance faires and to parks... I bought it for $900 USD, used and abused it for 4 years, and resold it for $450 USD. Can't beat that with a stick...
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Date: 23 May 2008 22:38 (UTC)It's just going to make life so much easier...
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Date: 23 May 2008 22:58 (UTC)