WHAT takes your horse from A to B

Moonshine Zeus · 05-26-2006, 07:14 PM

Oh CAV you have a easy travller! Do you find it good! They are highly rated over here!
Also its atrue can they gaureentee the horse wont scramble?

freedom32 · 05-26-2006, 07:16 PM

Here in the States (where I am anyway) it is totally differant, you rarely see horse trucks like you have there here at all. They are very nice tho!

Cavalier · 05-26-2006, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonshine Zeus

Oh CAV you have a easy travller! Do you find it good! They are highly rated over here!
Also its atrue can they gaureentee the horse wont scramble?

I LOVE it! They are really popular here too, but quite expensive.

We bought it because one of my horses is a REALLY bad scrambler...doesn't matter what float he was in, or how slow we drove, he would scramble and go down in the float.

Even he doesn't scramble in this float!

The company advertises that if your horse scrambles, they'll give you your money back. At a comp once, I saw scrape marks up the side of a JR float and was shocked...but when I saw the lady drive away, I knew why the poor horse had been scrambling...no horse can NOT scramble with a driver like that!

Great to tow as well, you forget you have the float on sometimes!

Noiser to ride in than I would've expected...but thats the only thing I can fault about it. I honestly don't think i'll ever get another brand of float again...and I won't allow my horses to ride in any other float, I trust this one too much...so if we are car pooling with someone, I always use my own float.

Chester · 05-26-2006, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Cavalier

I LOVE it! They are really popular here too, but quite expensive.

Great to tow as well, you forget you have the float on sometimes!

Hmm, wonder if I will be able to pick up a second hand one at a reasonable kind of price.

Here is my baby. Open top, 20+ years old, home made one that I managed to pay next to nothing for. It does the job and we put a tarp over it to camp in at the shows. And I managed to reverse it into that space when it was full of hay I didn,t want getting wet. So proud of myself.

Cavalier · 05-26-2006, 07:40 PM

Chester, you HAVE to teach me how to back...i'm hopless

There are occassionally 2nd hand JR's in Horse Deals, but I've never seen one for under $10,000.

Kiwi Pony · 05-26-2006, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonshine Zeus

I find it very intresting that you guys in the US dont have horse trucks EVERYONE has them here, not many people have floats just really the people doing the lower level competitions and some doing higher, about 75% have trucks i would estimate from what i see at my competitions.

MZ that's not true at all! HEAPS of people have floats. It is only those who travel more with several horses, or who want somewhere to stay (in the truck) over night, that invest in trucks.

I dunno what competitions you've been going to but I would estimate it to be the other way around - 75% floats and 25% trucks. The only time you see heaps of trucks, in my experience, is at horse trials, where people travel across the country and/or event several horses. Even at HOY there were many, many floats. Trucks are expensive to buy and expensive to run, so I'm not surprised

lucky_pine · 05-26-2006, 08:18 PM

All I know is that it's 28 feet long, hauls 4 horses, has a tack room AND living quarters (two separate areas) and is a ****** to turn. Talk about wide swings. I think it's an old Sooner? I dunno. I'll check with dad.

Moonshine Zeus · 05-26-2006, 08:23 PM

WELL KP at the competitions i do there always seem to be way more trucks but that is in Auckland, seriosly around here that would be the amount, and actually there not very expensive ours is extremely economical $20 of diesal has lasted a VERY long time apart from pony club comps which there is prob about 50/50 a & p and HT 75% are trucks i would geus!

Kiwi Pony · 05-26-2006, 08:33 PM

Ahh that's true. You do live in Auckland.

Trump Card · 05-26-2006, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Kiwi Pony

MZ that's not true at all! HEAPS of people have floats. It is only those who travel more with several horses, or who want somewhere to stay (in the truck) over night, that invest in trucks.

I dunno what competitions you've been going to but I would estimate it to be the other way around - 75% floats and 25% trucks. The only time you see heaps of trucks, in my experience, is at horse trials, where people travel across the country and/or event several horses. Even at HOY there were many, many floats. Trucks are expensive to buy and expensive to run, so I'm not surprised

that would be the stats here in the shows i go 2 in melbourne

05-26-2006, 07:14 PM	#11
Moonshine Zeus Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 3,314 Images: 78 Blog Entries: 2	Oh CAV you have a easy travller! Do you find it good! They are highly rated over here! Also its atrue can they gaureentee the horse wont scramble? __________________ RIP {Cat} R.I.P {Crunchie} Moonshine Zeus 1980-2008 I love you so much and will never stop loving you. R.I.P my beautiful boy! Craighaven Lynx 15yo crossbreed monster Snickers 1 yo hanovarian mistake

05-26-2006, 07:16 PM	#12
freedom32 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Capital of the Steeler Nation--PITTSBURGH Posts: 8,646 Images: 496 Blog Entries: 147	Here in the States (where I am anyway) it is totally differant, you rarely see horse trucks like you have there here at all. They are very nice tho! __________________ Pittsburgh gals bleed black & gold 'If Detroit is hockey town, then Pittsburgh must be hockey Heaven!'~Paul Steigerwald proud resident of the city of Champiyinz

05-26-2006, 08:23 PM	#18
Moonshine Zeus Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 3,314 Images: 78 Blog Entries: 2	WELL KP at the competitions i do there always seem to be way more trucks but that is in Auckland, seriosly around here that would be the amount, and actually there not very expensive ours is extremely economical $20 of diesal has lasted a VERY long time apart from pony club comps which there is prob about 50/50 a & p and HT 75% are trucks i would geus! __________________ RIP {Cat} R.I.P {Crunchie} Moonshine Zeus 1980-2008 I love you so much and will never stop loving you. R.I.P my beautiful boy! Craighaven Lynx 15yo crossbreed monster Snickers 1 yo hanovarian mistake

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