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24 Health check Horse Deals’ vet Charlie Pinkham guides you through some of the most common issues found in show jumpers

72 Vetting explained All about five-stage vettings

74 insuring an older horse Find the right policy to protect a horse who’s heading into his teens and beyond

80 Counting the cost of equine insurance Tips on insuring from SEIB

82 Legal advice: selling Legal advice to ensure the sale of your horse goes smoothly

84 Legal advice: buying Help from the experts to safeguard your interests when buying a horse

100 Buying an equestrian property at auction

10 Choosing the right stallion Breeding a performance horse is a highly exciting prospect – here, the experts help guide you through the process

38 Go cross-country in style Expert advice to help you find the right horse for eventing, hunter trials, team chasing or the hunting field – you’ll be tackling fences with confidence in no time!

93 Building an arena Tips and advice on building and maintaining an arena to ensure you get the most from your manège – from how to build one from scratch to the correct care of your surface

23 shirley Light Top breeder Shirley Light gives us the latest news and views from Brendon Stud

30 ‘My best buys’ Show jumper Geoff Billington shares the gear he can’t live without, from John Whitaker clothing to Butet saddles

33 Lucinda Fredericks News from the eventing world from our columnist, as Lucinda keeps her horses on track for the first big event of the year

57 sales Talk With a huge choice of horses, from former racehorses to performance stallions, we meet the team behind Panama Sport Horses UK

67 spencer Wilton Top dressage rider Spencer Wilton shares his advice on buying dressage horses – and the importance of vettings

How to find a bargain when a home comes under the hammer

105 Think big!

Tips to help you make the right choice when buying a horsebox suitable for three or more horses

120 Buying a horsebox Tips to help you buy with confidence, whatever your budget

132 insuring your transport Points to consider when you’re insuring your trailer or horsebox

143 Buying a trailer Make the right choice when buying a new or second-hand trailer

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10 questions you should ask the seller… long have they owned the horse and what 1 How is their reason for sale? is the horse like to catch, clip, load, shoe 2 What and generally handle – and how would they describe his manners?

the horse had any health issues in 3 Has the past, and does he have any exclusions on his current insurance policy?

level of rider is the horse currently 4 What ridden by? he happy to hack out alone and good in traffic 5 Is(many sellers will offer to provide a video of the horse being ridden out in traffic to prove their horse is bombproof)?

would they describe the horse’s energy 6 How levels and personality? you’re buying a horse for a specific discipline, 7 Ifcheck the horse’s competition record with the governing body. This will give you a feel for how consistent he’s been.

is the horse’s current routine like – is he 8 What turned out 24/7 or regularly stabled and ridden or trained every day?

9 How long has the horse been for sale? the owner willing to provide a video of the 10 Ishorse if you can’t easily travel to see him – and

will they be on hand if you do go to visit him so you can see him being ridden, etc?

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INSIDE…

hoosing the right horse transport can be tricky, especially with a limited budget, and the decision between a trailer and a lorry has never been closer.

Trailers tend to come in at a lower price – although you obviously need to buy a towing vehicle if you don’t already have one – and now offer more in terms of storage space and even living accommodation than ever before.

Yet a 3.5 tonne lorry offers more convenience and can be driven by a 17 year–old without taking an additional driving test.

Many horses travel better in a lorry, and tack space or lockers mean that all equipment can be stashed away from the passengers, which is more pleasant in wet or muddy conditions.

However, the latest trailer designs certainly do offeparticular discipline and full height partitions.”

The standard body gives 7ft length in the horse aes points

l How to choose the perfect stallion l Natural covering vs AI: the pros and cons l Stallion grading explained l Insider news and views from top breeder Shirley Light l Essential contacts l Stallion directory www.horsedeals.co.uk

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Choosing the right stallion EXPERT BREEDING ADVICE

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reeding a performance horse is a highly exciting prospect, with the goal of taking the best qualities of your competition mare and matching her with a really good stallion to produce a talented youngster. Here, Jane Carley talks to some of the best known names in the breeding world to help guide you through the process

“It’s a good idea to take a ‘business plan’ approach to breeding, whatever your intention for the foal,” suggests the British Equestrian Federation’s Jan Rogers. “Are you breeding for sale? If so you need to consider where the demand lies and aim to breed the type of youngster that has the best chance of selling.

“If you’re breeding a youngster for yourself, consider who is going to ride it, as the progeny of some stallions can have characteristics that make them very much a ‘professional’s horse’. Be realistic about your own ability and your goals.”

Jane Nixon, Director of Equine Development at the British Equestrian Federation, comments that breeders should also take an objective

look at their mare. “Breeding is expensive, so aim to breed the best,” she says. “The mare is highly influential from a genetic and developmental point of view, so consider if your mare is really suitable. Does she have the right conformation for the discipline that you are aiming to breed for? Does she have the performance record to justify breeding from her, and is she sound? Many people send mares to stud because they are no longer able to work, but if this is due to lameness you may be better choosing a different mare, even if you have to buy one.”

The importance of avoiding conformational defects can’t be overstated, Jane suggests, given that the sport horse is expected to have a long career, and often does not reach peak performance until the age of 10. “Research has shown that horses with poor conformation are sub-clinically lame by the age of eight with a resulting loss of performance, and clinically lame by 10, needing expensive management,” she explains. “Pain affects temperament and limits performance.”

Jane adds that it is also worth checking that the mare has a regular oestrus cycle and can actually get in foal. She should also be disease-free, tested via genital swabs, and her genital structures themselves fit to allow breeding and deliver a foal. Using a vet experienced in breeding is essential.

Some studbooks will grade mares, and this can be a worthwhile process to verify the mare’s quality – and thus boost the value of the foal – suggests Jane, although mares are not currently vetted at grading.

Left: Weston Warmbloods’ Zip Phin comes from an impressive line of proven show jumping stock

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The perfect match

Finding the right stallion is the next step, and here Jan emphasises that it is also important to be objective when choosing a sire. “There is plenty of information available about stallions, but check facts and performance data, rather than relying on marketing,” she says. “Some information on free-to-use databases can be ‘user entered’ so it is always worth crosschecking with the relevant discipline.”

Competition results for stallions and their progeny can be found on the databases of British Eventing and British Showjumping, and horse performance records are searchable at British Dressage. The British Breeding/BEF Futurity evaluation scheme results offer a host of information about potential sport horses, which have been assessed under the scheme, and stallion rankings from Tel: 01733 468000

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Legrande is the only registered dilute (buckskin, palomino, cremello or perlino) warmblood stallion resident in the UK with BS winnings and BD points

There’s plenTy of informaTion available abouT sTallions, buT check performance daTa Jan Rogers, BEF the evaluations can be viewed online.

British Breeder, the journal of British Bred Sport Horse also contains reports on the Futurity, gradings and other events, while the annual Competition Stallions guide showcases graded and approved stallions.

Individual studbooks also offer information about their licensed stallions, including progeny details, which is all in the public www.HorseDeals.co.uk

The breeder’s view

Top breeder and Horse Deals columnist Shirley Light of the Brendon Stud, who also organises the Stallion Showcase GB (SSGB) – from 2-3 February at Addington Manor EC, Bucks – advises mare owners to look for talent, type and temperament in a stallion. “Ask yourself what you need to improve on the mare, then make sure these are strong and positive points in the stallion,” she says. She also suggests that breeders should try and meet the stallion and its owner in the flesh, either at home, in Shirley Light competition or at SSGB, and of there are any progeny to try and see them or see some pictures. “I think temperament is vital, a superstar is great but not much good if he’s too razor sharp or has no rideability.”

The SSGB is a great place to see a variety of stallions on one weekend, Shirley points out. “We aim to make the weekend entertaining and educational. Meet the stallions up close in their stables and see them strut their stuff, meet the owners and other likeminded breeders. There are trade stands offering a mine of information and you can also enjoy the loose jumping competition and other demonstrations of interest to breeders.”

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“Find out why he is not competing. It can be challenging to manage a stallion’s competitive career alongside breeding, which is why a covering to some top sires is only available as frozen semen. Some stallions are dedicated to breeding for their ‘genetic merit’ rather than their own competition success, and many have attained competition success and are now retired.”

Making the grade Broadstone Landmark was graded with the British Warmblood Society (BWBS) as a five-year-old and was champion BWBS stallion

domain and can offer valuable guidance.

Young stallions may not have any progeny data, but studying bloodlines can provide a lot of information including performance records for the stallion’s siblings. While the stallion’s own performance may be what brings him to the attention of many aspiring breeders, it isn’t guaranteed that he will pass his ability onto his progeny, although there is a good chance if he is from proven bloodlines.

“Similarly a stallion without a current competition record should not be ruled out if his pedigree indicates potential and if his close relations have attained competition success. Owners and agents should be able to answer your questions about why stallions do or don’t compete, so do ask them for all the information that you need to make an informed decision,” says Jan.

Natural service or AI?

We list the pros and cons of natural service versus artificial insemination: l Natural service has the highest rate of success, but also carries the highest risk of injury to the mare and stallion. Very few sport horse studs offer live cover. l AI is not accepted by Thoroughbred studbooks, so live cover is the only option. l Chilled semen must be inseminated in the mare within 36 hours of production. l Arranging timings for the courier delivering semen and the vet for insemination can be tricky for the one-mare owner but is routine at studs. l Frozen semen may be the only option if the stallion is overseas or is competing and can be very successful, but Jane Nixon suggests that it is not ideal for maiden mares. “If importing semen from overseas, it is important to ensure that the stallion has been properly tested for disease, that the semen is free of disease and that it is accompanied by the original paperwork, so this is an area where mare owners really must do their homework,” she says.

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Stallion grading is an approvals process that gives breeders a very clear direction as to a stallion’s breeding fitness. Expert judges assess horses at the walk, trot and canter and over fences (loose or under saddle) and they are vetted and in most cases x-rayed.

“Grading data includes comments on conformation which can be useful when looking to improve any shortcomings in the mare,” comments Jan. “Some studbooks provide a stallion’s measure for each conformational feature against the studbook ideal, which gives mare owners the opportunity to choose characteristics which can complement those of their mare.”

On the Continent where the horse is considered as an agricultural animal and breeding is in some cases subsidised by the government, stallions undergo performance testing before being licensed, usually as three-year-olds. In the UK, stallion licensing is not mandatory and breeders should be aware of the approval status of any stallion before making their decision.

Natural service has the highest rate of success, but also carries the highest risk of injury

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l It’s a good idea to take a ‘business

plan’ approach to breeding, whatever your intention for the foal. Are you breeding for sale?

If so, you need to consider where the demand lies and aim to breed the type of youngster that has the best chance of selling.

l The mare is highly influential from

a genetic and developmental point of view – so consider if your mare is really suitable.

l Check any facts and performance

data given on stallions – it is always worth cross-checking with the relevant discipline.

l Any grading data on a stallion will

include comments on conformation, which can be useful when looking to improve any shortcomings in the mare.

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ask abouT TemperamenT as well as performance Jane Nixon, BEF Performance tests assess trainability and temperament, rideability, behaviour in the stable, ability to convert food effectively, and freedom from lameness in hand and under saddle.

Procedures vary according to the studbook, but in general stallions are trained and assessed over a period of up to 100 days by independent riders from the breed society.

They are also independently vetted.

Data does not, however, pinpoint whether the stallion will be suitable for your specific needs, and where possible it is a good idea to study a stallion’s progeny to see if they would meet your requirements. “Talk to other breeders, and ask about temperament as well as performance to see if this stallion could potentially produce your ideal youngster,” comments Jane.

“Gradings are usually open to the public and are a useful source of information,” she adds.

“There are also a number of stallion showcases and parades where you can see stallions in action, and even go to the stables www.HorseDeals.co.uk

to meet them, so you can get an idea of their temperament and talk to the people that look after them.”

Jan agrees: “Stallion showcases are a great opportunity to see a number of horses in one place and save the expense of visiting several studs. Go with a shortlist in mind and aim to narrow it down.”

Home or stud?

Think about whether you have the facilities to breed at home, suggests Jane. “The mare will need regular scanning which needs at least two people to assist the vet and somewhere suitable for the examination.”

At stud, vet visits and covering/insemination are part of the daily routine, with staff experienced in the procedures and could

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actually work out cheaper as vet costs are shared between all of the mare owners.

“Sending the mare to a well-recognised, high class stud is the best way to get her in foal, and unless you are very experienced the safest way to foal, too,” comments Jane.

Safety is vital for a very young foal – paddocks must be secure with ditches, uneven ground and possibly even public footpaths fenced off, and the mare and foal must be able to come in during bad weather, she points out. Foals also need to be checked several times a day, so if you work full time you will need to arrange cover. Veterinary cover must also be arranged as the vet will need to see the foal within 24 hours of its birth, even if the delivery has been straightforward. HD

Useful contacts

l Sport Horse Breeding GB lists all progeny with performance records where available at http://www.sporthorsegb.co.uk/stallions.aspx l www.hanoverian-gb.org.uk has details about registration, licensing and performance testing of stallions; plus a list of stallions in the UK l www.bwbs.co.uk – lists graded stallions, with details on grading and registration l www.trakehnersuk.com – lists graded stallions with bloodlines and performance data, and details of performance testing l www.kwpn.org – international breeding and sports horse news, plus stallion information including the selection process l Stallion guide – www.competition-stallions.com l www.britishbreeding.org for details about the BEF/British Breeding Futurity

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Touch of PRide A superb opportunity to purchase the RID stallion Touch of Pride, by Milestone Pride out of Corlea Tessie. A traditional Irish Draught with well established bloodlines. This stallion has an incredible 10.5 inches of bone, which gives substance to his foals from lighter type TB or Warmblood mares. He also stamps them with his excellent presence and temperament. Sired winner of 2012 Royal Welsh Ridden Hunter Class.

He is very easy to handle and covers mares in hand. Only for sale as we have a younger stallion and two young colts, and we don’t have enough room for all of them plus visiting mares. £3,000

MONTE CARLO

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dougal 15.2hh, chestnut/roan, 5 year old ISH x Irish Cob. Purchased in Ireland as a 4 year old and has been schooled on. This useful allrounder has hunted and has started jumping small coloured fences. £2,200 RalPh Smart 15.1hh 4 year old Irish Cob x ISH gelding.

This lovely horse hunted last winter with the Co. Longford pack in Ireland and is completely unfazed by anything he sees. He is forward going but not strong, and is fit and ready for hunting or as an allrounder/ riding club horse, and has also started jumping coloured fences. £2,200

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Imported AQHA Pal: Stallion 15.2 hh, 6 yo, Palomino, Stallion

Potential Dressage Pony

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hertfordshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (P)

Grey Mare Arabian For Sale Height: 14.3 hh Age: 6

£4150 OVNO

Bay Mare Welsh Section D For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 8

£1750 ONO

5-10-12-175848

£4500 OVNO Tel: 07968081633 mike@equicast.co.uk (Essex) (P)

Beautiful Ridden Arabian

19-7-12-139593

Born 2006, imported Palomino QH Stallion,HYPP N/N. dual reg: USA/UK. Easy to handle, broken to ride and ready to finish. Saddle, bridle, rugs included. Can be gelded if required. Reason for sale; I cannot ride due to hip injury at work, or he would not be for sale. Good with farrier, box, etc: retirement sale.

17-1-13-866631

Roe Aseel 15.2 hh, 10 yo, Chestnut, Stallion

Roan 2yo Filly

£7000 ONO

£600 OVNO

Tel: 01751 431014 or 07969387848 robinson951@btinternet.com

Tel: 07786 300607 sameon.stud@ntlworld.com (Hampshire) (P)

6-1-13-142238

Mercy is well handled but unbroken, has worn a rug. She has not been rollered or lunged, has no vices, is passported and up to date with vaccs, would make a nice eventer show horse, or hack. (North Yorkshire) (P)

Quality 2 Year Old

Chestnut Gelding Anglo European Horse For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 2 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hampshire) (T)

£3500 Inc VAT

23-7-12-235142

Arabian stallion. By Padrons Psyche x Balenina (full brother to Psynergy). Exciting show/breeding. Very correct, with a good length of neck & strong topline.

Exceptional movement, fantastic trot. Many wins incl Reserve British National Champion Foal AHS Nationals '03 Champ Junior Male NW AHS"C" Show & South of England 2005.

7-1-13-876529

Just Ready to Start!

15.2 hh, 3 yo, Chestnut, Gelding

£3750 OVNO

Premium Filly By Chico's

Dark Bay Filly Oldenburg For Sale Height: 11.3 hh Age: 0

Brown Gelding Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 10

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Worcestershire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hampshire) (P)

£1500 ONO

www.horsedeals.co.uk

29-7-12-125631

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 3

£4100 ONO

15-8-12-128672

Potential Hunter/Allround

£1500 OVNO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (South Yorkshire) (P)

£2250 ONO

2-8-12-239394

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cornwall) (P)

Palomino Mare Welsh Section B For Sale Height: 13.2 hh Age: 6

Stunning Dun Mare

Dun Mare Welsh Section C For Sale Height: 13.1 hh Age: 7 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (P)

£2850 ONO

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5-10-12-245561

Tel: 07776255478 john@barlowtrailers.co.uk (Lancashire) (T)

A Real HOYS Contender

Dark Bay Colt Oldenburg For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 1 9-10-12-144314

£2495 OIRO

Dressage Bred Colt

12-2-11-163555

Super Prospect, athletic, warmblood gelding. Rising 3

by Stanhopes Odwig, homebred, well handled, should make around 15.3hh calm, easy to do, good for the farrier, loads and travels well. He should make a real good all rounder, he has nice paces and loves jumping. He is totally uspoilt, vice free. Open to vet. Video available.

BROODMARE/YOUNGSTOCK

Hanoverian Mare

Quality Coloured Filly

Chestnut Mare Hanoverian For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 10

£2250 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (P)

£2000 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Somerset) (P)

£1100 OVNO

£4250 ONO

£450 ONO

Broodmare - Show Champion

Coloured Mare British Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 8

Chestnut Gelding Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 3 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Staffordshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hertfordshire) (P)

17-7-12-393517

Bay Mare Welsh Section D For Sale Height: 14.3 hh Age: 11

Amazingly Talented By Lor

Coloured Filly Oldenburg For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 0 9-8-12-256177

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lincolnshire) (P)

£3995

15-9-12-312751

£2300 ONO

Reg Welsh Cob "Project"

Coloured Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 15.1 hh Age: 8

11-9-12-355151

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Shropshire) (P)

Coloured Broodmare, In Fo

10-10-12-356426

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (P)

30-8-12-247357

Bay Colt Other For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 0

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Neath Port Talbot) (P)

£2500 ONO

23-9-12-397255

Outstanding Modern Sport

Bay Gelding Welsh Section D For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 3

15-8-12-267429

Stunning Section D

16-8-12-372511

Future Sports Horse

Demonstrator Yearling

18 february 2013 HORSE DEALS

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Midlands) (P)

£3900 OVNO

£5000 ONO

Potential BE Horse

Bay Colt Arabian For Sale Height: 15.1 hh Age: 1

7-8-12-346216

£3650 OVNO

18-12-12-261667

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Northamptonshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Wiltshire) (P)

£1000 ONO

Stunning Show Prospect

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 14.3 hh Age: 1

Bay Colt Andalusian For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 2

Dark Bay Filly Westphalian For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 0

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Gloucestershire) (P)

£4500 ONO

Dun Colt Other For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 1

7-9-12-385192

£1400 OVNO

18-8-12-338455

29-7-12-259352

£5000

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Kent) (P)

Fantastic Westphalian Fil

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cambridgeshire) (P)

20-9-12-413427

Bay Gelding Riding Pony For Sale Height: 13.0 hh Age: 3

Chestnut Filly Oldenburg For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 0

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cambridgeshire) (P)

£1000 ONO

Tel: 01733 468000

16-8-12-422995

Megland Stormtime

Oldenburg Filly By De Nir For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Wiltshire) (P)

Dun Filly Other For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 1

BROODMARE/YOUNGSTOCK 16-8-12-442772

Future Allrounder

£1500

KWPN Gelding

Andalusian Mare With Foal

TB/Clydesdale Filly Foal

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Berkshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lincolnshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Invernesshire) (P)

Stunning Black Dartmoor

Dark Bay Filly Other For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 2

www.horsedeals.co.uk

£1000

Extremly Pretty Filly

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Warwickshire) (P)

£5000 OIRO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Ceredigion) (T)

£1250

Bay Filly Welsh Section D For Sale Height: 14.0 hh Age: 3

Grey Mare Andalusian For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 6

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (P)

£1000 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lanarkshire) (P)

£1500 OVNO

£6000 OIRO

By Don Frederico

Bay Filly Riding Pony For Sale Height: 13.0 hh Age: 5 28-12-12-529977

8-10-12-451885

Bay Filly Part Bred Arab For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 3

£2100

£3000 ONO

Grey Colt Other For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 0

Event Filly Olympic Blood

Show Hunter Pony/Hack For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cumbria) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Derbyshire) (P)

24-7-12-463575

Bay Gelding Anglo European Horse For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 1 21-8-12-451654

£450 ONO

31-7-12-458515

Future Event Prospect

Black Colt Dartmoor For Sale Height: 11.2 hh Age: 1 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Devon) (T)

£3000 ONO

£1000 OVNO

Grey Colt Foal

Bay Filly Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 0

7-8-12-464276

£6000 ONO

Black Mare Andalusian For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 9 26-8-12-443185

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 17.0 hh Age: 2

17-7-12-496835

£1000 OVNO

10-8-12-516743

£600 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cumbria) (P)

11-9-12-552327

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lincolnshire) (P)

17-4-12-452745

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cambridgeshire) (P)

Coloured Mare Other For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 17

Chestnut Filly Trakehner For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 2

12-9-12-566564

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Worcestershire) (P)

Roan Colt Miniature For Sale Height: 8.0 hh Age: 3

Soulbury Safari

14-1-13-568245

Potential Eventer

Due end March to Woodlander Supertramp(Sandro Hit/Rotspon) Head Studbook Hanoverian, beautiful quality, stunning elevated paces. Sweet nature.

Graded in Germany. Easy breeder,lives in/out. (Hampshire) (P)

£4750 ONO

Tel: 01329 833133 or 07813 928383 sonyabrotherton@btinternet.com

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16-1-13-569644

AMHA BMHS IMHPS Reg

5-10-12-528778

Liver Chestnut Filly Welsh X For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 1

BROODMARE/YOUNGSTOCK

20 february 2013 HORSE DEALS

£2150 ONO

Tel: 01937 574239 or 07762024229 ellieandchris65@gmail.com

In To Foal Don Frederic

Quality Tri Colour Filly Coloured Filly Other For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 4

Grey Gelding Arabian For Sale Height: 14.3 hh Age: 3

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (County Durham) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Kent) (P)

£4000 ONO

£2500

16-8-12-679657 18-8-12-689634

Rising 3yo gelding. Good to do, backed at walk. Loves to please. Nice sort/temperament. Good bone/feet. To make 15hh+. Lead out and lunged at walk/trot/halt commands, passport. Sad sale. (West Yorkshire) (P)

2-1-13-696192

£4000

£6500 ONO

Handsome Rising 3

10-9-12-666538

26-9-12-616939

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Gloucestershire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (T)

Team Endurance Prospect

£1500 ONO

Tel: 01733 468000

19-7-12-711873

£4500 ONO

£1500

Bay Filly Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 0

30-7-12-657145

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cambridgeshire) (P)

Stunning KWPN Filly By Ch

Coloured Mare Trakehner For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 3

Chestnut Mare Hanoverian For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 13 23-7-12-587397

£3500 Inc VAT

£1500 OVNO

£2200

21-9-12-678982

Bay Mare Anglo European Horse For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 3 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hampshire) (T)

7-9-12-589853

13-9-12-581227 17-7-12-583329

Quality 3 Year Old Bay Ma

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Newport) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Sussex) (T)

Liver Chestnut Filly Welsh X For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 2

Coloured Warmblood

Spotted Colt Appaloosa For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 0

Other Gelding Appaloosa For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 2

£1800 OVNO

£4500 ONO

Ready To Go!

Coloured Filly Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 3

Roan Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 2

Appaloosa Colt

Mobey

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Carmarthenshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Gloucestershire) (P)

Elegant Piebald Filly

Dressage/Event

Chestnut Colt Arabian For Sale Height: 15.1 hh Age: 1

Coloured Filly Other For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 3

£2200 ONO

Tel: 01353 777078 katy@whfarm.com

Stunning Yearling Colt

Romeo

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

£4500

26-8-12-619358

£2000 OVNO

8-8-12-576991

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cornwall) (P)

To make 16.3hh bay filly foal born May 2012 by Flammengold out of a Glucksfall mare. Elegant with long lines & dressage build. Pretty head, very eye catching. Laid back temp. Easy to handle. (Cambridgeshire) (P)

31-7-12-636413

Fantasia

Bay Filly Holsteiner For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 0

2-1-13-588213

Top Show Jump Prospect

BROODMARE/YOUNGSTOCK 16-8-12-713113

A Future Prospect

Coloured Filly Other For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 1 2-1-13-735295

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Yorkshire) (P)

£1500 ONO

£POA

Stunning Filly

Homebred Performance Fill

£2999 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

Beautiful branded Hanoverian filly, rising 3yo. Superb flashy paces. 16.1hh with growing left. Feet trimmed regularly, wormed and vaccinated.

Lives in or out. Will excel in any sphere.

(Isle of Wight) (P) Tel: 07917231451 turnerlee76@gmail.com

Grey Filly Other For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 1

£3500 ONO

8-8-12-854773

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cambridgeshire) (P)

7-1-13-842891

Bay Filly Other For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 2

22-12-12-756678

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Carmarthenshire) (P)

£350 ONO

Bay Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 3 13-8-12-844415

£2000

Sold Young Eventer, Reduc

Palomino Colt Welsh Section A For Sale Height: 12.0 hh Age: 0

£4000 ONO

9-1-13-715268

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Warwickshire) (P)

Stunning Welsh Section A

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (P)

Coloured Colt Welsh X For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 0

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Merseyside) (P)

£2900 ONO

7-8-12-857372

Bay Mare Hanoverian For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 11

31-7-12-799419

Appaloosa

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lincolnshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Carmarthenshire) (P)

www.horsedeals.co.uk

Coloured Mare Appaloosa For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 2 24-8-12-728124

£1800

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Devon) (P)

£3500 ONO

Hanv Cross German Warm Bl Chestnut Colt Other For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 1

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Yorkshire) (P)

£1800 OVNO

Bay Filly Welsh X For Sale Height: 13.0 hh Age: 2

£295 ONO

Companion/Broodmare

Shortwood Silver Hallmark

£200 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Worcestershire) (P)

Sweet natured, no vices. Great companion horse. Can't be ridden due to her injury of her left front leg but could work as a broodmare. A new home is more important than the price.

(Greater London) (P) Tel: 02083303501 lindahayward89@hotmail.com

12-9-12-872535

£8 ONO

17-7-12-812987

£1100 POA

PB Welsh Filly

Bay Filly Hanoverian For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 3

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Worcestershire) (P) 27-7-12-727513

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Denbighshire) (P)

Home Bred Sporthorse

27-8-12-844579

Bay Filly Trakehner For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 1

Coloured Filly Other For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 0 22-12-12-849664

Tyddyn Cochyn Roslyn

£1600

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26-9-12-874299

Bay Mare Belgian Warmblood For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 5

BROODMARE/YOUNGSTOCK

14-8-12-886919

£2000

Tel: 07720074365 or 01539824086 hsidneyherd@aol.com

Treliver Decanter/Dallas

Youngster For Sale

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (P)

£5000

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£POA

Falconhawk Whirlwind, stunning spotted SH type gelding foal. Make 16hh+ by August Skyhawk. Friendly temperament, good paces. Well handled. Appaloosa/TB/Welsh, jump/ dressage allrounder. (Shropshire) (P)

£2000

Tel: 07855211560 whirlwindstud@hotmail.com

£1600 ONO

26-9-12-992239 23-7-12-998794

£5500 Inc VAT

Bay Gelding Anglo European Horse For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 3 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (T)

£3500 ONO

Great Opportunity

Black Filly Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 1 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hampshire) (T)

Andre

Filly by Ramexico

Other Gelding Appaloosa For Sale Height: 13.0 hh Age: 2 18-7-12-892332

Chestnut Mare Other For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 2

£1800 ONO

£1800

Chestnut Mare Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 9

Get Spotted

10-8-12-933332

£850

Stunning Maxi Cob type mare, Belgium bred, approx 16hh, 13yo. With huge coloured filly by Stormhill Mink. To be sold as a pair for £2000 or may split at £1250 each. (Cumbria) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Worcestershire) (P)

2-9-12-998985

Mare With Foal

Roan Colt Other For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 0 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

£5000

5-1-13-925116

Rolo

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Perthshire) (P)

Coloured Filly Other For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 0

Superb Broodmare!

Bay Gelding Welsh Section D For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 2 12-8-12-898969

16-8-12-886174

£1400 ONO

Fantastic Section D

Bay Filly Other For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 0

Grey Filly Welsh X For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 1

£2250 Inc VAT

Shortwood Summit

Eve has a fantastic traditional jumping pedigree, nice bone and conformation with a fantastic temperament and could do anything, eventing, team chasing, hunting, or general allrounder. (Rutland) (P)

£750 ONO

Tel: 07972780538 jonnyfeatherstone@gmail.com

Tel: 01733 468000

14-1-13-999214

Performance Filly

Super Allrounder For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cambridgeshire) (P)

£1250 ONO

16-10-12-898268

16-7-12-875731

£1650 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hampshire) (T)

23-7-12-947179

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Suffolk) (P)

Bay Gelding Anglo European Horse For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 3

30-8-12-953277

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Derbyshire) (P)

Quality 3 Year Old Bay Ge

Chestnut Filly Other For Sale Height: 8.0 hh Age: 1

25-12-12-954833

Looking Glass Red Hot Chi

Other Gelding Other For Sale Height: 14.0 hh Age: 3

6-8-12-966552

Top Class Dressage/ SHP

horse deals columnist

Breeding with

shirley light Top breeder Shirley Light gives us the latest news and views from Brendon Stud

F

ebruary is the month when we’re all supposed to be thinking along romantic lines. Although not a lot of romance comes into it, I’m often asked how I decide which stallion to use for a particular mare. When I’m pairing up my own horses, I like to think that all my mares and stallions have talent – so that’s one requirement that’s a given. My first consideration is between conformation and rideability, because it’s not much good if you end up with a lame superstar or one that’s a total nightmare to train.

Mare owners who choose one of our stallions obviously have high hopes, but you have to remember that a stallion can’t be a total miracle worker – only a partial one! The first thing all breeders should do is take off the rose-tinted goggles and be realistic. For instance, a big, scopey stallion should improve step and scope in the foal of a less scopey mare, but nothing’s guaranteed.

Mother Nature has a sense of humour, though our boys always do their best.

Another question I’m often asked is at what age it’s reasonable to put a mare in foal. I’ve bred from two-year-olds many times, though I tend not to do it until June time so the mare can have a couple of months of summer grass to grow herself. At the other end of the scale, our record is that we’ve managed to put a 22-year-old maiden mare in foal. We all held our breath at the scan, but there was a lovely blob! The thing to be aware of with an older mare is that it’s going to cost you a bit more because she’ll inevitably need more intensive veterinary and stud assistance.

Shirley relies on the help of Brendon Stud’s vet, Ed Lyall – a regular Horse Deals contributor www.horsedeals.co.uk

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l “A knowledgeable stallion owner will help you decide on the right sire to put to your mare,” says Shirley.

“But if you buy a well-made, wellbred youngster from a good stud, what you see is what you’ve got.”

For more advice, go to www. horsedeals.co.uk or scan the QR code.

It’s always great to be able to get a difficult mare in foal for an owner and, of course, to see a successful birth. Our stud vet, Ed Lyall, from Arundel Equine Hospital, is brilliant. We work hard with him and often find that Oxytocin, a naturally occurring hormone, is our best friend – sometimes, we’re friends with it very late at night!

I don’t start putting my own mares in foal until May, as I prefer to wait for the slightly warmer weather to help them cycle properly.

Visiting mares can arrive any time from March onwards, though occasionally, we’ll get them at the end of February.

I have no problem breeding our stallions to pony mares. In the old days, when live covering was the only option, we had to dig a hole in the indoor school for the little mares to stand in! AI removes that problem, but common sense should prevail when you’re dealing with maiden pony mares.

If you want a foal to grow bigger than its dam, using a bigger stallion can certainly help to give a better chance of this happening.

But as I’ve said before, breeding gives no warranties on size and Mother Nature’s sense of humour can apply here, too!

As well as growing the next generation, we’ve got plenty on with horses in the Brendon nursery school. It’s always a buzz to see new homebreds start their education and I’ve got a few that I’m excited about for 2013.

Gorilla and Wombat, both three-year-old colts by Warrior, are making their debuts under saddle. Maggie, who is four years old and by Caretino Glory, is another who looks like a real jumper; we backed her last summer, but turned her back out, as she was a bit immature.

As many of you will know, our fantastic stable jockey, Louise Pavitt, is having a break because she’s expecting a baby. I haven’t tried too hard to find a new rider, as Lou’s sister, Nicole – alias Little Pav – is going to ride some for me.

Believe it or not, I’m actually going to have a few months off, too. No, I’m not pregnant, I’m going to have my back operated on! The op was vaguely pencilled in for the end of the year, but with Lou being off, it made sense for me to bring it forward.

We’re trying to persuade Lou to do some teaching while she’s off and hope to do some clinics. Her bump is due at the beginning of May, so I guess Royal Windsor will be a no-go.

Our master plan is that all being well, Lou will be back in time for the Hickstead Derby meeting. I’ve told her it’ll be really handy if she foals two weeks early!

Until next month, Be lucky! HD

Mare owners who choose one of our stallions obviously have high hopes, but you have to reMeMber that a stallion can’t be a total Miracle worker – only a partial one! Shirley Light FEBRUARY 2013 horse deals 23

Health check essential BUYinG aDViCe

Horse Deals’ vet Charlie Pinkham guides you through some of the most common veterinary issues found in show jumpers

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ver the next few months, Horse Deals has asked me to set out some of the more important conditions affecting horses within different disciplines, and particularly some of the conditions that are looked out for during vettings. Most of the conditions I will be looking at can occur in all disciplines, but I will set out the most commonly seen conditions for each disciplines.

This month I’m looking at some of the more common conditions affecting show jumpers.

Show jumpers have to have a huge range of athletic ability, from the sharp turns and fast jumping when against the clock, to the huge forces going through the hind limbs on take-off, and through the forelimbs on landing, in puissance competitions. An extraordinary level of fitness is required.

In show jumpers a very subtle lameness, that will not necessarily show itself when the horse is trotted in-hand, can have an effect on performance. Increased refusals, not jumping squarely, or setting off on the wrong leg in canter can sometimes be the only signs of a problem. An understanding of some of the causes of lameness should make problems easier to spot.

The three conditions I’m looking at here are foot pain, suspensory ligament problems and bone spavin:

Foot pain

Given that foot pain is the most common cause of lameness in show jumpers, the maintenance of their feet is obviously critical to letting a horse withstand what can be a very busy schedule. Imbalances in the way a foot is shod and poor quality horn can predispose the horse to a number of conditions.

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Suspensory ligament problems

Poor foot conformation, such as having a long toe and low heel, can lead to bruising and heel pain. Imbalances between the length of horn on the inside and outside of the foot can lead to stresses within the hoof, which can lead to lameness. Both of these can be corrected with regular farriery. However some problems, such as collapsed heel, can take a long time to correct.

Poor quality horn, particularly when combined with poor environmental conditions (look outside!), can lead to increased numbers of foot abscess and hoof wall cracks, which can also be a frustrating cause of lost competition days.

Charlie Pinkham BVSc MRCVS has spent a lifetime around horses. From riding woolly ponies to riding out racehorses, it’s not surprising he became an equine vet. Charlie graduated from Liverpool University after which he was awarded a Thouron Award to work at the prestigious New Boulton Center, Pennsylvania, USA. Since then he has worked in Newmarket interspersed with three stints working in Australia. Charlie recently joined the team at The Arundel Equine Hospital, West Sussex. www.arundelhorsevets.co.uk

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Navicular disease and a number of small tendon injuries and strains within the hoof wall also fall into this category. Often initially causing low grade and intermittent lamenesses, the variety of presentations of these injuries means a thorough investigation is often needed to establish the root of the lameness.

Given the range of foot problems that can occur in show jumpers, a thorough assessment of the feet is made when looking at a horse for a prospective purchaser. In horses competing to a high level, radiographs are often recommended to make a more in depth assessment of the feet. This will allow the vet to make a proper assessment of the ‘balance of the feet’ and also allow the vet to assess the navicular bone for problems.

The suspensory ligament runs from the back of the upper cannon bone to the sesamoid bones at the back of the fetlock. It is part of the ‘stay apparatus’, which allows horses to support their huge weight while only expending very little energy. It most important function is to prevent overextension of the fetlock joint.

Damage can occur along the length of the ligament. If an injury occurs to the mid or lower part of the ligament this will often be picked up early due to heat or swelling associated with the damage. Injury at the level of the top of the cannon bone can be more difficult to palpate.

Injury can occur in the front or hind limbs and is often bilateral (occurring in both left and right legs at the same time).

The lameness caused by suspensory ligament problem can initially be mild and difficult to detect. In some cases the lameness will also increase on softer surfaces and may be exacerbated on the turn.

A diagnosis of damage to the ligament is made using a combination of local anaesthetic to pinpoint the painful region and ultrasound scanners to assess the affected area.

Treatment of suspensory problems includes controlled exercise, anti-inflammatories and shockwave therapy. Increasingly modern Tel: 01733 468000

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GOLDEN RULES When visiting a potential horse to purchase – whether he’s a show jumper or hack – first impressions go a long way, especially when it comes to assessing any possible health issues. Look out for the following: l The horse should look bright eyed and perky, with a shiny coat. l He should look alert and interested, and greet you as a friend. l The inside of his gums and nostrils should be pink without discoloured mucus or discharge. l He should stand up square without pointing or resting a front leg. l His droppings should look ‘normal’ in colour and consistency. l At rest, he should breathe easily without coughing. l He should appear well muscled and the right weight for his type. l Ask if he needs any special shoeing and check his hooves well trimmed. l All four legs should feel cool, with no swellings. l Check he has had regular check-ups with the dentist, physio, chiropractor and saddle fitter.

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treatments such as injections of stem cells into the affected areas are also being used to try and reduce recovery times and the quality of the repair.

Bone spavin

This is a relatively common problem in older competition horses. It occurs as a result of arthritis within the hock joint. The hock is actually divided into four joints with the lower joints being the most commonly affected. Show jumpers are particularly predisposed to it because of the compressive forces that go through the joint on take-off.

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with bone spavin though loss of performance, toe dragging, a reluctance of the horse to canter on a particular leg are all early potential signs of the disease. In more severe cases a reluctance of the horse to have the leg picked up and lameness may be seen.

Diagnosis of bone spavin can be confirmed by injecting the lower joints of the hock with a local anaesthetic to numb pain from that region. If a significant improvement is seen in the horse’s action, X-rays can be taken to assess the degree of arthritis.

Radiographs show characteristic changes, including a hardening of the bone in response to local inflammation and stress.

Though the disease is ultimately progressive, an early diagnosis, careful management and prompt treatment can allow horses to return to competition in many cases.

Treatment options include oral antiinflamatories, such as bute and “medicating” the affected joints, which involves injecting a small amount of steroid into the joint to reduce inflammation. A range of other oral and injectable medications are also available which are aimed at maintaining healthy cartilage within the joint.

Having ridden and assessed a horse you are looking to buy, if you are concerned about any of the conditions discussed above mention it to the vet performing the vetting so he can focus on that area to give you peace of mind that you are not buying a problem. HD FEBRUARY 2013 Horse Deals 25

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Fabulous 2009 gelding by Numero Uno. Super loose elastic paces and very balanced and ride-able for his age. Broken and riding well - snaffle mouthed and enjoys to learn. Popping round small courses proving bold and careful. Super temperament, a great youngster to produce, a bright future awaits.

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Excellent quality with plenty of scope and talent. Brought on slowly and competed successfully up to 1m, always placed. Excel in any sphere.

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£4600 OVNO

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Show jumper Geoff Billington has represented the UK in Olympic, World and European championships, but is as well known for his out-of-ring pursuits, including his Edge of Glory tour. He shares the gear he can’t live without BEST HORSE: It’s Otto. He took me to the top International shows and the Olympics at Atlanta in 1996 and Sydney in 2000.

WHY? He was world class. He came to me as a six-year-old with about £100 winnings on his card. You can’t tell how good they are going to be at that stage, but he had a massive jump. He couldn’t control himself, though! He used to jump so big into a double, he’d almost land on the second part, let alone have another stride before taking off. He had so much power, but just didn’t know how to control his body.

He learned his craft, though. By the time he was an eight-year-old he was jumping in big classes and went on his first Nations Cup – that was in 1994. He went on to take me to two Olympic Games and finished sixth individually in Atlanta. He also won two team bronze medals, 1997 European in Mannheim and 1998 world in Rome.

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BEST TACK: Devoucoux and Butet saddles, as well as Horseware Ireland rugs.

WHY? Devoucoux saddles suit me and, at the moment, I use them a lot, but I use different saddles for different horses. Butet saddles are another favourite I also use. For smaller horses, I like to ride in flatter, close contact saddles. For the bigger horses I choose saddles a little more substantial with knee rolls and thigh rolls – my legs are

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WHY? Because I get it free! OK, yes I do get the clothing free, but if it wasn’t good quality and didn’t fit well, I wouldn’t wear it. Like any professional rider, I’m wearing these clothes day in, day out and they have to be comfortable, fit well – almost like a second skin – be hard-wearing and wash well.

Although John Whitaker tells me he only gives me the clothing to prove they fit any shape!

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WHY? It carries eight horses with a small living and suits me down to the ground. I think it is far more important to have all the comfort for the horses while travelling – and it

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is no good leaving some horses at home! There is more space for everything such as the tack, etc, and still suits our needs with a shower, etc. If I’m going away to shows for a long time, I’ll put a caravan on the back.

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l “Once a child is riding independently, a pony has got to be the sort that gives confidence,” says Lucinda.

“That doesn’t mean it should be a plod, but one that a little rider enjoys riding and taking on appropriate challenges.”

Lucinda has lots going on ahead of the start of the eventing season

(Millie) and will be aiming them at the age championships. Both have had six-week breaks from ridden work, though in Marley’s case that coincided with semen collection.

Apparently he worked it all out pretty quickly! We’re delighted that all the testing procedures have been successful, so we can sell the semen abroad as well as offering AI here. It’s a chance for mare owners to get in on the ground floor of an exceptional young stallion’s career and we’re already seeing interest.

Different riders have different ideas about giving horses winter breaks. The youngsters needed it, but others need to be kept ticking over; horses are athletes and this is the philosophy that human athletes follow. You have to be ahead of the game and if you give a horse a longish break and then, perhaps, he gets a cough in January when he’s only just starting work, you’ve lost a lot of fitness and preparation time and could end up losing the first half of the season.

As I write this column, my line-up for 2013 is looking good. I’d love to have both Flying

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n terms of competing, there might not seem to be much going on at this time of year, but I’ve got plenty to think about. There’s a lot of excitement at Rosegarth as I have a new feed sponsor in The Pure Feed Company and great news on the horsepower front.

When The Pure Feed Company approached me, I was immediately impressed by the quality of their feed and their approach to nutrition. It was easy to switch the horses over to it and not only do they all love it, they are also looking and feeling fantastic. As there’s no mixing involved, it’s quick and easy to feed, so it also helps save time on the yard.

As well as keeping horses on track for the first big event of the year, Fontainebleau, I’m involved with final plans for the online auction this month of three embryo transfer foals. Britannia’s Jubilee and Britannia’s Pride are – no prizes for guessing – out of Brit, and Mardi Gras is out of Be My Guest. All are by the event stallion Mr Big Cat and hopefully they’ll show the same talent as Brit’s first youngsters. And, of course, they have great bloodlines, so will be of interest to breeders as well as riders.

Uptown Eventing handled the auction of another Brit baby, Britannia’s Jewel, last year.

This was as exciting as it was successful and the filly has a lovely home and a bright future with Lucinda Hawkins-Adams. It was real bite-your-nails stuff when the auction reached its climax and hopefully it will be the same this time.

I’m thrilled by the early successes of Britannia’s Mail (Marley) and Little Britannia

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Finish and Prada at Badminton and have high hopes for the rest of the team. I also have new and existing owners asking me to find horses to compete on their behalf, so I’m able to go shopping.

At home, my clinics and demo days are going well. We’ve had a lot of interest from Pony Club branches and riding clubs in our half day tours, where people can meet the horses and ask questions.

Ellie, my daughter, has developed a great relationship with her New Forest pony, Merrie Mink. Minkie is giving her lots of confidence and she loves him to bits. The confidence showed when she took part in a Pony Club team competition on her previous loan pony, Stuart, and the team won.

I’m wondering if I have a future actress, singer or both on my hands. Ellie has played Cinderella in her school play and she and her friends have auditioned for Britain’s Got Talent. Their act is a mix of singing and dancing, so we’re all hoping they’ve got through.

By the time you’re reading this, the days will be starting to get lighter. Good luck with your preparations for a new season and I’ll catch up with you next month! HD

As well As keeping the horses on trAck for the first big event of the yeAr, fontAinebleAu, i’m involved with finAl plAns for the online Auction this month of three embryo trAnsfer foAls Lucinda Fredericks FEBRUARY 2013 horse deals 33

EVENTER 12-1-13-381988

Gentle Giant 17.3 hh, 6 yo, Grey, Gelding

£6500 ONO

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10-9-12-164415

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Yorkshire) (P)

£10500 ONO

£20000 OVNO

Tel: 07769731232 or 01189810765 julesclapham@hotmail.com

Potential Event/SJ Prospe

Exciting Prospect

£7500

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Warwickshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Warwickshire) (P)

My Brown Boy (Bumble). Full up 16.3hh ID x ISH. Done SJ, XC, DR, ODE and has hunted. Ready for competitive home, genuine snaffle mouth at all times. Open to vet, no novices please.

(Northumberland) (P)

£4950

Tel: 07557966579 kirsty-c@live.co.uk

£5500 ONO

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 4

Irish Sports Horse

Grey Colt Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 3 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (County Limerick) (P)

£POA

£4000 ONO

26-8-12-468715

Tel: 01353 777078 katy@whfarm.com

Bay Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 8

17-7-12-285138

16.1 4yo chestnut mare by Elroon out of Weltmeyer dam. Pink papered/branded Hanov. Lots of presence & going well under saddle. Passed mare performance test 2011, good marks for rideability. (Cambridgeshire) (T)

7-1-13-455277

3-12-12-268214

2-8-12-214623

£POA

16.1hh, 11yo gelding. Fun and talented with a bold trainable attitude. Produced entirely by young rider. Straight, athletic paces and scopey jump. No vices.

Good to do, hacks alone. (Berkshire) (T)

Elaine Of Westoak

Stunning Black ISH

Chestnut Mare Welsh Section D For Sale Height: 14.0 hh Age: 7

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Wiltshire) (P)

Grey Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 4 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

£4500 ONO

Tel: 01733 468000

15-8-12-546973

Future Star

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (T)

18-12-12-343614

£7995

Height: 16.2 hh Age: 13

31-12-12-219968

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

5-1-13-156667

Bay Gelding British Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 5

£POA

Grey Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale

15-1-13-247521

£POA

Bay Gelding Holsteiner For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 5

Talented Fun Eventer

Bay Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 5 3-12-12-155763

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (T)

£1500

Super Opportunity

10-9-12-377852

£5500

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Gloucestershire) (T)

Dark Bay Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 5 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (T)

Tel: 07980223548 or 01263860129 trickyventure@live.co.uk (Norfolk) (P)

Coloured Mare British Warmblood For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 12

Irish Sports Horse

18-7-12-255691

Stormy Arklow Boy is a stunning grey gelding, a big impressive moving horse, he has competed dressage, XC, SJ and has attended several Nick Turner clinic, at both whersley park and Keaso, he is good to hack alone or with company, good to box, shoe, clip, travel etc. No vices very easy to do, nice event prospect or weight carrier for Riding Club home!

EVENTER

£8995 OVNO

31-12-12-854144

10-9-12-642653

Height: 16.2 hh Age: 6 18-8-12-567951

£1950 OVNO

Grey Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (South Yorkshire) (P)

£6500

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (P)

£6000

Scopey But Safe And Sensi

Ballygrange Flagship

Liver Chestnut Mare Welsh X For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 10 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Wiltshire) (P)

£POA

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

Coloured Gelding Other For Sale Height: 15.1 hh Age: 5

Grey Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 6

Grey Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 4

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Sussex) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (T)

£4950 ONO

£POA

14-11-12-917948

Super RC Allrounder

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Derbyshire) (P)

21-8-12-695953

£10000

17-8-12-555345

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Surrey) (P)

Amazingly Talented

Spotted Mare Other For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 7

Liver Chestnut Gelding Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 14.1 hh Age: 12

31-7-12-911463

Fei International Schoolm

Grey Gelding Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 6

12-8-12-861186

*SOLD*

Star Of The Future

£4500 OVNO

Flashy Steel Grey

Serious Prospect

£5000 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Nottinghamshire) (P)

16.2 5yo grey gelding. Reg ISH. Potential eventer, SJ, dressage, Riding Club. Hunting now in snaffle.

Competing dressage/SJ successfully.

Ready to affiliate. Hacks alone/ company, no vices. (Berkshire) (T) Tel: 07778 414739 sales@irishhorseimports.co.uk

Bay Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 6

£12000 ONO

Willing, Stunning & Scope

Stunning Competition Pony

One In A Million

Very Talented PC/RC Horse

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Carmarthenshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Derbyshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Suffolk) (P)

www.horsedeals.co.uk

£5000 ONO

28-7-12-897927

£4500

Bay Mare Welsh X For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 11

Coloured Mare Other For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 5 3-10-12-847491

£6500 OVNO

Black Gelding Welsh X For Sale Height: 14.0 hh Age: 6 8-8-12-634775

Coloured Gelding Trakehner For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 4

4-10-12-973773

3-9-12-614146

£6000

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

7-8-12-825989

Chestnut Mare Other For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 4

£7500

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2-8-12-982544

Show Jumper/Eventer

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Nottinghamshire) (P)

8-1-13-862529

Bay Gelding Holsteiner For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 4

ALL-ROUNDER/HUNTER 18-9-12-229545

16-1-13-117791

Young Hunter/Allrounder

Bay Mare

16.3 hh, 5 yo, Dark Bay, Gelding

£8750

Cob Gelding

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

£POA

Chestnut Gelding

Advanced Dressage Horse

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (South Yorkshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Kent) (P)

£1250

Show Filly Botswana/Psych

£POA

KWPN Not To Be Missed!

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Worcestershire) (P)

£2500 OVNO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Yorkshire) (T)

£2550

Rare Buckskin WB

Bay Filly Arabian For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 1

Black Mare Oldenburg For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 14

23-9-12-146426

8-10-12-138748

Chestnut Gelding Riding Pony For Sale Height: 13.2 hh Age: 4

£6995 ONO

£1500

Grey Mare Other For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 13 1-10-12-212711

£2750

Bay Mare Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 4

Dun Filly Anglo European Horse For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 3

30-9-12-214228

20-9-12-138232

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Derbyshire) (P)

Super Pretty 4yo Mare

Bay Mare British Warmblood For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 13 14-11-12-144579

Coloured Gelding Other For Sale Height: 15.1 hh Age: 16

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Sussex) (P)

13-11-12-218864

Tel: 07709815014 phil.brown87@btconnect.com (North Yorkshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

Bay Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 11

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lincolnshire) (P)

£6000 ONO

1-10-12-219688

£5000 ONO

Bay Mare Other For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 4

19-11-12-223387

Nice natured young horse schooling and jumping well at home. He has been hunted several times by both a lady and a gent proving safe and sensible, stands at the meet, great manners and not strong.

He has also done RC and hacks alone and in company, being fantastic in all traffic. No vices, good to box, catch and shoe.

14-1-13-265277

16.0 hh, 10 yo, Bay, Gelding

Genuine Unspoilt

Outstanding Dressage Mare

Grey Mare Andalusian For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 4

£9000 Tel: 07752398474 g.conway1991@hotmail.co.uk (Berkshire) (P)

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For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Carmarthenshire) (P)

£8250 ONO

16-9-12-236526

Bay Mare Hanoverian For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 4

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lincolnshire) (P)

£3500 OVNO

Tel: 01733 468000

10-10-12-252931

KWPN gelding with Lady Killer/ Corrado/Santa Spring lines. A gorgeous gelding currently working at Novice/been introduced to lateral work and changes.

Recently started competing and won both of his 1st BD Preliminary. Pops a fence, done a little BSJA. 3 correct & active paces with an exceptional canter. Good hack alone/company, to clip, box, shoe.

ALL-ROUNDER/HUNTER 2-1-13-827354

Bay Mare 15.2 hh, 5 yo, Bay, Mare

Filly By Primitive Propos

Coloured Gelding

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Buckinghamshire) (P)

Bay Mare Other For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 7

£60000 ONO

ISH 15.3hh Gelding

Rocky 15yo ISH chesnut roan.

Poss hunter, suit lady or gent, weight carrier, plently of bone.

Suitable for novice, spent last 6 mths working in a riding school.

Done XC, good in all ways.

(Hampshire) (P)

Cob Gelding Ride/Drive

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20-9-12-343132

Liver Chestnut Gelding Other For Sale Height: 14.3 hh Age: 5

£2200 ONO

£2700 OVNO Tel: 07979250104 theflyingbanana@hotmail.com

3-9-12-423562

15-1-13-414242

9-10-12-345619

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Europe) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Dorset) (P)

£5500 OVNO

Lovely 5 Year Old Gelding

Chestnut Mare Westphalian For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 9

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 5

Grey Gelding Andalusian For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 8

26-12-12-354494

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Dumfriesshire) (P)

£3500

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (T)

£4950

13-11-12-414992

£5000

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Vale of Glamorgan) (P)

Chestnut Mare American Quarter Horse For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 6

Young Rider's Dream

10-9-12-341965

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Staffordshire) (P)

£2450

Quarter Horse Mare

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Sussex) (P)

16-9-12-429792

Quality Sport Horse

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (T)

£3750 OIRO Tel: 07788 670108 hrpsal@aol.com (Lincolnshire) (P)

Bay Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 5

Dark Bay Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 4 15-1-13-341179

£3750

11-10-12-344826

Ballybunion Rose

Grey Mare Other For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 8 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Devon) (P)

£3750

5-10-12-346484

£1200 ONO

Coloured Gelding Other For Sale Height: 17.0 hh Age: 4 19-9-12-339698

Brown Filly Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 2

By International show jumping sire Dundee, out of an ISH mare. Very loving, fantastic temperament and very easy to handle. She has three correct, active paces and a bold, scopey jump. She is good to catch, box, shoe and clip. Hacks alone and in company. A sort hard to find. A very sad sale of a much loved horse.

£5000 ONO

11-1-13-896339

Stunning Chestnut Mare 16.2 hh, 6 yo, Chestnut, Mare

KWPN X TB REG SHB GB. Sire Buskhill Gunner V11.

Homebred, shown in hand, been lightly ridden. Wiling and quick to learn. Needs a kind knowledgable person to reach her potential, dressage/jumping, or just a hack. Hacks out alone/company. Good with farrier, vet, catch, load, travel. Loving home is most important. Price to inc made to measure saddle.

£1750 ONO Tel: 01947 810913 or 07880 615661 info@newbigginhall.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (P)

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R BUYERS’ GUIDE

Expert advice to help you find the right horse for eventing, hunter trials, team chasing or the hunting field

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he adrenaline rush provided by riding a good horse cross-country is why most event riders are addicted to their sport. It’s also the reason why so many enthusiasts are hooked on hunter trials, and why team chasing can be the ultimate challenge.

Finding a horse who can help you meet solid fences at a reasonable speed and stay safe isn’t easy.

Cross-country stars come in all shapes and sizes – but what really matters is finding a horse who has the temperament and ability to complement yours.

Tel: 01733 468000

WORDS: CAROLYN HENDERSON

Go cross-country in style T

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Don’t assume that you have to look for a big horse who covers the ground, though one of those might do nicely if he has the manoeuvrability to go with it. Event rider Phoebe Buckley’s horse of a lifetime is the barely 15hh Little Tiger, alias Frostie, who took her round Badminton and Burghley.

Now, at the age of 18, Frostie is team chasing with the Cunning Stunts and hunting with the Cottesmore. “She might look like an overgrown pony, but she thinks she’s 16.2hh,” says Phoebe.

The secret of their success is that they are on the same wavelength, which is vital whatever cross-country discipline you are aiming for. If an undoubtedly talented horse scares you silly when you try it, you’re unlikely to forge a perfect partnership.

There is no shame in trying a horse with a good competition record and having to admit that you aren’t going to get on with him. It happens to the best riders, at top level. “I like to get from one side of a fence to the other as quickly as possible, while others like to have their horses so they can set them up a bit more,” says Phoebe. “My horses have to be adjustable, but I also want them to be able to work things out for themselves.

“That’s the beauty of producing horses from the start. I try and train the babies from day one so that they are going forward and thinking for themselves.”

What’s your game?

Cross-country riding is horses for courses and there’s always a risk that one who is, say, a brilliant team chaser won’t be as brave or

The right conformation for the job will help your horse stay sound

reliable when asked to go solo round a hunter trials course. So if you’re aiming at a particular area of competition and looking for a horse who is already experienced, make sure he’s proven himself in that area and, if possible, see him in competition.

If you’re looking to bring on a horse, perhaps a youngster or one who has reached his limit in another sphere, you’re taking more of a

gamble. Most young horses with a trainable attitude will enjoy being introduced to cross-country, but this is a job for an experienced rider. Confidence breeds confidence!

Phoebe and other team chase riders often do well with ex-racehorses; ones who have point-to-pointed but perhaps aren’t quite fast enough on the racecourse can make the switch successfully.

Others have moved from flat racing or hurdles to team chasing or hunter trials, but need more re-schooling. Team chasing can be a comfort zone for an ex-racehorse, as he’s working in company, at a slightly steadier pace, and can be put in front or behind his team-mates.

Event horses who have reached their competitive limit often enjoy hunter trials and team chasing. They rarely lose their enjoyment of going cross-country and more often, it’s simply that they don’t have the scope to go advanced or are let down by their show jumping ability.

Ex-show jumpers fall into two categories.

Some take to cross-country like ducks to water, while others are careful jumpers who ‘waste’ time in the air and find it difficult to adjust to a new way of going.

On the level

If you’re starting out on your cross-country ambitions, be realistic about horsepower.

Don’t try and cope with a Ferrari when you haven’t yet got the skills to match. “If you’re starting out, it’s good to have a horse who has been round the block a bit,” advises Phoebe.

Whether you aim to team chase or event, ensure your horse is proven in that discipline

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l An experienced horse can help a more novice rider build confidence cross-country – but you don’t want one who has learned how not to do it! l Former event horses and some ex-racehorses can become good cross-country specialists. l Team chasing can provide a comfort zone for an ex-racehorse, as he’s jumping in company. l If you’re riding at lower levels, don’t discount cobs and native breeds as they can be ideal. l When you try a horse crosscountry, feeling exhilarated is good – feeling scared isn’t. l Have a horse vetted and discuss any conformation or previous injury worries with the vet.

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Fit for the job

It’s vital you and your horse are well matched

“At the same time, you don’t want one who has learned how not to do it. There’s no point in having experience if it’s bad experience!”

With novice courses starting at 60cm (2ft) or even lower, hunter trials should be within the scope of most horse and rider partnerships. Adults who ride native ponies can also do well, so don’t discount purebred mountain and moorlands as well as native crosses and cobs.

Obviously, the farther up the ladder you go, the greater the demands. Open hunter trials courses are usually around 1metre (3ft 3in) or slightly larger. In both cases, you usually will be riding against either a pre-decided time over the whole course, or there will be a 40 FEBRUARY 2013 horse deals

timed section through part of it.

If team chasing appeals, be prepared to tackle about 25 natural obstacles in a course of approximately two miles. Novice classes are ridden against a pre-determined time and fence heights will be a maximum of 1m (3ft 3in). Intermediate courses go up to a maximum of 1.7m (3ft 6in) and open tracks are 1.7m plus. At intermediate and open level you’re riding against the clock.

Sadly, the British Riding Clubs pilot novice hunter trials championships had to be cancelled last year, but will hopefully be on the calendar for 2013. This has been designed as a team of four competition, with two riders jumping at 70cm and two at 80cm.

It’s always best to have a horse vetted before you buy, but the fact that a horse has suffered a previous injury – perhaps when eventing or racing – won’t necessarily preclude him from enjoying and staying sound for a crosscountry career. If you know his history, tell the vet who is carrying out the pre-purchase examination and be realistic about the demands you’ll be putting on the horse.

If the horse has been rested appropriately and rehabilitation carried out correctly, he may still be capable of hunter trials and/or team chasing.

However, if a horse has conformation that predisposes him to injury, he could be more of a risk than you want to take.

Again, ask your vet’s advice – but conformation problems such as long cannon bones and pasterns and being markedly back at the knee are all signs of weakness. A horse who is very upright through his pasterns may also be less likely to stand up to wear and tear, as his joints will be less able to absorb concussion.

How much risk particular faults present depend on their severity and the horse’s overall conformation. Other factors include how well he is trained and ridden, ground conditions and even sheer luck, but the more a horse has in his favour, the better. HD Tel: 01733 468000

ALL-ROUNDER/HUNTER 9-1-13-983828

Fantastic Schoolmistress 16.1 hh, 16 yo, Coloured, Mare

Black Gelding Hanoverian For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 4

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Berkshire) (P)

£6000 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Gloucestershire) (P)

£4500

£2000 ONO

£4000

Grey Mare Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 5

Grey Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 9 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (County Durham) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Powys) (P)

Polo/ General

Stunning Allrounder

Chestnut Gelding Welsh Section C For Sale Height: 14.0 hh Age: 6 10-9-12-983943

£51000

£4750

Welsh Section C

Awesome Son Of Londontime

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Edinburgh) (P)

Coloured Mare Other For Sale Height: 14.0 hh Age: 5 14-1-13-116747

Tel: 07967582096 or 07794953364 emma.guyton@yahoo.co.uk

Bay Mare Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 9

Dark Bay Mare Welsh Section D For Sale Height: 14.0 hh Age: 10 17-9-12-114895

£6000 ONO

Allrounder

Welsh Sec D Mare

15-12-12-111115

Schoolmaster working at Medium, hunted with the Beaufort, jumps 1.20 with ease. Bold XC, successfully competed in friendly international, pink papered. Lady Killer, Capitol 1, Cassini lines. (Gloucestershire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (P)

31-8-12-117452

Talented Allrounder

£2950 ONO

21-9-12-989864

£4950

£4750 Tel: 07703273902 champneyequestrian@sky.com (East Sussex) (T)

15-9-12-111648

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lincolnshire) (P)

3-9-12-113115

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (T)

9-1-13-987245

Grey Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 7 13-11-12-982191

Grey Gelding Andalusian For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 6

Super paces. Very well schooled.

Successfully competed up to Nov level unaff dressage. Adores jumping, jumped double clear in British Novices. Plenty of scope and happily jumping 1.05m courses. Very bold, safe XC having successfully completed a number of Hunter Trials. Good through water and with ditches.

Super hack, good in traffic, clip, shoe, handle.

£2900 ONO

16-1-13-532897

Irish Hunter 17.1 hh, 6 yo, Coloured, Gelding

Event/Dressage Prospect

Grey Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale

Black Gelding Trakehner For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 2

www.horsedeals.co.uk

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Nottinghamshire) (P)

£4000 ONO

11-1-13-991588

£5500 ONO

18-9-12-985124

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Warwickshire) (T)

Height: 15.3 hh Age: 5

Kind horse with good temperament, good to do, travel, shoe, clip etc. no vices. Has hunted in Ireland with the South Dublin and County Meath hunt and in the UK with the Southdown and Eridge Hunt and Mid Surrey Farmers Drag. Won a coloured class at Sords in Ireland. Reluctant sale due to the VAT man!

£6750 ONO Tel: 07780 221000 paul@mccaffery-knight.com (East Sussex) (P)

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ALL-ROUNDER/HUNTER 13-12-12-934533

Super Talented Hunter 16.3 hh, 5 yo, Bay, Gelding

£7500 OVNO

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£2500

2-1-13-168293

2-10-12-157721

13-9-12-129595

£5270 ONO

£5250 ONO

£8500 ONO

Traditional Gypsy Cob

Coloured Colt Gypsy Vanner For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 1

Bay Mare Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 10 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Perthshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Nottinghamshire) (P)

10-8-12-169872

£15000

Dark Bay Mare Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 4 30-7-12-163483

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Kent) (P)

Quality 4 Year Old Mare

TB Bay Mare

Bay Gelding Dales For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 13 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Leicestershire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Oxfordshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Powys) (P)

£350 OVNO

Tel: 01733 468000

2-10-12-171328

£4250 ONO

Mossdale Duke William

26-9-12-143944

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

£1500

26-9-12-167636

Bay Mare Other For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 5

£5250 OVNO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Kent) (P)

Chestnut Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 14

Chestnut Gelding Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 17.2 hh Age: 7

16-9-12-148415

12-9-12-139743

Exciting SJ Prospect

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Sussex) (P)

£400 ONO

Serious Horse For The Fut

Grey Mare Other For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 7

Chestnut Gelding Welsh Section D For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 7

£3750

£4250 ONO

Top Class Allrounder

Tanglemane Moonlight Gamb

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Avon) (P)

Other Mare Haflinger For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 8

Dark Bay Mare Selle Francais For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 5

11-9-12-154275

£11000 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Surrey) (P)

Haflinger Mare

Selle Francais X TB Mare

15-1-13-113343

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Wiltshire) (P)

1-9-12-156647

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

Tel: 07909565754 princesspinksparkle@live.co.uk (South Yorkshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Sussex) (P)

Bay Gelding Welsh Section B For Sale Height: 12.2 hh Age: 16

Dark Bay Gelding Belgian Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 11

£6000 ONO

Chestnut Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 6

Gorgeous 12'2 gelding

Excellent Hunter/ Allroun

18-9-12-167786

Ben is my Shire x Warmblood he is 16.3hh & 5yo. He is a true gentleman. Ben always works in an outline and has beautiful floaty paces. He will jump 1.35m with ease he is a very honest jumper.

He jumps coloured fences, scary fillers, XC jumps without hesitation. Ben is super out hunting. Ben is fantastic out hacking. Please call/text for more info.

ALL-ROUNDER/HUNTER 16-1-13-946216

Tuey 16.1 hh, 6 yo, Bay, Gelding

Has raced flat, hurdles & steeplechased. Lovely temperament. Has been show jumping, dressage & Horse Agility & started schooling western. Been shown successfully in-hand in Showmanship classes & Trail.

Would suit mother/daughter share. Lives in/out. Hacks alone/company. No vices/blemishes but does crib from time to time. Good to do in all ways.

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (P)

£1300 ONO

Dark Bay Mare Other For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 11

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Buckinghamshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (County Durham) (P)

£2500

11-9-12-185561

Chestnut Mare Other For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 5

Hanoverian Mare

£6500

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 4

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Wiltshire) (P)

£5750 OVNO

www.horsedeals.co.uk

3-9-12-186999

Bay Mare Hanoverian For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 10

£5500 ONO

£9500

27-11-12-229522

Dark Bay Colt Hanoverian For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 1

£3750 OIRO

QUALITY RIDING HORSE

Stychlands Regal Lady

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lincolnshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Bedfordshire) (P)

Bay Mare Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 12

£2500 OVNO

Dark Bay Mare Other For Sale Height: 13.0 hh Age: 9 3-7-12-216957

Lovely Temperament

Chestnut Colt Hanoverian For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 2

£3995 ONO

SHGB Registered

Eventer/Show Jumper

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

Chestnut Gelding Hanoverian For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 4

£850

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 4 24-9-12-218368

£3600 OVNO

£3250 ONO Tel: 07917 282970 annequus@aol.com (P)

Bay Mare Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 12 5-12-12-192744

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Suffolk) (P)

11-10-12-182496

Coloured Mare Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 9

4-1-13-198694

Stunning Coloured Mare

£1500

14-1-13-211311

£6750 ONO

15-1-13-236522

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

28-9-12-221313

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (County Durham) (P)

£4500 OVNO

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17-9-12-223131

Bay Filly Cleveland Bay For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 1 8-9-12-178598

Bay Gelding Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 17.2 hh Age: 10

30-12-12-189669

Qualified Regionals

ALL-ROUNDER/HUNTER 14-1-13-992591

2yo Filly X Dutch Warmblood 16.0 hh, 2 yo, Bay, Filly

Pauldarys Kendle

Welsh X Mare

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Northamptonshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Midlands) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Yorkshire) (P)

Flashy Section D Gelding

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Gloucestershire) (P)

£5500

Beautiful Daisy

Liver Chestnut Gelding Welsh Section D For Sale Height: 14.3 hh Age: 9 1-10-12-224328

Grey Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 5

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cumbria) (P)

£3500 OVNO

£2700

George

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Carmarthenshire) (P)

£1150 ONO

Beautiful big 16hh rising 5yo Irish cob gelding. Lovely manners, very laid back nature and easy to ride. Can pop a nice jump with a bit of leg work, hacks fantastic, a real confidence giver.

(Norfolk) (T)

£3200 ONO

Tel: 07796020537 lauraxluke@aol.com

Coloured Mare Other For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 6

Dark Bay Mare Welsh Section B For Sale Height: 12.2 hh Age: 15 16-7-12-239243

Fantastic Irish Sport Hor

£4250 ONO

1-5-12-236112

£5500 ONO

28-9-12-229766

Chestnut Mare British Warmblood For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 13

7-1-13-223445

Bay Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 4

30-9-12-238225

Talented And Super Safe

Dark Bay Stallion Andalusian For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 8

£4250 ONO

23-8-12-328298

£6000

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Nottinghamshire) (P)

3-1-13-253189

Tel: 07545 813962 pearlmasseyis@aim.com (Lincolnshire) (P)

Dark Bay Gelding Irish Draught For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 8

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Powys) (P)

£3995 OVNO

18-9-12-258355

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hampshire) (P)

£1800

16.2 Dark Bay Gelding

Coloured Gelding Other For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 4 12-9-12-315758

Would excel as an eventer due to her bloodlines, microchipped ID passported and feet trimmed. Sire Amaretto M\'s sire Cassini II is a full-brother of the great stallion Cassini I, Dam TB very friendly and fit.Won several races been Out of Racing for about 6 years. She has impeccable blood lines. Her sire Tempo (IRE) and her dam Tipsey Creek (USA).

15-1-13-129217

Fantastic Allrounder 15.3 hh, 8 yo, Bay, Gelding

Tel: 07779096939 kate.jackaman@hotmail.co.uk (Kent) (P)

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Dark bay gelding 16.1hh 5yo, lovely boy is a pleasure to have around. He has 3 loose atheletic paces & a soft snaffle mouth. Neat bold jump & isn’t spooky or silly. See www.upsallstud.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£4950

Tel: 07725 811113 info@upsallstud.co.uk

Chestnut Gelding Welsh Section C For Sale Height: 13.0 hh Age: 6 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lincolnshire) (P)

£3650 ONO

Tel: 01733 468000

8-9-12-265916

£2200

Quality Top Class Pony

Smart Hunter/Eventer

30-12-12-241572

15.3hh 8yo bay TB gelding.

A truly genuine horse who is always willing to please.

Oscar has a lovely laid back attitude and would ideally suit a Novice rider to learn the ropes on and gain confidence or a teenager to have fun on. He has sucessfully competed in unaff SJ, XC and all RC activities. Hacks alone and in company. 100% shoe, box, clip.

ALL-ROUNDER/HUNTER 10-1-13-474786

Talented Mare 16.2 hh, 8 yo, Chestnut, Mare

Super Competition Pony

By One More Tiger

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Perthshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Nottinghamshire) (P)

6-9-12-282594

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Carmarthenshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Leicestershire) (P)

Top Class Dressage Horse

Chestnut Mare Irish Draught For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 15 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

£5500 OVNO

£2200 ONO

Spotted Gelding Danish Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 5 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Devon) (P)

£15000

19-12-11-316285

£2500 OVNO

Super Mare

3-10-12-274245

£3000 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Oxfordshire) (P)

Chestnut Mare Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 9

£850 ONO

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 17.1 hh Age: 9 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

12-1-13-318415

Chestnut Mare Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 4 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Kent) (P)

Lovely Chestnut Mare

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 14.1 hh Age: 5 9-7-12-295692

£2500

Smart Pony

10-10-12-283156

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (South Yorkshire) (P)

Allrounder Fun Pony

Other Gelding Other For Sale Height: 14.1 hh Age: 9 4-9-12-267755

Coloured Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 10

£6000 ONO Tel: 07591545508 sianparry@hotmail.co.uk (P)

5-9-12-299465

Stunning Coloured Mare

£3500 ONO

16-9-12-283437

£3000

Bay Mare Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 5 10-9-12-266693

Grey Mare Highland For Sale Height: 13.0 hh Age: 4

Registered ISH, parentage and DNA tested. Rising 8, 16.2hh chestnut mare

by Wolver Hollow TB out of Brackagh Diamond RID. Safe and sensible ride, competed XC up to novice level, unaffiliated Show Jumping and County level showing in Ridden LW & WH. Hunted in 2011/12, jumps walls, banks and hedges, goes through rivers and happily goes in front or behind.

£6250 OIRO

Super Quality Allrounder

14-1-13-256298

16.2 hh, 12 yo, Chestnut, Mare

Urgent Sale/Swap

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 8

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Somerset) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Nottinghamshire) (P)

£1450 ONO

www.horsedeals.co.uk

1-8-12-275336

Chestnut Mare Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 8

£5000

4-1-13-287696

Top quality Dutch warmblood with superb bloodlines.

Competed BSJA with young rider who qualified her Grade B. Now competing dressage after a dressage prof saw her working, an absolute natural at this discipline proving to be a quick and willing learner.

She has competed in a number of BD shows. Good to do in every way, hack, shoe, box, clip, etc.

£6900 ONO Tel: 07877513060 or 01302700983 jenlaw9510@googlemail.com (North Yorkshire) (P)

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ALL-ROUNDER/HUNTER 20-12-12-774939

Stunning Maxi Cob 16.0 hh, 4 yo, Bay, Gelding

Stunning cob 16hh, presently hunting, easy ride, lovely quiet temperament, easy to do in every way. Based in Ireland so can send videos and open to vets, trade inquiries welcome.

£2950 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lincolnshire) (P)

£5000 ONO

£5000 ONO

Bay Filly Cleveland Bay For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 4

Grey Mare Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 4

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Wiltshire) (P)

£3500

£4250 ONO

16-11-12-377118 9-1-13-377244

7-1-13-372298

19-9-12-444299

Bay Mare Anglo European Horse For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 13 19-7-12-287761

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Derbyshire) (P)

By Animo Olympic SJ

£9000

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

25-12-12-377949

Bay Mare Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 15.1 hh Age: 6

£1500 OIRO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

£6500 ONO

Chestnut Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 12

30-12-12-374176

Fantasy

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Avon) (P)

1-10-12-316116

£16000 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Ayrshire) (P)

Chestnut Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 8

Coloured Gelding Other For Sale Height: 15.1 hh Age: 6 2-1-13-433243

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (T)

£6900

Stunning Coloured Cob

Bay Mare Belgian Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 8

Bay Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 7 13-11-12-365447

£2000 Tel: 00353876607536 laraghstables@gmail.com (County Galway) (P)

ISH By VDL Douglas

Grey Gelding Andalusian For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 5

14-1-13-888513

Stunning Allrounder 17.1 hh, 8 yo, Coloured, Mare

Tel: 07703 273902 champneyequestrian@sky.com (East Sussex) (P)

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Coloured Gelding Welsh X For Sale Height: 12.2 hh Age: 7

County Show Winner

Grey Mare Irish Draught For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 13 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Denbighshire) (P)

£4000

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (P)

£2000

Tel: 01733 468000

22-8-12-378242

£5500

Ultimate Pony Who Does It

14-9-12-375682

A very talented, well schooled gentle mare with 3 good paces & a bold careful jump. Consistently placed in unaff dressage. Lightly competed unaff show jumping up to 90cm but plenty of scope to go on. Completed several long distance XC rides. Schooled XC showing a bold attitude. Snaffle mouth.

Good to shoe, handle, hack alone/company.

ALL-ROUNDER/HUNTER 16-1-13-878495

Out Of Country Top Gun 15.3 hh, 4 yo, Coloured, Gelding

Side Saddle Hunter

Strinesdale Mayfair

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Kent) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Manchester) (P)

£2750 ONO

£12000 ONO

£1200

£3250

Born To Jump!

17-12-12-394957

Bay Filly Other For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 3 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Ceredigion) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Carmarthenshire) (P)

12-10-12-493727

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Sussex) (T)

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 15.1 hh Age: 4

Llangybi Miss Millie

Grey Gelding Part Bred Arab For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 9 28-9-12-392116

Bay Colt Andalusian For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 0

Genuine Riding Gelding

Chestnut Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 5

1-10-12-486181

20-9-12-391313

£6250 POA

Silva Stradivari

£2500 ONO

Stunning Young Sport Hors

Coloured Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 15.1 hh Age: 9 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (P)

£3950 Tel: 07786 257739 caroline.burrows1912@btinternet.com (Warwickshire) (P)

Chestnut Mare Other For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 13 4-12-12-415978

Chestnut Gelding German Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 13

£500 OIRO

Tel: 07540 899304 kkequines@gmail.com

Tom's Paintbox

Warmblood Gelding Project

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Derbyshire) (P)

£6995 ONO

7-10-12-398926

£6500 ONO

Anglican aka Freddie 11yo 16.1 French TB successful ex P2P. Went straight into hunting 10 days after last race.

Loves hunting, XC, fun rides & hacks.

Would love team chasing. 100% all ways. (Cambridgeshire) (P)

29-8-12-399271

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Gloucestershire) (P)

13-8-12-384916

Coloured Mare British Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 4

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (P)

27-9-12-431588

Alvescot Touch Paper

Anglo European Sports Horse, out of Country Top Gun. Homebred.

Professionally broken with 3 lovely paces. Will excel in any sphere. Wil hack out alone or in company. Good to shoe, box, clip etc. Open to any vet. Fully vaccinated.

£4995 ONO

8-1-13-792159

Cracker 16.0 hh, 4 yo, Black, Gelding

Stunning 4 year old Irish Sport Horse professionally broken. Is working well on the flat at walk trot & canter, has just started to go over a small jum,p has hacked out on the roads very good. Really exciting prospect for the future.

Genuine Balanced Youngste

£1750

www.horsedeals.co.uk

2-1-13-392445

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Leicestershire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hampshire) (P)

£8500 OVNO

17-9-12-411442

Bay Gelding Welsh X For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 5

Grey Mare Connemara For Sale Height: 14.1 hh Age: 9

£4500 Tel: 07860739545 russellstevensonprivate@gmail.com (East Sussex) (P)

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ALL-ROUNDER/HUNTER 28-12-12-561486

Handsome Allrounder 15.2 hh, 9 yo, Palomino, Gelding

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Yorkshire) (P)

£1650 ONO

Bay Stallion Shire For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 4 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lincolnshire) (P)

£1000

30-9-12-459213

£3000 ONO Tel: 07984386169 vicky.justice@gmail.com (Essex) (P)

Shire

Bay Gelding Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 5 17-1-13-452313

Totaly bombproof Haflinger! Go anywhere, do anything. Perfect teenagers PC pony/XC/HT/WHP or mother/daughter share. Big scopey jump. So good to catch, gallops to gate when sees you. Saint to clip, box, shoe. Done all PC activities. Ridden by the whole family. 5* experienced home only as work commitments force sale.

City Heights

£3000

Chestnut Filly Foal

Chestnut Filly Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 0

Bay Mare Belgian Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 7

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Dorset) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Suffolk) (T)

£3750 ONO

Stunning Jumping Mare

£950 OVNO

£3950 ONO

5-1-13-459254

£4200 ONO

Super Horse

Chestnut Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 8 7-1-13-435281

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cambridgeshire) (P)

£2500 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (P)

15-1-13-462529

Black Mare Hanoverian For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 13

£5500 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Berkshire) (P)

Coloured Gelding Other For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 6 12-9-12-452638

Tel: 07796 020537 lauraxluke@aol.com

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (South Humberside) (T)

25-9-12-448368

£3200 OVNO

Chestnut Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 10

Coloured Gelding British Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 8

19-9-12-453939

3-1-13-434791

16.2hh ISH bay gelding, fantastic temp, 100% in every way. Snaffle mouth, responsive ride, hacks alone/company, has done charity ride, ODE, SJ, XC/dressage. No vices. (Norfolk) (T)

14-11-12-445649

Ping Along

13-1-13-794618

16.0 hh, 7 yo, Black, Mare

Bay Gelding Oldenburg For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 14

£5450 ONO Tel: 01308 427087 or 07795210864 carol@arabianracehorses.co.uk (Dorset) (P)

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£3500

Other Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 2 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Somerset) (P)

£1600

Tel: 01733 468000

12-9-12-464648

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Tyne and Wear) (P)

Quarter Horse Gelding

30-12-12-457818

16hh black mare coming 7 year old. By the coloured jumping stallion Lextonpainted Cheif out of TB mare.

Carefully produced and now ready for a serious competitive career. Hacks out alone or in company, good to box, shoe, clip. Great hunter, winning 3.3Ft unaff and would excel British Show Jumping. Very willing mare easy to do with no vices.

ALL-ROUNDER/HUNTER Fantastic Allrounder/Hunter

3-1-13-572135

17.0 hh, 8 yo, Chestnut, Gelding

Lusitano Stallion

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hertfordshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Carmarthenshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Suffolk) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hampshire) (P)

£2250 ONO

21-8-12-494766

£1500 ONO

Grey Mare Other For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 7 24-9-12-487791

£2800

£5500

Good Capable Allrounder

Liver Chestnut Mare British Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 5 12-9-12-469784

£2950 ONO

Potential SJ

Black Gelding Other For Sale Height: 18.0 hh Age: 6

Fabulous Quality & Substa

Coloured Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 11 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Yorkshire) (P)

BFG, Cleasdale X

Bay Gelding Welsh X For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 11

Other Mare Gypsy Vanner For Sale Height: 14.0 hh Age: 6 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Kent) (P)

£2500 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

2-10-12-499185

Brilliant Hunting Pony

£8500 ONO Tel: Vickie 07966 191923 vicdennis@hotmail.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (P)

Fun, Talented Allrounder

26-9-12-477624

£950 ONO

Tel: 07917 766323 equimima@live.co.uk

Bay Gelding Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 8 4-1-13-469575

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lincolnshire) (P)

£POA

3-10-12-488241

Coloured Mare Appaloosa For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 4

Very beautiful chestnut lusitano stallion.Very safe & a pleasure to ride in every way.working at basic level with lovely correct paces & is very eager to please.please see www.equimima.co.uk (Europe) (T)

11-10-12-478676

£2000

11-10-12-467262

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 11

17-1-13-472359

Hunter/Allrounder For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (South Yorkshire) (P)

17hh 8yo Irish bred gelding.

Brilliant jumper and super temperament. Done everything – BSJA, dressage, eventing and hunting. Placed BE100.

Hunted this season with Zetland & Bedale. This is a quality, well schooled horse and super ride.

£2250 ONO

7-1-13-799859

Super Schoolmistress 16.2 hh, 10 yo, Bay, Mare

Handsome Gelding

Tel: 07967410244 katie.bolton@live.co.uk

www.horsedeals.co.uk

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (South Yorkshire) (P)

£5500

31-12-12-483623

£1850 ONO

Bay Mare Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 17.0 hh Age: 13 13-1-13-471336

15.2hh TB, good to ride, not strong, snaffle mouth. Good to handle on the ground and in stable, hacks perfectly in company. Seasoned hunter, done well showing. Sad sale as lack of time.

(Derbyshire) (P)

Stunning, by Ricardo Z out of Coolbawn Honey (ISH). A really stunning affectionate mare, who is a very straight forward easy ride. Well schooled with an exceptional jump.

Successfully competed unaff dressage, British show jumping and schooled round Chilham cross country up to 90cm. Hacks alone/company. Good in traffic, travel, clip, shoe.

£4500 Tel: 07703 273902 champneyequestrian@sky.com (East Sussex) (P)

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ALL-ROUNDER/HUNTER 17-11-12-647851

Gorgeous Hunter

Beautiful ID

Bay Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 17.0 hh Age: 9

Grey Mare Irish Draught For Sale Height: 17.0 hh Age: 6

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cornwall) (P)

Tel: 07875175772 lilpotter1@hotmail.com (Devon) (P)

£6950 ONO

Excellent Pony Club Allro

Biggles

Grey Gelding Andalusian For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 4

£3700

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Surrey) (P)

£2700 ONO

3-9-12-537815

£2500

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Yorkshire) (P)

Beautiful Allrounder

Coloured Gelding Other For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 10 13-1-13-527719

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Yorkshire) (P)

8-10-12-517158

Chestnut Gelding Welsh Section D For Sale Height: 14.0 hh Age: 15

£3000

15.3hh 7yo mare. Perfect ladies' horse or teenager's dream. Safe & sane hack alone or in company, jumps & does a lovely dressage test. Potential in any sphere, absolute bargain, incl tack.

(Kent) (P)

£2000 ONO

Tel: 07515943167 or 01634613673 jadeneal6@hotmail.com

3-1-13-546134

£5200 ONO

Jolly Fergus

8-10-12-537367

ID X TB mare. Hunted & whipped in by teenager & 71yo gentleman. Safe sound & sensible, she is a proven hunter! She has 3 elegant & athletic paces with a scopey jump!Had a sucessful showing season this year and also been SJ XC & done fun rides. 100% shoe box catch clip etc.

Sad sale due to elderly owner downsizing.

16-9-12-545647

17.0 hh, 8 yo, Grey, Mare

Fabulous Bay Irish Geldin

50 february 2013 HORSE DEALS

12-9-12-518221

Bay Gelding Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 6

£5500

£15000

Event Prospect

Grey Gelding British Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 4

Bay Mare Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 5

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Sussex) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (P)

£5000

£2000 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Herefordshire) (P)

£1850

11-9-12-547525

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Yorkshire) (T)

1-12-12-542164

29-8-12-534928

£10000

Winning Mood?

Event Prospect

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Norfolk) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Suffolk) (P)

11-9-12-536322

£7500 ONO

28-8-12-517252

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Gloucestershire) (P)

Brown Gelding Hanoverian For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 4

Chestnut Mare Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 5

Grey Quarter Horse

Grey Filly American Quarter Horse For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 1 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (County Tyrone) (P)

£2500

Tel: 01733 468000

19-9-12-548272

By Quidam De Revel

Bay Gelding Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 3

21-9-12-543158

Movie Star Jazz

Bay Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 14.0 hh Age: 6

ALL-ROUNDER/HUNTER 19-11-12-167381

Hombred Bay Mare 15.3 hh, 4 yo, Bay, Mare

£2300 ONO

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 14

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Suffolk) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Yorkshire) (T)

£3750 OVNO

£2995 ONO

21-12-12-562369

Black Gelding Friesian For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 6 12-11-12-556557

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 5

Totally Beat

Bay Gelding Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 7

www.horsedeals.co.uk

£2300 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lincolnshire) (P)

£1000 OVNO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Oxfordshire) (P)

£1250 ONO

Fantastic Potential

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 5

Other Gelding Appaloosa For Sale Height: 0.0 hh Age: 1 14-1-13-563474

£5000

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (P)

£2750 ONO

Bay Mare Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 7

Appaloosa Yearling

Grey Mare Connemara For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 5 12-9-12-558821

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hampshire) (P)

£1500 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (P)

13-8-12-572226

£0

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Leicestershire) (P)

27-12-12-577363

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

Bay Gelding Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 6

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 3

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Sussex) (P)

£11500 ONO

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2-8-12-577513

Tel: 07796020537 lauraxluke@aol.com

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 2

4-10-12-564396

£3200 ONO

3-1-13-555827

16.2hh 5yo ID gelding by Huntingfield Rebel. Snaffle mouth, confidence giver.

Happy hacker, can also be very sweet in the school, not really much of a jumper but will try if you want him to.

(Norfolk) (T)

16.1 PC/RC KWPN

Highland X TB Bay Gelding

13-11-12-565295

Toby

£1200 ONO

£2500 Tel: 01434 681667 or 07980418778 caroline.martin2@virgin.net (Northumberland) (P)

14-9-12-567784

£6800 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cleveland) (P)

12-1-13-559321

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Staffordshire) (P)

7-1-13-551812

Height: 16.1 hh Age: 3

Bay Gelding Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 11

14-11-12-559719

Bay Stallion Dutch Warmblood For Sale

Broken this summer and hacking out confidently on her own. She is jumping small coloured and natural fences. She is good to catch, load, shoe, etc, and does not have a TB temperament. She will make a lovely Pony Club or Riding Club horse. Only for sale to make way for other youngsters.

ALL-ROUNDER/HUNTER 2-12-12-657516

Super Talented Gentleman 16.3 hh, 10 yo, Bay, Gelding

Chestnut Gelding Trakehner For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 14

£3000 ONO

£8000 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Yorkshire) (P)

£1500 ONO

Stunning ID X TB Mare Dark Bay Mare Other For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 8

Bay Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 16

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Monmouthshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hampshire) (P)

£2500 ONO

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7-10-12-586174

Coloured Gelding Other For Sale Height: 14.3 hh Age: 6

£2500 OVNO

28-8-12-594828

Trooper

£POA

29-8-12-599682

£2300

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 9 7-1-13-598292

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (South Yorkshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

Ted

Bay Mare Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 5

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Somerset) (P)

£6500 ONO

Homebred Potential Sport Coloured Gelding Irish Draught For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 1

20-12-12-599462

19-9-12-585666

Bay Filly Other For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 3

£4250 OVNO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Powys) (P)

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 13.2 hh Age: 11

Top Class Schoolmaster

Super Dr Prospect For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Surrey) (P)

£3250

26-9-12-593934

£2250 ONO

Bay Gelding

Coloured Filly American Quarter Horse For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 4

4-9-12-599947

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Devon) (P)

One Of A Kind

£3950 ONO

10-10-12-618848

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Somerset) (P)

2-10-12-597326

Coloured Gelding Other For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 8 4-10-12-585494

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 7

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Leicestershire) (P)

Chestnut Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 9

£4875 OVNO

15-1-13-586975

Harvey

Coloured Mare Other For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 5

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Staffordshire) (P)

£2000 ONO

Tel: 01733 468000

30-9-12-619897

£3995 OVNO

Tel: 07875123848 laura_77x@hotmail.co.uk (Lancashire) (P)

Stunning Mare

7-12-12-596899

Brilliant opportunity to own this lovely horse. A very well mannered 16.3hh 10yo bay gelding. Has competed BS successfully up to 1.25m. He's also competed recently in dressage successfully up to Elementary. Hacks alone/in company. Good to box. He does have a slight shiver hence the price, this doesn't affect his work in any way. 5* home is essential.

ALL-ROUNDER/HUNTER 19-11-12-962916

Daisy 3 Year Old Fresian X 15.0 hh, 3 yo, Black, Mare

Broken to ride and partly broken to drive. Hacks out in company or alone.

Lovely mare, good to do.

11 year old daughter rides her. Fully vaccinated, passport. Good home essential.

Fabulous Schoolmaster

GI Dunnit With Pep

£3250 ONO

www.horsedeals.co.uk

5-10-12-629831

Palomino Colt American Quarter Horse For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 0 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Powys) (P)

£6250 ONO

Milky Way

Pretty Pony

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Pembrokeshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lincolnshire) (T)

Coloured Mare Other For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 6

£3500

Grey Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 12.2 hh Age: 12

Bay Gelding New Forest For Sale Height: 13.3 hh Age: 11

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Dorset) (P)

£POA

£2500

27-12-12-655936

£5500 ONO

Chestnut Mare Other For Sale Height: 12.2 hh Age: 9

£900 ONO

10-9-12-656456

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Northamptonshire) (T)

£3000

16-1-13-654349

£POA

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Surrey) (P)

Chestnut Gelding British Warmblood For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 6 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (P)

£18000 ONO

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5-1-13-657273

2-10-12-629779

£5250 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Berkshire) (P)

Grey Gelding Andalusian For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 8

Chestnut Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 5 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Devon) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (T)

Bay Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 10

3-12-12-654768

Quality Irish Sports Hors

Bay Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 9

18-12-12-654856

Tel: 07778 414739 sales@irishhorseimports.co.uk

£1700 ONO Tel: 07949 628181 sally.n@btinternet.com (Lincolnshire) (P)

Bay Gelding Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 8

7-1-13-641871

£1800 ONO

8-1-13-627316

14.2hh pretty Palomino & white mare. 5 years old. Ride & drive, hunting now in snaffle. Competed, SJ schooled and XC. Very kind to handle, no vices.

(Berkshire) (T)

£4500 ONO

14-11-12-639376

Pretty Palomino

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Warwickshire) (P)

14-11-12-648673

£5000 OIRO

17-9-12-623858

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Gloucestershire) (P)

26-11-12-633162

Bay Mare Anglo European Horse For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 8

Chestnut Gelding Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 14

ALL-ROUNDER/HUNTER 19-11-12-226148

16hh Gelding By ‘Libra K’ 16.0 hh, 6 yo, Bay, Gelding

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Dorset) (P)

£2250 ONO

Price drop on this Kwpn m

Wonderful Haflinger

Palomino Mare Haflinger For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 7

Bay Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 14

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cambridgeshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Sussex) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Midlands) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Kent) (P)

£1500 ONO

Tel: 07540 899304 kkequines@gmail.com

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12-9-12-673742

Eventing, Dressage, SJ

Stunning Concorde Colt

Bay Mare Other For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 11 17-12-12-667419

13.1hh 12yo gelding. Good to do in all ways. Fantastic paces and outline. Has hunted, SJ, XC, PC and local shows.

Not complete novice ride. Willing to LWVTB to ensure good home.

(Cambridgeshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

£11995 ONO

£2250

£2250 ONO

£1800 ONO

Zebra

Chestnut Colt Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 1 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Midlands) (P)

10-9-12-687443

Ultimate Allrounder

Other Colt Other For Sale Height: 11.0 hh Age: 1 25-9-12-683632

Boreton Marlon

£3950 ONO

9-10-12-674174

£7500 ONO

Black Mare Other For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 10 3-12-12-667289

Other Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 3

22-9-12-679949

Grullo Overo

13-1-13-689875

£POA

£8500 ONO

2-10-12-691184

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (P)

Coloured Gelding Welsh X For Sale Height: 14.1 hh Age: 6 14-11-12-678434

£4750

28-8-12-673467

£1750 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (South Yorkshire) (P)

Height: 17.0 hh Age: 11

Coloured Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 4

Liver Chestnut Mare Welsh Section D For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 4 12-9-12-665351

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Berkshire) (P)

£3995

Multi Talented Welsh D

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 4

Grey Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

£6900

Tel: 01733 468000

28-9-12-695152

Tel: 07799061195 jonnylea24@hotmail.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

Stunning Eventer/Super Hu

Dark Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 11 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

£3000 ONO

Bay Gelding

Dream Hunter

12-9-12-676588

Homebred and professionally produced. Been to several training shows and is now ready to develop as a good allrounder. He is good to box, clip and shoe. For sale due to size. Please search under: ‘KindertonHallHorses Auralius’ on YouTube.

ALL-ROUNDER/HUNTER 3-12-12-657821

Drum 16.3 hh, 8 yo, Chestnut, Gelding

Cookies And Cream

Coloured Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 6

£4500 ONO

www.horsedeals.co.uk

£6000

Grey Gelding Irish Draught For Sale Height: 17.1 hh Age: 12

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Swansea) (P)

£2850

Quiz

True Gentleman

£1500 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (T)

15.1hh 5yo tri-coloured gelding WB x NF. Loving nature, once bonded with his owner is extremely loyal. Very laid back, calm, kind with a trainable attitude. 100% in all ways. Lives in/out.

(Cambridgeshire) (P) Tel: 07540 899304 kkequines@gmail.com

By Catherston Liberator

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cumbria) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Wiltshire) (P)

£3500 ONO

£2500 ONO

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 17.0 hh Age: 9

£4500

Coloured Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 6

Bay Mare Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 7

£4500

3-1-13-737757

Other Mare Connemara For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 7

Top Quality Mare

Bay Mare Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 8 29-12-12-715837

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Derbyshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Yorkshire) (T)

27-11-12-718681

4-10-12-711496

£3600 OVNO

£1500 OVNO

Black Colt Hanoverian For Sale Height: 17.0 hh Age: 0

Coloured Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 4 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Warwickshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lincolnshire) (P)

3-9-12-717537

12-9-12-698255

£2200 ONO

Stunning MW Skewbald

Bay Colt Anglo European Horse For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 1

Bay Mare Other For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 3

28-8-12-743698

Stunning Yearling Colt

Attractive 3 Year Old Bay For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Pembrokeshire) (P)

£3750 ONO

4-9-12-726574

£4250

£5500 OIRO Tel: 07770818797 or 07802608536 (Lancashire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Carmarthenshire) (P)

£1500

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7-1-13-743923

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hertfordshire) (P)

21-9-12-728971

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Dorset) (P)

17-12-12-729442

Roan Gelding Other For Sale Height: 13.2 hh Age: 5 6-9-12-697192

Bay Gelding Part Bred Arab For Sale Height: 17.0 hh Age: 15

9-10-12-733292

Ohmar (Crimson Flame)

19-11-12-716354

Handsome middleweight gelding, 16.3hh, six years old, by Touchdown. Loves to jump. He is the type to make a top class working hunter, or high class allrounder, good stable manners.

Citroen Relay

2 x Ponies Box

Chris:

20th, 21st & 22nd March

£11,800

07971 000111 or 01732 844133 Kent

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2 x 14.2 ponies Reg 2007 MOT = Sept 2013 R-Tax = Feb 2013 76.000m Diesel.

Sat-Nav/Tracker Elec Windows/Mirrors Radio/CD. H.P.I. Cleared.

Serviced Sept 2012 Chrome wheel trims Tack storage in day area.

Padded seat in day area.

2 x Saddle racks.

Horse and rider first aid kits.

Weight Certificate Jockey door.

Ponies Jacksey 14.2hh, 5yo, Gelding Jacksey will bring home the ribbon for showjumping or eventing. He will jump 130m just for fun. He will hack alone or in company and doesn’t do anything wrong.

Super at cross country. £1,500 Peter Pan 14.2hh, 6yo, Gelding Peter Pan has been on our farm since he was a foal. He is a novice ride and very quiet. He will jump 120m with ease and is good at eventing. He hunted last season and is again this season. He is great allrounder.

1st Saturday of every month

Oscar 14.1hh, 5yo, Gelding Oscar is a very quiet ride. He will hack alone or in company and has never put a foot wrong. He will jump a course of 90m. He has been hunting 4 times and always as good as gold. £1,700

Cob Rosie 15hh, 6yo, Mare Rosie is a quiet ride and ideal for a riding school or private home. She has pony clubbed and hunted. She is good at cross country and will jump a small course. She will hack alone or in company. £1,500 Trade enquiries welcome.

All horses are open to vetting and exchange if you’re not completely satisfied.

www.irishsportequine.com Telephone : +353 57 866 0614 Mobile : +353 86 8077626

Some horses can be seen in East Sussex.

3 months exchange warranty offered.

essential BUYinG aDViCe

SaleS talk With a huge choice of horses, from former racehorses to performance stallions, we meet the team behind Panama Sport Horses UK

W

hether you’re an amateur rider looking for a straightforward horse to compete, a retrained racehorse to go into a second career, or a family friend, Carol Richardson may have it behind one of her stable doors. And that’s only the start. At Panama Sport Horses UK in Gisburn, Lancashire, Carol can also train a racehorse or racing pony for you, improve your riding and show jumping skills, or offer a choice of www.pan performance s porthorseama stallions if you’re suk. looking to breed co.uk your own to find ou success story. t more While most dealers find a tight niche in which to specialise, it’s unusual to find one with such a wide remit. But Carol, a former international show jumper, started her career in racing and was a successful amateur jockey until an accident curtailed her racing career.

She also has input from her husband, Nick Saville, who rode and trained show jumpers and National Hunt horses, as well as training riders of all levels. It’s a formidable joint CV. “We cover everything, but the biggest market is for horses that have been there, done it and are ready for an amateur rider to get on and do a job,” says Carol.

Horses with experience and the right temperament are not easy to find, but she’s always on the lookout for ones she can match up with the right riders. “Sometimes you see them at shows and think: that will do the job,” she says. “And sometimes we take horses in part-exchange that, with a bit of work, turn out to be just what another rider is looking for.”

Carol has a real love of Thoroughbreds and thinks many people have the wrong idea about them. “They’re intelligent and athletic,” she says. “A lot of people think they’re mental, but most are very trainable. Some are a bit sharp if they’ve been started off wrongly, but a lot of

Carol is a former show jumper and jockey

l “When you’re looking for a horse, don’t automatically discount an animal if the reason for sale is that the owner simply doesn’t get on with him,” say the experts at Panama Sport Horses UK. “Something that presents a problem to one rider won’t necessarily do the same to another – we all have different ideas of the perfect horse!”

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problems are down to the way people feed them. In racing, they’re stuffed full of high energy food and you can’t carry on doing that and expect them to be easy rides.”

Incorrect feeding is one of the commonest mistakes she sees new owners making. “We tell people to take a horse home, turn it out and to start with, give it carrots and as much hay as it wants,” she says. “It’s only when they’ve ridden it a couple of times and are starting to get to know it that they can start giving extra feed as needed.”

Their recent success stories include Galileo Figaro, an eight-year-old ex-racehorse by Galileo who is now owned by Nicola Turner.

He finished his racing career – having arrived in Britain via stables in Australia and Japan – in the autumn of 2011 and Nicola started competing him in dressage in May 2012.

The pair are now winning at British Dressage affiliated Novice level and will be going to the Winter semi finals this month and the Petplan Area Festival Championships in April.

Carol, who also supplied horses for the London 2012 Olympics pentathlon competition, does all she can to ensure that buyer and horse are well matched and if she doesn’t know a rider, insists that the first ride takes place in her small indoor school. “If someone isn’t going to manage a horse, I’ll tell

Thoroughbreds are inTelligenT and aThleTic… and mosT are very Trainable Carol Richardson www.horsedeals.co.uk

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them,” she says. “You want rider and horse to be happy.

“The difference between amateur riders and professionals is that amateurs want a horse that looks good. Professionals don’t care what it looks like if it does the job.”

This year, Carol’s back in the show jumping ring competing a new team of horses, including homebred youngsters. She also has two point-to-pointers in training. That explains the yard’s impressive facilities, including indoor and outdoor schools, all-weather and grass gallops and an equine hydrotherapy centre. Nick is the developer of the Panama spa, which uses cold salt water to help rehabilitation after injuries and to maintain soundness.

It’s a mix of high tech and down to earth, but Carol is just as happy matching a novice rider with a fun horse – the type she affectionately dubs hobby horses – as looking for that elusive star jumper to go through the grades. No wonder so many customers are taking their hats off to Panama Sport Horses UK. HD

The yard even has its own spa

FEBRUARY 2013 horse deals 57

ALL-ROUNDER/HUNTER 2-12-12-728913

Easy And Kind Warmblood 16.0 hh, 8 yo, Bay, Mare

Bay Mare Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 6

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Suffolk) (T)

Freckleton Monte Rosa

58 february 2013 HORSE DEALS

1-10-12-748353

£8850 ONO

Eddy 15hh black Irish cob 7yo Gelding ride and has driven in the past lovely easy responsive ride a very nice little allrounder one for all the family.

(Norfolk) (T)

£3200 ONO

Tel: 07796020537 lauraxluke@aol.com

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Staffordshire) (P)

£7000

£3500

Tel: 07967311104 kirsty1979@live.co.uk

4-9-12-766311

Dark Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 9 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Aberdeenshire) (P)

£3500

PRE Colt

Brutus

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Sussex) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Buckinghamshire) (P)

Bay Colt Andalusian For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 1

£3000

25-12-12-766936

3-10-12-765136

Hunted for the last 3 seasons, will go first or last. Has SJ and XC. Hacks out alone or in company, been used to lead 8yo girl on her pony. Would make excellent PC/RC horse. (North Yorkshire) (P)

Super Hunter Horse

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 6

Eddy

Bay Mare British Warmblood For Sale Height: 17.0 hh Age: 10 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Midlands) (P)

£3950 ONO

£4950 ONO

Confidence giver/SJ

3-1-13-758683

£995

15-1-13-746182

Black Gelding Other For Sale Height: 14.0 hh Age: 4

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Buckinghamshire) (P)

10-9-12-765444

£5750 ONO

5-9-12-757792

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Northamptonshire) (P)

£2500

Hunter/Allrounder

Chestnut Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 11

26-12-12-758329

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Ayrshire) (P)

27-9-12-744232

Bay Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 13

£4000

Irish Sport Horse

Hunter/Allrounder/Schoolm

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 5

Grey Gelding Irish Draught For Sale Height: 17.2 hh Age: 9 28-9-12-765561

Talented Little Gentleman

£1800

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Norfolk) (P)

7-9-12-767182

£9500 OVNO

Chestnut Mare Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 5

£4500 OVNO

Tel: 01733 468000

1-10-12-768923

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Middlesex) (P)

Tel: 01884 841747 or 07557410507 osmondsshowjumpers@hotmail.co.uk (Devon) (P)

Honest Mare

Chestnut Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 6 3-1-13-762548

16hh warmblood mare. 8yo Westphalian by Charisma. Very honest, easy horse at shows and at home. She is good to shoe, box, clip, hack, catch and for the dentist. Suitable for a novice as she is very laid back yet competitive with an experienced rider. Moves beautifully, well schooled with flying changes etc. Jumps water & fillers. 5* home wanted!

ALL-ROUNDER/HUNTER 12-12-12-296412

Polly 16.0 hh, 14 yo, Coloured, Mare

Corky

Handsome Bay Gelding

Bay Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 12

£2200 ONO

£3500 OVNO Tel: 07817693203 or 01452 831177 suem44@hotmail.com (Gloucestershire) (P)

Hunter/SJ/PC Allrounder

Quality Genuine Mare

Very Talented

Show Jumper

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Staffordshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Oxfordshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cornwall) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hertfordshire) (P)

www.horsedeals.co.uk

10-9-12-789923

29-9-12-797167

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Somerset) (P)

£1850

Perfect Ladies Horse!

Irish Draught

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Warwickshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Yorkshire) (P)

Bay Mare Oldenburg For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 3

£12000

Chestnut Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 8

Grey Gelding Irish Draught For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 7

£2995 ONO

£950

9-1-13-812291

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Yorkshire) (T)

13-11-12-797673

£5500

Chestnut Mare Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 15.1 hh Age: 7

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (T)

£4500

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28-12-12-813647

£2350 ONO

24-8-12-787122

Dark Bay Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 15.1 hh Age: 7 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Merseyside) (P)

£3950 ONO

Bay Mare Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 8

8-10-12-799398

9-10-12-773439

Super All-rounder

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Perthshire) (P)

27-9-12-795351

Black Gelding Other For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 12

Bay Gelding Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 11

£5500 ONO

£7000

Bay Mare Hanoverian For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 8

Talented Fun Schoolmaster

Super Allrounder

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Worcestershire) (P)

£4500 ONO

Other Mare Other For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 7

7-10-12-795975

£2750 ONO

Brown Mare Other For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 11 28-8-12-772645

Bay Gelding Welsh X For Sale Height: 14.0 hh Age: 12

29-8-12-811415

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lincolnshire) (P)

28-9-12-787468

£3250

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 13 25-9-12-769285

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cardiff) (P)

Polly's first love is hunting. She has whipped in with me for two years and last year went to a local hunt for a huntsman's horse. I have had her for nine fab years and only for sale due to new work venture. She is not for a novice and will jump anything, 100% traffic, catch, shoe, clip, box. A very special hunting home is sort for her.

ALL-ROUNDER/HUNTER 14-8-12-773444

Bay Mare 15.2 hh, 5 yo, Bay, Mare

ID Grade 1 Mare

Stunning Allrounder

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Suffolk) (P)

£3750 OIRO Tel: 07788 670108 sheryl.graham@yahoo.co.uk (Lincolnshire) (P)

£4000

Bay Gelding Hungarian Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 10 24-9-12-824514

Grey Mare Irish Draught For Sale Height: 17.1 hh Age: 4

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Staffordshire) (P)

£6000

12-9-12-836546

By International show jumping sire Dundee, out of an ISH mare. Very loving, fantastic temperament and very easy to handle. She has three correct, active paces and a bold, scopey jump. She is good to catch, box, shoe and clip. Hacks alone and in company. A sort hard to find. A very sad sale of a much loved horse.

25-9-12-819292

Potential Hunter/Eventer

Liver Chestnut Gelding British Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 5

60 february 2013 HORSE DEALS

£8850

£POA

2-10-12-836798

6-1-13-829834

Grey Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 8 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (P)

£3500 ONO

Charming Allrounder Horse Dark Bay Gelding Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 15.1 hh Age: 14

Dark Bay Gelding Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 6 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Monmouthshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (T)

£2600 ONO

20-9-12-837291

5-9-12-819939

26-9-12-817197

£3000 ONO

Exceptionally Talented!

14-1-13-817259

£1800

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (South Yorkshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Nottinghamshire) (P)

Talented Allrounder

Grey Mare British Warmblood For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 7

Palomino Mare German Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 9

Bay Gelding Welsh Section B For Sale Height: 12.2 hh Age: 16 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Northamptonshire) (P)

£1600 ONO

Chestnut Mare Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 9

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cleveland) (P)

£1800 ONO

Chestnut Gelding Other For Sale Height: 14.3 hh Age: 14 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lincolnshire) (P)

£600 ONO

Tel: 01733 468000

2-1-13-837731

Bay Mare Other For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 7

£5495 ONO

£6500 ONO

Stunning Palomino

Stunning Homebred Bay Mar

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Nottinghamshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (P)

17-9-12-821149

£1950 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Shropshire) (P) 19-9-12-816348

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Suffolk) (P)

Beautiful Chestnut Mare

Grey Mare Irish Draught For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 15

14-11-12-829996

Bay Mare Other For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 4

30-8-12-832176

4 Year Old With Heart Of

ALL-ROUNDER/HUNTER 19-11-12-359935

Lovely Allrounder 16.2 hh, 15 yo, Chestnut, Mare

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Leicestershire) (P)

Tel: 07921837775 vickycrabtree@hotmail.com

Classy Hunter

£4500

Tel: 07725 811113 info@upsallstud.co.uk

www.horsedeals.co.uk

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Staffordshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Leicestershire) (P)

£4750 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (T)

£4950

£2500 ONO

6-9-12-859831

11-9-12-848698

Chestnut Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 15

£2250 ONO

£1000 OVNO

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 15.1 hh Age: 6

Other Colt American Quarter Horse For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 0 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Powys) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Leicestershire) (P)

Super Cob

GI Mighty Big Mac

Grey Gelding Andalusian For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 4 30-12-12-846261

Maxi cob/allrounder, 16.1hh 5yo chestnut gelding. Duke is a lovely boy to have on the yard & loves fuss & attention! He has a super loose atheletic step for a cob & is light on his feet. (North Yorkshire) (T)

£3500

Bay Gelding Hanoverian For Sale Height: 17.2 hh Age: 4

27-7-12-851124

£3250 ONO

Superb Horse For Any Ride

7-1-13-845557

Lovely natured. Talented show jumper with winnings abroad; registered with BSJA. Honest and willing in the school.

Great with shoes, clipping, loading etc.

Hacks out alone or in company. (Kent) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (County Durham) (P)

Bay Mare Other For Sale Height: 15.1 hh Age: 15

8-1-13-861644

Irish Sports Horse

£3800 ONO

13-11-12-852323

£2000 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Leicestershire) (P)

Mrs B, Bramble

Bay Colt Other For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 0

Bay Gelding Hanoverian For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 5 20-9-12-844922

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Surrey) (P)

Bef Elite SJ Foal

Potential Top Dressage

Coloured Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 9

26-11-12-862967

Riding Club Mare

£2900 ONO

19-12-11-846889

12-9-12-841614

£7995

£2500 ONO Tel: 07955132957 or 01162431439 emma_prusek8@hotmail.com (Leicestershire) (P)

23-9-12-868241

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (T)

Black Filly Other For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 0

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Staffordshire) (P)

£2500

10-9-12-872517

Outstanding Filly

Grey Gelding Other For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 4

Grey Gelding Irish Draught For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 4 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Yorkshire) (T)

£3550 ONO

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13-11-12-872583

Event, Dressage, Show.

Carnaval Destiny – By Carnaval Drum. Three super paces & bold jump.

Regularly competing both unaff SJ & dressage, loves to jump! SJ to Newcomers and been on SJ and eventing PC teams. Hunted for last four years. Pleasure to hack. Good to do in all ways. Fit & sound, very sad sale! Incl tack & some rugs.

ALL-ROUNDER/HUNTER 26-11-12-472965

Super Schoolmistress 16.2 hh, 10 yo, Bay, Mare

Megland Silver Solstice

Spotted Gelding Other For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 6

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Tyne and Wear) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Devon) (P)

£2000 ONO

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2-10-12-879114

Dun Mare Welsh Section B For Sale Height: 12.2 hh Age: 11

£3250

£5000 ONO

16.2hh

Allrounder/Event

£5950 OVNO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

16.2hh chestnut gelding rising 6yo. ISH X WB. Broken 5 year old, turned away.

Now ready to start work. Lovely paces will make a nice middleweight working hunter. Sadly no rider/facilities.

(Leicestershire) (P) Tel: 07818044184 ruth_curley@yahoo.co.uk

Bay Gelding Hanoverian For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 10

£4500 OVNO

Stunning Coloured Gelding

Pretty Grey Mare

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hertfordshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Aberdeenshire) (P)

Coloured Gelding Other For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 5

£3995

16-1-13-914813

26-12-12-888912

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Suffolk) (T)

28-8-12-916898

£1800 OVNO

£3250 OVNO

6-1-13-896573

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lincolnshire) (P)

15-1-13-887639

26-9-12-876133

Liver Chestnut Mare Other For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 14

30-8-12-885524

Bay Gelding Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 7

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (South Yorkshire) (P)

Chestnut Gelding Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 17.1 hh Age: 13

Grey Mare Other For Sale Height: 15.1 hh Age: 9 21-8-12-897667

£1200 ONO

10-9-12-884746

21-9-12-873286

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Suffolk) (P)

Black Gelding Trakehner For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 9

TB Dark Bay Gelding

Liver Chestnut Mare

£2500

£4000

£9000

Tel: 01733 468000

6-9-12-917661

Coloured Colt Other For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 1

Spotted Gelding Appaloosa For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 12

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Sussex) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Warwickshire) (P)

Homozygous Coloured Colt

Stunning Appaloosa Geldin

£5000 ONO

£2750 ONO

Chestnut Colt Anglo Arab For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 0 2-10-12-898782

£6500

Superb Event Prospect

Dark Bay Gelding Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 9 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hertfordshire) (P)

Tel: 07703 273902 champneyequestrian@sky.com (East Sussex) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Avon) (P)

16.2hh TB Potential

10-8-12-887893

Stunning, by Ricardo Z out of Coolbawn Honey (ISH). A really stunning affectionate mare, who is a very straight forward easy ride. Well schooled with an exceptional jump.

Successfully competed unaff dressage, British show jumping and schooled round Chilham cross country up to 90cm. Hacks alone/company. Good in traffic, travel, clip, shoe.

ALL-ROUNDER/HUNTER 16-11-12-521922

Young Eventer 16.3 hh, 5 yo, Chestnut, Gelding

Stunning Irish Sports

Bay Gelding Irish Draught For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 14

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Leicestershire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Warwickshire) (P)

£2300 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Dorset) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Gwent) (P)

£800 ONO

£1950

Sweet Scopey Sensible Gen

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Sussex) (P)

£5500

£1300 OVNO

14-9-12-947314

Bay Gelding Belgian Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 4

Coloured Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 6 8-7-12-936297

Bay Gelding Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 4 15-8-11-926312

£5999 ONO

Coloured Gelding Other For Sale Height: 14.1 hh Age: 4

Grey Gelding Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 6

www.horsedeals.co.uk

£2700

Bay Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 5

Outstanding Event Prospec

£10500 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Yorkshire) (P)

15-1-13-944311

£1950 OVNO

8-1-13-924459

Coloured Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 4 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Surrey) (P)

£1250

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Powys) (P)

Grey Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 5

21-9-12-944738

£4300 ONO

Master Ronald

Liver Chestnut Mare Welsh X For Sale Height: 15.1 hh Age: 6

5-1-13-948216

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Yorkshire) (T)

Hunter/Allrounder WPBR

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Suffolk) (T)

£3250 ONO

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15-1-13-954754

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Devon) (P)

£6500 ONO Tel: 01495248218 or 07887440504 grayhound@btconnect.com (Glamorgan) (P)

18-9-12-938437

Bay Filly Appaloosa For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 2 6-1-13-923122

Dark Bay Mare Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 7

13-1-13-931379

£8000

13-11-12-934972

£2250

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (County Tyrone) (P)

15-9-12-935924

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Yorkshire) (T)

Chestnut Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 17.0 hh Age: 16 13-11-12-921837

Bay Gelding Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 8

Chestnut gelding eventer, very kind gentleman, always willing to learn. Excellent in traffic & to box, shoe and clip. Has hunted a handful of times (one season). Has started his career, unaff show jumping and cross country. Has been professionally schooled in every way. No rider, hence sale. This young horse will go to the top.

ALL-ROUNDER/HUNTER 6-12-12-454876

Perriland Paprika 14.0 hh, 8 yo, Chestnut, Mare

Bay Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 17.0 hh Age: 6

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Sussex) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lincolnshire) (P)

£1800

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19-12-12-959166

Bay Gelding Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 15.1 hh Age: 4

£5250 ONO

30-12-12-963285

£2700 ONO

Palomino Filly Other For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 1 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

£1500 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Kent) (P)

£5500

£3000 OIRO

29-8-12-448699 10-01-09-51045

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (South Yorkshire) (P)

Chestnut Gelding Part Bred Arab For Sale Height: 14.0 hh Age: 11

Dark Bay Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 14.1 hh Age: 13 8-1-13-981919

21-12-12-957437

£4500 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

£6500

£15000

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Yorkshire) (P)

£3200 ONO

10-1-13-432848

Bay Mare Other For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 4

Dark Bay Gelding Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 17.2 hh Age: 10 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (P)

£2750 ONO

12-9-12-962838

11-9-12-956128

£2000 OVNO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (County Tyrone) (P)

29-12-12-491814

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Northamptonshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Suffolk) (P)

Coloured Gelding Other For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 5

5-12-12-418523

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Bedfordshire) (P)

Bay Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 17.1 hh Age: 8

Grey Gelding Other For Sale Height: 13.1 hh Age: 11

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 8 30-12-12-985155

Fab Hunter/Schoolmaster

Palomino Mare Haflinger For Sale Height: 14.1 hh Age: 11

Bay Gelding Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 5

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Kent) (P)

£4995

Tel: 01733 468000

7-1-13-996897

£3900 OVNO

Tel: 07734113636 or 01446 620617 dionneragan@yahoo.co.uk (Cardiff) (P)

Allrounder Mare

Chestnut Gelding Irish Draught For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 8 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Yorkshire) (P)

£4000 ONO

Top Young Horse Prospect

ID x DWB Chestnut Gelding

8-9-12-443488

Poppy is a 14hh, 8 year old show hunter pony, she does dressage, scoring high 60 & 70%s. Poppy is competing at Novice level however is working higher at home. Poppy loves to jump, and has been hunting, she is a very genuine mare and loves to please.

Poppy is snaffle mouthed and good in all areas. Sad sale, but must be sold as no jockey.

ALL-ROUNDER/HUNTER 7-12-12-371254

Fantastic Hunter!

16.2 hh, 6 yo, Grey, Mare

Lacross

16hh 5yo chestnut gelding, pink papered/branded Hanoverian by Leviathan out of a Almaz mother.

Imported from Germany. Backed last year. Very easy to ride & sweet natured.

(Cambridgeshire) (T)

£6000 ONO Tel: 07966218774 tinderboxeventhorses@btinternet.com (Nottinghamshire) (P)

BSJA Gelding

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hampshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Leicestershire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Yorkshire) (T)

3-10-12-728645

£5550 ONO

Chestnut Gelding Other For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 12 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Borders) (P)

£2500 OVNO

£5000

Chestnut Gelding Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 6

16.1hh Allrounder

Registered Arab gelding

Chestnut Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 7 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Shropshire) (P)

£6950

1-9-12-736146

£600 OIRO

1-9-12-659684

Bay Mare Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 12

Numerous winnings BSJA, jumping up to Newcomer height. Eye catching movement and presence. Suitable for SJ, XC and dressage. Gives 101% in whatever she does. Sad sale due to work. (Dumfriesshire) (P)

£POA

Tel: 07812085199 mcnabney@hotmail.co.uk

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Buckinghamshire) (P)

£10000 ONO

7-9-12-586592

Grey Gelding Irish Draught For Sale Height: 17.1 hh Age: 9

Black Colt Hanoverian For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 1

Stunning Allrounder

Stunning 15hh 4yo coloured gelding, just broken, basic walk, trot, canter, pop a pole. Home bred. Sister competing dressage/showing and winning. Can be seen, good catch/handle/shoe. (Essex) (P)

£2250 ONO

Tel: 07531168964 or 07960020138 chrisbennett57@hotmail.co.uk

23-11-12-282526

Quality Hunter

1-10-12-671861

Bay Mare By Andes

13-11-12-581935

Tel: 01353 777078 katy@whfarm.com

25-11-12-315126

£9500

31-12-12-571756

£2950 ONO

17-1-13-563545

Bay Mare Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 12 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Sussex) (P)

Fantastic 3/4 ID mare by Lady's Tralee Raj out of Enniskeane Prince line mare.

Super example of her breed.

Done training shows and XC schooled this summer. Hacks alone and in company. Now hunting well. Very mannerly.

Stands well and good on her feet. Good weight carrier as has super conformation and plenty of bone. Sure to give someone a great season!

Quality Gelding

www.horsedeals.co.uk

£5000 ONO

Reg IDSH bay mare, recently broken, hacks out alone & good in all traffic met to date. Good to clip, catch, shoe. Now looking to further her career whether it be SJ, eventing or hunting. (Caithness) (P)

£2250 ONO

Tel: 07951133932 lorraine694@btinternet.com

Elaine Of Westoak

16.1hh 4yo chestnut mare by Elroon out of a Weltmeyer dam. Pink papered & branded Hano. Lots presence, going well under saddle. Passed mare performance test 2011, good marks for rideability. (Cambridgeshire) (T)

£7500 ONO

Tel: 01353 777078 katy@whfarm.com

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30-11-12-154243

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Midlands) (P)

4-9-12-655113

£3250 ONO

Potential Allrounder

Bay Gelding Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 8 6-10-12-652265

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Gloucestershire) (P)

Handsome Gelding

7-12-12-117127

Dark Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 4

ALL-ROUNDER/HUNTER

Outstanding 3 Year Old Ge

66 february 2013 HORSE DEALS

3-10-12-872599

£3800 ONO

Genuine horse with lovely paces and great attitude. He hacks out alone or in company. Snaffle mouth and 100% in every way. Has evented at BE90, competed for the riding club and has hunted. (Surrey) (P)

£4500 ONO

Tel: 07535743795 siobhanbrooks@hotmail.com

Blaenllain DB Mister Make

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Warwickshire) (T)

£3300 ONO

£4000

14-1-13-752144

Bay Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 16

Chestnut Mare American Quarter Horse For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 5 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Berkshire) (P)

£2500 POA

28-8-12-817415

14-1-13-814578

£2495 OIRO

Chestnut Colt Welsh X For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 0

Registered Quarter Horse

Fantastic Allrounder

Dark Bay Gelding Hanoverian For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 3 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Leicestershire) (P)

£1795

2-1-13-961153

£8000

19-9-12-955668

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (P)

£3500 ONO

Just Ready to Start!!

Liver Chestnut Gelding Welsh X For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 4

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Worcestershire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Somerset) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Yorkshire) (P)

£2750 OIRO

7-1-13-945435

Grey Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 7

Coloured Mare Other For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 9

Tel: 07796020537 lauraxluke@aol.com

27-12-12-937611

A Very Special, Talented

£3000 ONO

£3200 ONO

Chestnut Gelding Hanoverian For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 3 29-12-12-864849

3-9-12-853511

£6250 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (P)

Chestnut Gelding Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 8

Lovely 15.3hh 7yo Gypsy Vanner. Kind easy mare, snaffle mouth, jumps and schools very well. 100% traffic, box, shoe and clip. (Norfolk) (T)

Irish Hunter

Vinny 17.2hh Irish Hunter (Green Book). Good in every way, was hunted 4 weeks ago with the Fernie. He loves to jump, nice safe ride, but he makes a slight noise in his wind hence the price.

(Leicestershire) (P)

£2000

Tel: 07973638288 john@djcatering.co.uk

Tel: 01733 468000

7-1-13-525819

Chestnut Gelding Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 4

Black Mare Friesian For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 5 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Devon) (P)

Tel: 07740 678110 or 07590 453236

Bella

29-9-12-512992

Beautiful Friesian Mare

£4950

6-1-13-879921

£3900 OIRO

3-9-12-796494

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Kent) (P)

16hh 4yo mare, by Welcome Diamond out of Kilglass Josie. Fantastic potential show cob, top class allrounder/dressage/SJ, HOYS potential. (North Yorkshire) (T)

3-1-13-744174

A Lot Of Potential

Dark Bay Mare Other For Sale Height: 14.1 hh Age: 8

3-1-13-799813

Midnight Express

horse deals columnist

Dressage with

SPENCER WILTON R TOP TIPS

Top dressage rider Spencer Wilton shares his advice on buying dressage horses – and the importance of vettings

Spencer’s advice when you’re buying a horse:

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Why vetting is a must

Whatever type of horse, and however much you are paying for it, don’t risk buying without a full five-stage vetting. If nothing else, it helps to paint a full picture of what you’re buying and if you have to take into account any natural weaknesses.

l Where possible, use your own vet for a full five-stage vetting. l If buying a dressage horse, make sure it has good conformation, eg straight limbs, good angles in the fetlocks and hindlegs, etc.

MAtt RoBERts

aving enjoyed our first Christmas and New Year off work in years and recharged our batteries, Jay [Halim] and I have returned with renewed energy, just in time for our yard move this month.

It’s been a hectic few weeks, not only with getting the horses back into full training after their short break, but also fitting in countless planning meetings and discussions with builders. I’m happy to say it’s all finally taking shape and looking great. Now we can’t wait to add the final finishing touches and move in.

In between all the excitement surrounding our move, I’ve also found time to go horse shopping for clients, which is never an easy task. You usually start with a list of definite requirements, but then find yourself drawn to something completely different!

In my experience, very often you might go and look at a horse that sounds like it fits the bill, but then you come across something else you fall for instead, so it pays not to be too blinkered. I’m a great believer that horses find you. Most of us are fussy when parting with our money for our dream horse, and rightly so.

I usually get a good gut feeling about a horse within minutes of seeing it. I can’t quite describe it, but it’s a bit like butterflies in the stomach – something just feels right. Of course we’ve all made mistakes, and I still get nervous when a client asks me ‘Should I buy this horse? Is this definitely the right horse for me?’. Advising someone about buying is a huge responsibility as there are never any guarantees about future soundness, behavioural issues or trainability – none of us as trainers have crystal balls unfortunately. Horses can change according to their environment and a different rider, so you have to expect some challenges.

The gamble is will you be able to overcome them and form a successful partnership?

It’s been a hectic few weeks for Spencer (right) and Jay as they prepare to move yards

For example, you might be buying a young horse that hasn’t finished developing and is still weak from lack of training. Knowing that he has weak hocks is important because this will determine the kind of work you ask him to do in the first few months. A big part of training horses is helping to strengthen any weaknesses and enhance their strong points, so it’s important to be realistic about what you are buying.

Another consideration is you may plan to sell your horse in the future, and if you do your job properly, you should make a profit.

This is another reason why it’s so important to make sure you have a full set of X-rays done after the horse has passed his initial vetting.

After all, you wouldn’t buy a house without having a full survey done, would you? I always try and use my own vet, or if not, get him to recommend someone in the area.

I also think it’s important to attend the vetting yourself, so you are there to ask any additional questions and listen to what the vet has to say. For dressage horses to reach top level, good conformation is essential, so take a good look at him in the stable before you see him in-hand and then ridden.

Dressage horses need to look strong and be built for the job. A youngster might look a bit weak, but you must ask yourself will he improve with correct feed and training, or will you always be battling against what nature has given him?

I’m sometimes asked by clients to help them find a suitable schoolmaster for a novice rider.

I usually get a good gut feelIng about a horse wIthIn mInutes of seeIng It! Spencer Wilton www.horsedeals.co.uk

l X-rays should include images of the horse’s feet, fetlocks, stifles, hocks and back. l Always ask to see the horse walked and trotted up in-hand first. l Make sure you return to see your prospective purchase a second time and this time get on the horse first, rather than wait for him to be ridden by the seller. l Don’t buy a horse that is only ridden in an indoor school. Ask to see him ridden outside too.

For more advice, go to www. horsedeals.co.uk or scan the QR code.

In this case, it’s important that you pay special attention and watch while the horse is tacked up and mounted. Does he stand quietly, has he been hacked out on his own and with others, does he run off if startled? If you’ve ridden him the first time in a snaffle, ask to ride him the second time in a double bridle, just to make sure he is equally happy in both.

Also, if a novice rider is planning to keep a horse at home, all these things are important because they may not have the back up of an experienced trainer to come to their rescue if things go wrong in the first few weeks.

Finally, if you’ve put the horse through his paces and he’s passed his five-stage vetting with flying colours, don’t expect the seller to offer a returns service. Buying horses is a gamble and there are no guarantees – the best thing you can do is to do your research, make sure you test out the things that matter most to you during your trial rides, take expert advice and go with your gut feeling! HD FEBRUARY 2013 horse deals 67

DRESSAGE 21-10-10-838591

Dutch Mare By Mooiman 16.0 hh, 7 yo, Bay, Mare

£6250 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cambridgeshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cumbria) (P)

£3700 ONO

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Grey Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 5 25-11-12-122562

Bay Gelding Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 6

£5500 OVNO

22-8-12-125759

£3995 ONO

Stunning Saverio (Sandro

Bay Gelding Cleveland Bay For Sale Height: 17.0 hh Age: 4 3-8-12-115919

Bay Mare Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 8

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

£5750 ONO

£4000 ONO

Bay Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 4

Grey Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 8

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Norfolk) (P)

£4500 ONO

£22000

Top Cat

Dressage/Allrounder

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Angus) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Staffordshire) (P)

Grey Gelding Other For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 12

£3000 ONO

27-1-12-291323

Exciting Prospects

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (P)

Dark Bay Gelding Holsteiner For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 13

£3500 OVNO

Tel: 01733 468000

1-8-12-294533

Scopey Mia

£4500 OVNO

8-1-13-167197

Tel: 07917 766323 equimima@live.co.uk

£5995

Chestnut Mare Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 4

1-11-11-193642

£POA

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Yorkshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Sussex) (P)

Don’t Judge Me By My Colo

Bay Mare Welsh X For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 9

23-7-12-158163

Pure bred grey Lusitano stallion.Very kind natured boy & would suit all levels of riders.He has 3 good paces & is working at elementary level.For more details please see www.equimima.co.uk (Europe) (T)

14-1-13-128926

£3995

27-7-12-391318

Spotted Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 4 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

Beautiful Bay Mare

Dressage Superstar

17-1-13-433645

Gorgeous Four Year Old

£5500 ONO

Chestnut Gelding Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 12 18-7-12-145931

Tel: 07970 715793 or 01623 798943 allison.clarke2@ntlworld.com (Nottinghamshire) (P)

HOYS Potential

18-9-12-198361

Brown Mare Other For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 9

Bourneville

16-7-12-274237

Fantastic temperament 16hh bay mare, KWPN reg by the Grand Prix stallion Mooiman. This mare is so easy to do on the floor or ridden, she is wise beyond her years. Only very lightly competed due to no time and other commitments.

She is working well at home towards Elementary but has no BD points.

DRESSAGE Advanced Dressage Horse

4-1-13-861248

16.0 hh, 10 yo, Bay, Gelding

Talented Competion Horse

Grey Filly Other For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 1

£4995 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (County Durham) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Yorkshire) (P)

£3250 ONO

Grey Mare Arabian For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 10

Black Gelding Andalusian For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 8

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (South Yorkshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

£1995 OVNO

£9995 ONO

17-7-12-444691

11-8-12-417326

£1900

Coloured Mare Other For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 5

9-1-13-459443

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Bedfordshire) (P)

Event/Show Prospect

Stunning Spanish Arab

Bay Filly Andalusian For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 4 5-12-12-319247

£3500 ONO

£3900 OIRO

Great Dressage Project

Coloured Colt German Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 1 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Monmouthshire) (P)

Dressage Prospect

Dark Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 9 13-8-12-367988

Chestnut Gelding Belgian Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 19 16-8-12-299829

£7950

23-8-12-344513

Belgian Winner

Chestnut Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 7 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

£8500 ONO

£25000 Tel: 01948710959 chantal@ses-equine.co.uk (Shropshire) (P)

2-8-12-417784

Allrounder/Dressage

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hampshire) (P)

24-8-12-371566

£900 ONO

Bay Gelding Belgian Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 10 20-12-12-295775

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Leicestershire) (T)

KWPN. Winter Regional Qualification every year through the grades, rider abroad a lot in summer so not contending. Med FSM Nationals 2010 and Hickstead dressage masters. Now working towards advanced changes and 4 time sequences. Qual 2012 Ad. Med FS Music Champ. Travels happily in lorry or trailer. Never lame, sick or sorry.

1-8-12-384245

Lovely Dressage Horse

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Somerset) (P)

£5750 ONO

www.horsedeals.co.uk

1-9-12-326652

Dun Mare Appaloosa For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 12

£POA

Fabulous Allrounder

Purebred Lusitano Gelding

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Staffordshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Oxfordshire) (P)

Black Gelding Andalusian For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 11

£4250 ONO

Grey Gelding Lusitano For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 10

£6250 ONO

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22-7-12-461939

Appaloosa Mare

17-7-12-428779

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 17.3 hh Age: 7

DRESSAGE

Show Jumping/Dressage Gel

Bay Stallion Andalusian For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 8

Bay Gelding Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 10

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Devon) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Europe) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Staffordshire) (P)

6-8-12-469835

Smart Dressage/Allrounder

Riding Club/Allrounder

Liver Chestnut Gelding Other For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 3 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Buckinghamshire) (P)

£6750 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Norfolk) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (T)

£POA

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Shropshire) (P)

£13000 ONO

DRESSGE HORSE

Irish Sports Horse

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Shropshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

£4000 OIRO

£5750 OVNO

£3000 ONO

Irish Sports Mare

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 17.1 hh Age: 4 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

7-9-12-587137

Grey Mare Other For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 4

Bay Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 11 15-8-12-583636

Bay Filly Belgian Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 13 27-7-12-472587

Grey Mare Other For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 5

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Bay Gelding Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 9

Top Dressage/Event Prospe

Potential Star

£4500

£3500

Stunning KPWN Bay Gelding

Bay Mare Hanoverian For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 10 8-10-12-532428

£2250

24-7-12-471749

Chestnut Mare Other For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 12 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Oxfordshire) (P)

£POA

14-11-12-539214

£3750

£3750

15-8-12-593359

Stunning PRE Andalusian

Grey Gelding Andalusian For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 6

18-03-09-52353

Striking Andalusian

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Derbyshire) (P)

15-8-12-619475

£2800 ONO

15-8-12-541413

£4500

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (County Durham) (P)

Coloured Mare German Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 4

28-7-12-546252

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

Serious Competition Mare

Bay Gelding Thoroughbred For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 14 20-8-12-492466

£3500

18-7-12-464221

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

Schoolmaster/Hunter

Chestnut Mare Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 5

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Neath Port Talbot) (P)

£4550

Tel: 01733 468000

6-8-12-624548

Quality 5 Year Old

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 4

31-1-12-552696

Quality Horse

DRESSAGE

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

£3500

18-7-12-954512

£4500 ONO

Black Gelding Trakehner For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 10

Bay Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 4 15-8-12-864743

8-10-12-668559

£5000 ONO

Bay Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 4

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Buckinghamshire) (P)

£5000

Irish Sports Horse

Friesian Mare - Wonderful

Outstanding Spanish Young

Dressage Prospect

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Stirlingshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lincolnshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Devon) (P)

£6950 ONO

Don Diamond Girl (Dotty)

Spanish Dream Horse

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Northumberland) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Oxfordshire) (P)

£4500 OVNO

www.horsedeals.co.uk

£16000

21-8-12-959247

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

£3500

Brown Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 4

Chestnut Gelding British Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 6 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Surrey) (P)

£10500 OVNO

£2500 ONO

Don Giovanni

Young BWB Dressage Horse

Grey Stallion Andalusian For Sale Height: 17.0 hh Age: 6 9-8-12-752148

Grey Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 8

Irish Sports Horse

14-9-12-973321

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Northamptonshire) (P)

£7850

HOYS Riding Horse

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 7 5-9-12-884435

£6000 ONO

Dark Bay Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 9 17-8-12-733979

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (County Durham) (P)

9-8-12-867248

Quality Dressage Horse

Chestnut Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 5

£1200

Bay Gelding Andalusian For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 4

17-9-12-975113

Clorogue Dolly

£5000 ONO

22-8-12-915456

£1500

Grey Gelding Andalusian For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 1

Black Mare Friesian For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 9 18-7-12-715381

Bay Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 5

15-8-12-978587

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Devon) (P)

Grey Gelding Lipizzaner For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 5

Black Trakehner Gelding

2-10-12-984577

Irish Sports Horse

15-8-12-995184

Irish Sports Horse

16.3hh 8yo bay gelding. Donnatello/De Niro/Lauries Crusador xx (Grand Prix DR). Pink papered & branded Hanov.

Top prospect with temperament & paces to take any rider to the higher levels. (Cambridgeshire) (T)

£POA

Tel: 01353 777078 katy@whfarm.com

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31-12-12-999769

Stunning Lipizzaner

Vetting explained essential BUYinG aDViCe

Having a horse vetted before you buy him is an essential safeguard.

Here, we explain the different stages Words: Jane Carley

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The examination

The standard examination is conducted in five stages, although the first two stages may also be performed as a stand-alone examination – or a ‘two-stage vetting’.

There are limitations to the examination, not least that it provides a picture on one day only, and can’t reveal if the horse has been lame or will be in the future. It also doesn’t include a pregnancy test, and vets won’t provide a height measurement, as this must be done on a proper pad and can have a significant influence on the horse’s value.

Vices are not necessarily detectable during the examination. However, if vices, or evidence of vices – such as windsucking – are observed during the examination they are reported to the purchaser, recorded on the certificate and taken into account in the concluding opinion.

The stages Stage 1: Preliminary examination

This is a thorough external examination of the animal at rest using visual observation, palpation and manipulation to detect clinically apparent signs of injury, disease or physical abnormality. It includes an examination of the incisor teeth, a thorough examination of the horse’s eyes in a darkened area and listening to the horse’s heart and lungs at rest.

Stage 2: Walk and trot in-hand

The animal is walked and then trotted in

A five-stage vetting is recommended before you buy

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hand to detect abnormalities of gait and action. Ideally this is carried out on firm, level ground. The horse is turned sharply each way and is backed for a few paces. Flexion tests of all four limbs and trotting in a circle on a firm surface may be carried out if the examining veterinary surgeon considers it safe and appropriate to do so.

Stage 3: Exercise phase

The horse is usually ridden and given sufficient exercise to allow assessment when it has an increased breathing effort and an increased heart rate. Its gait is also assessed at walk, trot, canter and, if appropriate, gallop.

Stage 4: Period of rest and re-examination

The horse is allowed to stand quietly for a period. During this time the respiratory and cardiovascular systems may be monitored as they return to their resting levels.

Stage 5: Second trot-up

The horse is trotted in-hand again to look for any signs of strains or injuries made evident by the exercise and rest stages.

The results

The certificate reports the findings of the examination, including all significant signs of disease, injury or physical abnormality. It also includes the examining vet’s opinion as to whether or not, on the balance of probabilities, those findings prejudice the horse’s suitability for its intended use.

If the vet considers that the horse’s clinical history represents a greater than normal risk of it developing future problems (ie recurrence or delayed consequences of a prior condition), this is indicated on the certificate along with an explanatory note. Despite such observations, the horse may nevertheless be suitable for purchase based on a risk/ benefit analysis. HD

Be prepared If you’re selling a horse, in order to give the best chance of a successful vetting you should provide: l A clean, mud-free horse. l Somewhere flat to trot the horse up in a straight line. l For a five-stage vetting, somewhere to see the horse ridden – a field may be adequate, but a school is ideal. l A handler and/or rider for the horse. l A dark stable to allow examination of the eyes. l Ideally the horse should be kept in for 24 hours before the examination so that any stiffness/lameness that could work off with exercise is apparent. l For clear guidelines on the pre-purchase veterinary examination, which are summarised above, visit www.beva.org.uk/ppeinfo

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Expert advice to help you find the right policy to protect a horse who’s heading into his teens and beyond

Setting the level

The biggest decision to make is the level of cover you need. Once a horse reaches a certain age, many policies restrict not only the type of veterinary fees cover available, but the market value for which a horse can be insured.

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Cover for vet fees is often restricted on veteran policies

main reason for insuring. When colic surgery results in bills of £5,000-plus, and a lameness investigation and treatment can soon take you into four-figure costs, veterinary fees insurance can be a literal life-saver.

Some insurers say that the only way they can continue to offer cost-effective insurance for older horses is to restrict cover to injury.

This means that if your horse gets kicked by a field companion , you would be covered, but if he suffers an attack of colic, veterinary fees cover would not apply.

Some companies will offer cover for illness as well as accident, but expect your premium to be relatively more expensive.

It all comes down to what you think will work for you: are you prepared to pay a higher premium for peace of mind, or do you prefer to keep premium costs down in return for limited cover, knowing that in some circumstances, you might have to face the cost of a large vet bill?

Another common strategy insurers use when offering policies for older horses is to limit the sum insured, often setting it at a maximum of £1,500. This will apply even if you have previously insured him for a much larger sum with the same company and if you feel his market value is much greater. Look, too, at whether proposed cover for an older horse includes complementary treatment.

For instance, physiotherapy carried out with the recommendation of and under the supervision of your vet may help to get your horse back in work more quickly, but not all policies will cover it.

With any long-standing insurance policy, you need to review the amount for which your horse is insured regularly. It’s important to remember that if your horse dies, or has to be put down on veterinary advice, an insurer pays out the sum insured or the market value, whichever is the smallest amount.

It’s generally accepted that the price paid for a horse equates to the market value, but just as a horse who achieves a good competition record will go up in value, so one who gets older and achieves less may be classed as less valuable than he once was – even if you feel he’s priceless! So if you find a policy which doesn’t limit his market value, make sure it’s set at a reasonable level and, if necessary, get conformation that the insurers accept it.

Essentials and extras

Whatever the age of your horse, you need decent cover for third party liability. If he escapes from his field and causes a road accident in which someone is injured or even killed, it makes no difference in law whether he is four or 24.

Court cases have proved that no horse owner can afford to be without third party liability and this may be included in your older horse’s insurance policy, either as standard or as an option on extra payment. If it is optional, you may prefer to look at other ways of obtaining it – for instance, through British Horse Society membership.

Cover for saddlery and tack, personal accident and dental fees and other benefits are often available through policies tailored for older animals. As these relate to property and to the rider/handler rather than to the horse, they shouldn’t be any more expensive than if taken out as part of a policy for a younger animal.

As with any insurance, shop around and read policy documents carefully. Age need not be a barrier – even if you have to jump a few hurdles to find the right product.

Tel: 01733 468000

Words: Carolyn Henderson

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hoosing the right insurance product is never easy, and as every horse owner knows, there’s much more to it than opting for the lowest premium. If you don’t pick the right package, the worst case scenario is that you could find yourself facing a veterinary emergency without vital funds. Less dramatically, you could find that you’re paying for a product you don’t actually want.

If you’re looking to insure an older horse, you may need to think even more carefully.

Advances in veterinary science and nutrition mean that horses are living active and successful lives well into their late teens and beyond – but maintaining insurance cover may mean taking a whole new look at the market.

From an insurer’s point of view, the older a horse becomes, the higher a risk he presents.

Just as older people are more likely to be susceptible to some illnesses and to conditions related to wear and tear, so are older horses.

Although it may seem unfair, especially if your horse is fit and well, risk analysis can only be based on statistics.

However, careful shopping can still give you essential cover. The first step, whether you are insuring a horse you have owned for several years or a new purchase, is to check the age limits companies impose at policy inception.

While most insurers offer cover for older animals, age limits vary. Mainstream policies for leisure and competition animals usually run until the horse is 17, though some insurers will want you to switch to a veteran policy when your horse is 16.

Don’t leave decisions until the last minute.

Some companies offer wider cover than others, but may only be prepared to sell you a policy if you insure your horse with them by the time he reaches a certain age – usually 16.

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l Check the company’s age limits with regards to older horses when you first look at the policy details. l Check too whether the policy offers veterinary fee cover for illness and injury, or just for injury. l Ask yourself are you happy to insure your horse for a limited market value, if necessary?

l Find out whether the policy includes complementary treatment, or are you happy to accept that you would have to pay for this? l Check that you have adequate third party liability.

For more advice, go to www. horsedeals. co.uk or scan the QR code.

When choosing a policy, the biggest decision to make is the level of cover you need

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COLOURED 9-1-13-955991

Young Sport Horse

27-11-12-215352

Maidenhall Red Robin 15.2 hh, 7 yo, Coloured, Mare

16.0 hh, 3 yo, Coloured, Filly

Maidenhall Red Robin (Robin) is the ultimate horse for any competitive rider.She has much experience on the hunt field and will jump any hedge or gate- this is reflected in her confident, straightforward attitude towards cross country – (water, drops and ditches are all easy.) She is very well schooled on the flat and works in a natural & easy outline.

Quality homebred three year old coloured filly out of winning point to pointer by coloured Sport Horse registered CHAPS to make sixteen hands plus. Lovely temperament.

£1450

Tel: 07989462130 philjones1226@aol.com (Glamorgan) (P)

£6500 ONO Tel: 07912 980554 foxmoss@hotmail.co.uk (P)

Lusitano Partbred

£POA

Tel: 07533185734 corinnebailey@aol.com

28-12-12-226149

Very sad sale of rare "loud coloured" Tovero colt born 20 May 2012. Dam is Grulla Spanish Mustang Bonita Piernas and Sire APHA USA Grand Champion, Grullo Overo, Stallion Huslers Revolution. (Worcestershire) (P)

£2000 ONO

23-11-12-499566

Skewbald/Roan Pony 12.0 hh, 11 yo, Coloured, Gelding

Tel: 07809 040914 (Oxfordshire) (P)

www.horsedeals.co.uk

Tel: 07778 414739 sales@irishhorseimports.co.uk

14.2hh CHAPS reg, 6yo mare. Up to date with vaccs/worming. Good for farrier and to load. Sweet natured, safe, calm, talented jumper, no vices. To experienced 5* home only. No offers.

(Lincolnshire) (P)

£2500

Tel: 07909982936 info@frigownystud.com

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Leicestershire) (P)

£2000

Coloured Gelding

Frigowny Stud

Coloured Filly Other For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 3 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Gloucestershire) (P)

£3000 ONO

Spotted Filly Appaloosa For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 1 7-1-13-689493

Tel: 07725 811113 info@upsallstud.co.uk

16hh coloured mare. Reg Irish Sport by Kerrystone, dam by Danos Nora. 5yo.

Event/SJ etc. Careful jump/straight paces. No vices. (Berkshire) (T) 8-1-13-478638

30-12-12-285294

£5650

Stunning Coloured

Coloured Gelding Other For Sale Height: 14.0 hh Age: 5 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Somerset) (P)

11-10-12-768215

Grullo Sabino Tovero

16.1hh 5yo coloured gelding. 3 lovely natural paces & a ground covering trot.

Snaffled, comfortable to ride. Bold jump, whether XC or SJ & happily pops ditches, dykes etc. Priced to sell. (North Yorkshire) (T)

2-10-12-367794

Tel: 01570 493431 edrozd61@gmail.com

1-1-13-225558

£850 ONO

Smart Hunter

15-1-13-612654

Homebred, Lusitano/Sellefrancais.

Rising 2yo, well handled, superb temperament. Vacc, microchipped, French passport, good with farrier. To make approx 15.2hh. Could possibly deliver. (Ceredigion) (P)

£3000 ONO

Potential JA Competition Pony

5-12-12-767385

13.1 hh, 5 yo, Coloured, Mare 12 hands approx.

Skewbald/roan gelding 11 years. Brilliant on lead rein but is forward going and would not suit nervous child off lead. Good to ride and hack for a confident child. Would also be suitable as a games pony. Learns quickly and wants to please. Good in all respects.

Potential JA comp pony.

Fabulous huge jump, will get to the top. Uphill canter/elastic paces - rides like a mini horse. Forward thinking, responsive, easy to control, quick learning pony. Wendy has been professionally produced in a SJ yard and is ready to affiliate. Been hunting & jumps hedges, ditches, rails, ditches - doesn’t pull, very sure footed.

£1250

£1999 ONO Tel: 07917 021594 or 01981 512115 zoe.atkinson@bt.com (Herefordshire) (P)

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COLOURED 13-12-12-135953

I Like To Win! 16.0 hh, 7 yo, Coloured, Mare

15.2 hh, 8 yo, Coloured, Mare Just started jumping affiliated in 2012 and has collected all double clears for Novice and Discovery, qualified Blue Chip Discovery final 2013, fantastic mentality in ring, fast in jump offs. Great to do in all aspects.Super flatwork and easy to jump, never spooky, snaffle mouthed, Will excel in any sphere. No vices, ready to go.

Mother/daughter share, family horse. Good to hack alone/company, safe, kind mare; willing to do anything.

Schools on her own or with others. 3 lovely paces & good jump. Never gets strong/silly, ridden in a snaffle, never bucked, reared/bolted. No vices. Sort hard to find. Loves attention & fuss. Good with other horses, dogs & children.

5* home wanted.

£12000 ONO

£2750 ONO Tel: 01673 828342 hartsequine@live.com (Lincolnshire) (P)

£1000

Tel: 07724 452420

23-11-12-859584

Freya 16.0 hh, 0 yo, Coloured, Filly

Tel: 07967 382603 (Ceredigion) (P)

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£2200 ONO

Tel: 01938500252 or 07866667943 cathbennett2008@hotmail.co.uk

3-12-12-818565

Top class piebald colt born May 2012, to make 16.0hh+ Sports Horse. Flashy with a lovely temperament. Ivor, Samber & Fronath Victor bloodlines.

Reg CHAPS & WPBR. Potential HOYS competitor. (Powys) (P)

15hh Top Class Cob

Potential top class HOYS quality show/working cob, totally genuine & honest, rising 5yo gelding. CHAPS reg.

Hacks out alone or in company, amazing jump, anybody's ride. 100% in all ways. (Derbyshire) (P)

£4750

Tel: 07581779008 amandablackshaw@aol.com

14.3hh 13yo coloured gelding. He has no vices, never been sick or sorry. A snaffle mouth for whichever discipline.

Giving experienced a great ride be that XC, SJ, DR. Up to date with vaccs.

(Derbyshire) (P)

£4000 OVNO

Tel: 07725941421 or 01283703250 bev@doodledogsderby.co.uk

Frigowny Stud

5-12-12-375599

15hh 3yo coloured gelding. Halter broken & quiet. Has lived out all his life, but equally likes to be in the stable.

Never been sick or sorry. He is ready for backing/breaking for next year. (P)

27-11-12-913182

Tel: 07761796945 smithy_75@live.com

13-12-12-588119

£4995 ONO

£3250 ONO

Coloured Gelding

Millie-May

Excellent conformation, snaffle mouth.

Would make ideal Riding Club horse.

Excellent to box/shoe/clip. Qualified for royal London Equifest ultimate show case. (East Yorkshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Devon) (P)

7-1-13-936391

Black Mare Part Bred Arab For Sale Height: 13.3 hh Age: 5 3-12-12-667867

£2300 OVNO

Talented Boy

Plasucha Olympian

Coloured Gelding Other For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 3

6-12-12-145121

Bam Bam

14.2hh CHAPS reg, 6yo mare. Up to date with vaccs/worming. Good for farrier and to load. Sweet natured, safe, calm, talented jumper, no vices. To experienced 5* home only. No offers.

(Lincolnshire) (P)

5-12-12-345448

Tel: 07789 438765 (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (T)

30-10-12-252292

Super Safe Family Horse

£2500

Tel: 07909982936 info@frigownystud.com

9-12-12-496935

Irish Coloured Gelding 16.0 hh, 8 yo, Coloured, Gelding

Freya is a well marked filly, bred for performance, she is a bold, independent foal with loads of presence and a great character. She has the colour, looks and paces to go far in the show ring or the potential to event. She has been well handled since birth and is well socialised, is happy stabled/live out.

Bertie, 16hh Irish coloured cob. Honest fella, good to catch, in stable, farrier & loads. Hacks alone or in company. Loves to jump.

Will suit competent rider to take him further, real genuine laid back dude.

£2500

£3250 ONO Tel: 0780 124 1278 or 01858 540084 mccannsarah@aol.com (Leicestershire) (P)

Tel: 01733 468000

COLOURED 23-11-12-291782

Toby 15.0 hh, 10 yo, Coloured, Gelding

19-11-12-215467

Appaloosa Gelding 15.0 hh, 4 yo, Spotted, Gelding

Toby is snaffle mouthed, has a nice light contact, working well on the flat, with 3 excellent paces.

Competing in WHP and flat showing, has also been XC, he has hunted a few times last season.

Never getting silly or strong, hack alone/company. Toby is a real honest horse who will excel at county level, dressage, or be a great Riding Club horse.

Stunning leopard spot, full up 15hh with fantastic action.

Homebred horse, shown sucessfully in-hand at both County & Breed Society Shows, as well as in local mixed breed classes, never unplaced. Good in all respects, broken and ready to school on for 2013 in any sphere. Work commitments prevent me realising his potential. Good home a priority.

£3250

£4600 ONO Tel: 07891985236 julbkr@aol.com (Staffordshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Wiltshire) (P)

£5250

16.0 hh, 4 yo, Coloured, Gelding

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Staffordshire) (P)

£2995 ONO

3-1-13-413457

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Herefordshire) (P)

£1999 ONO

Stunning Compact Allround Coloured Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 13 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Leicestershire) (P)

£6000

22-11-12-238391

Siangie Prano 16.2 hh, 3 yo, Coloured, Gelding

16hh 4 year old Anglo European gelding out of an Irish Sports Horse mare.

This is a homebred youngster that has been brought on quietly without complications.

Professionally broken, lovely straight mover and super jump. Hacks out alone or in company. Open to vet, fully vaccinated and passported.

So much potential as a performance horse. Rising 3yo gelding. Sire Soprano, Sandro Hit/Contender.

Same sire as Sopretty who has competed at HOYS 2011/12. Won in 2011 & was Reserve Champ & also best Sport Horse WB, having some of the best bloodlines in UK & abroad.

Super trainable temp, email for video.

£3950 OVNO

£6999 ONO

Tel: 07786 257739 or 07976 286637 helen.jordan@summitsystems.co.uk (Warwickshire) (P)

www.horsedeals.co.uk

£3950 OVNO

Coloured Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.2 hh Age: 7

27-11-12-278487

Coloured 4 Year Old Gelding

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hampshire) (P)

Ruby

Coloured Gelding Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 5 16-6-12-329546

£2500 ONO

Tel: 07841705648 xdreamgazingx@hotmail.com

Irish Coloured

Coloured Filly Dutch Warmblood For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 1 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Gloucestershire) (P)

£1000 ONO

Spotted Mare Other For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 7

15-6-12-243485

Quality Coloured Filly

15-1-13-677599

£4995

Exciting showing prospect! Rising 2 showy native filly. BNFOY coloured champ 2011. Always placed top 3 in mixed company. Sired by HOYS stallion Shantaine An Sparticus. Outstanding trot! (Cheshire) (P)

9-7-12-261744

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Norfolk) (P)

7-1-13-442418

Coloured Mare Other For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 10

Coloured Mare Other For Sale Height: 13.1 hh Age: 6

Maggie

25-6-12-291694

Stunning Native

10-10-12-279236

Tel: 07775 675152 or 01524 411788 (P)

Tel: 01697 321904 aescott@hotmail.co.uk (Cumbria) (P)

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Counting the cost of equine insurance With pet insurance rising to an all time high, Barry Fehler, deputy chairman of South Essex Insurance Brokers (SEIB) explains why it’s essential for horse owners to do their research when looking for the best policy

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ith an increase in premiums of 40 per cent, the subject of pet insurance has been making the headlines, leaving pet owners concerned about increases well above the rate of inflation.

South Essex Insurance Brokers (SEIB) has been involved in pet and equestrian insurance for 50 years, and during this time a pattern has formed where new insurers enter the market with little experience and offer a rate that doesn’t reflect the risk. Over recent years, this problem has been compounded by comparison sites. Insurers place their pet products on these sites at very competitive rates and expect clients to understand the conditions, exclusions and

cover. This leads to issues relating to pre-existing conditions that the pet may have suffered from previously. In most cases the condition will be totally excluded when making a claim, so in essence the owner is purchasing an off the shelf product that may not suit their requirements.

It may appear that pet and horse insurance is a simple product to purchase and, in fact, the rate is fairly simple to understand. It directly reflects the amount of money paid out by the insurer in claims for vet’s fees.

Therefore, if a claim is made, on average once in every four years, the amount paid out for veterinary treatment cannot vary between insurers by much.

Tel: 01733 468000

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A good, established insurance company will be able to give you peace of mind that you’re covered for your relevant discipline

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GOLDEN RULES When it comes to finding the best equine policy, SEIB has this advice: l Use an established insurer with a good record of claim payments and consistent premium rates. l Be aware that comparison sites are often used by the new insurers to the market and may not contain all the insurance products on the market. l To ensure long-term protection for your horse, look for a fair premium from an insurer that has been offering cover for horses over many years. They will know and be able to assess the risk correctly, and by paying slightly more in premium today you could save thousands over the lifetime of your horse. l For more information visit www.seib.co.uk

For more advice, go to www. horsedeals.co.uk or scan the QR code.

Weighing up the best deals

If one insurer is substantially cheaper than the average market rate, one of three things must happen – in due course their rates must substantially increase; they will withdraw from the market: or they will find ways to avoid paying claims by careful underwriting, which leaves the person insured exposed to risk. Sadly, this is exactly what has happened. Many insurers withdrew from pet insurance in 2012

following significant losses and those that are left have significantly increased premiums.

This has left pet owners without insurance, or having to pay huge premiums to keep their animals protected.

Unlike motor insurance, taking advantage of low premiums in the short term is risky; if the animal suffers sickness or injury it may not be possible to obtain full cover from another insurer should premiums rise or the incumbent company leaves the pet insurance

To ensure long Term proTecTion for your horse, look for a fair premium from an insurer ThaT has been offering cover for horses over many years Barry Fehler, SEIB www.HorseDeals.co.uk

market completely. The accident or illness could be excluded from further treatment as there is a pre-existing condition, or a new insurer may not offer cover under any circumstances. This has already happened to pet owners and many have found themselves unprotected and totally exposed.

We can see the same pattern emerging with horse insurance. HD FEBRUARY 2013 Horse Deals 81

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We explain the legal issues to consider when selling a horse, with advice from the experts at HorseSolicitor

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he legal issues that need to be considered when selling a horse vary depending on whether or not the horse is being sold in the course of business or by a private seller.

When selling a horse in the course of business, the Sale of Goods Act 1979 imposes terms that require the horse to be fit for purpose and of satisfactory quality. This means that if a buyer can prove that the horse is not fit for purpose the seller is legally obliged to refund the financial losses that have been incurred by the buyer as a result of the sale. This will include but not be limited to the purchase price. Under the Act for example a horse could be returned to the seller if it was purchased for show jumping but it transpired that it suffered from a pre-existing back condition that prevented it from performing.

The buyer would need to prove that the horse is not of satisfactory quality by obtaining a veterinary report, the cost of which could be added to the claim against the seller. The veterinary expert would only need to state that on the balance of probabilities the injury pre-dated the purchase.

When selling a horse in a private sale it is up to the buyer to check that the horse is of satisfactory quality. As the seller you do not have to disclose known defects but you must not mislead the buyer in any way by misrepresenting the horse. If the buyer can show that a statement was made by the seller that was false or misleading, that the seller made the statement to induce a sale and that had the seller not made said statement the buyer would not have purchased the horse then the buyer will have a claim against the seller for misrepresentation.

The seller does not have to make a statement in order to mislead however. If the buyer tells the seller that they want the horse as a quite hack because they are a novice and the seller is aware that the horse can be strong and requires a competent rider then there is a legal

To sell your horse or horsebox fast, go to www. horsedeals. co.uk or scan the QR code.

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it’s advisable to have a written agreement Hanna Campbell duty to disclose this to the buyer. As such remaining silent can give rise to a claim for misrepresentation. At HorseSolicitor we have dealt with a number of cases in which the rider has been over horsed.

If misrepresentation is proven and the horse has caused injury the seller may have to meet a compensation claim.

The seller in the course of a private sale also needs to ensure that the horse is as described as per Section 13 of the Sale of Goods Act. It is therefore important to ensure that the advertisement placed accurately depicts the horse that is being sold in terms of it’s age, size, history, ability and temperament.

There are also occasions where a private seller would have a duty to disclose information in the course of a private sale without being asked. This would occur if the person selling the horse is known to the buyer and has a relationship in which trust is assumed. In these circumstances a fiduciary duty can be implied.

The seller should insist on the buyer riding the horse to ensure that it cannot be returned under the Distance Selling Regulations. The Distance Selling Regulations enables a buyer to return a horse with no valid reason.

Insisting on the buyer meeting the horse prior to sale also enables them to ride the horse and assess whether or not it is for them. If someone is buying a horse for a specific purpose such as for dressage or jumping they should ride it in an arena or go over a few jumps. By meeting the horse the buyer is given the opportunity to gain an insight to the horse’s temperament and this can help to avoid disputes after sale.

Whether you are selling in the course of business or privately it is always advisable to have a written agreement that documents all of the existing issues that the horse has.

The document should give a detailed description of the horse that is being sold. It should include details of the horse’s age, vices, temperament, ability, history and any ailments that it has. Both parties should sign the document and the seller should answer honestly all questions that the buyer has about the horse. HD

Advice given by Hanna Campbell of HorseSolicitor.

HorseSolicitor specialises in Personal Injury and Veterinary Negligence Claims. If you wish to discuss a potential claim call HorseSolicitor on 01446 794196

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Buying a horse ESSENTIAL BUYING ADVICE

R BUYERS’ ADVICE

As a potential new horse owner it’s wise to be aware of your legal rights, as the experts at specialist law firm HorseSolicitor explain

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he basic rule in English law is caveat emptor – let the buyer beware. It is the purchaser’s obligation to exercise due diligence and ensure he/she is getting what he/she is paying for. However in the course of a sale the seller is not entitled to misrepresent. This means that the seller cannot tell lies to obtain a sale.

Unless a person has misled you in respect of something such as the health, temperament or ability of the horse that they are selling, a buyer in a private sale would have no recourse. Further, misled does not mean merely staying silent as to a known problem that the horse has – the seller would actually have had to mislead you and you would have to be able to prove the same in order to make a successful claim for misrepresentation. You would also have to demonstrate that the false statement induced you to enter the contract.

This means you need to show that had you not been given false information you would not have proceeded with the purchase.

Due to the fact that in the course of a private sale you have no recourse if the seller merely failed to tell you about an ailment that the horse has, claims in misrepresentation can be difficult to prove. It often comes down to the buyer’s word against the seller’s. It is therefore advisable to have the seller complete and sign a form detailing a list of specific questions in relation to the wellbeing, ability and temperament of the horse. Ask that he/she signs the same. If it later transpires that the horse is not as represented it is not a case of your word against his/hers as to what was said in the course of the sale, you would have evidence to bring a claim.

It is also advisable to keep a copy of the advertisement that was placed if this is how you came across the horse.

often HorseSolicitor is contacted by buyers who are shocked to find out that the horse they thought they were purchasing is not suitable.

It is far better to spend the time and money ensuring as far as possible that the horse is suitable rather than having to seek legal representation having found out that you have bought a horse that is unsuitable or unsound.

It might be that the seller is genuinely not aware of any problems the horse has but that there are underlying health issues. As such, it is important to have a horse vetted prior to purchase to ensure, as far as is possible, that you are not going to run into problems. This is not a legal requirement but as specialist equine solicitors we regularly have enquiries from individuals that have bought a horse without having had it vetted wanting to know what their legal rights are. We are often asked whether or not the horse can be returned when a problem arises. Clearly if the horse was purchased in the course of a private sale and there are no grounds for a claim in misrepresentation we are unable to assist.

A veterinary examination is not expensive

when compared to the potential vet bills that could be incurred by failing to proceed with a vetting. Further the cost of keeping a horse that cannot be ridden can be extremely frustrating when you are told that a veterinary examination could have avoided this.

If the vet misses something that he/she should have spotted on a veterinary examination you would potentially have a case for professional negligence. We regularly deal with such matters and would always advise that you ensure that the horse is vetted by a specialist equine vet as opposed to a vet who also deals in small animals.

Buying from a dealer

When the seller is selling in the course of business, the harshness of the rule caveat emptor is tempered by the Sale of Goods Act 1979, which implies into the contract various terms to ensure that the goods are of satisfactory quality.

Goods are deemed of satisfactory quality if they meet the standard that a reasonable person would regard as satisfactory, taking

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account of any description of the goods, the price and all the other relevant circumstances. If for example a horse was purchased from a dealer as a competition horse in the course of business and it transpired that the horse would not load on to a trailer/lorry there would be a potential claim under the Sales of Goods Act. The argument would be that the horse is not fit for purpose because the dealer was aware that you intended competing the horse yet you are unable to transport it to a show.

You have far more protection when buying from a dealer than you do when buying from a private seller. This does not mean that the precautions stated above should not be taken. You do not always know whether or not the dealer would have the means to pay out were you to bring a claim against him/her and it always best to avoid litigation when possible.

When things go wrong

If you have taken the above steps yet you still find yourself in the unfortunate position of having to pursue a claim, you will be pleased to hear that the majority of claims settle out of court. Whether you are pursuing a dealer

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under the Sales of Goods Act or a claim for misrepresentation if your losses are in excess of £5,000 you would be able to instruct a solicitor on a no-win no-fee basis providing the solicitor deems you to have above a 50% prospect of success.

If the claim proves successful you should be entitled to keep 100% of your compensation and the solicitor should recover his/her costs from your opponent.

If you were unsuccessful the solicitor should write off his/her costs and you should pay nothing.

If you paid less than £5,000 for the horse the solicitor would not be entitled to recover his/her costs from the other side which means that you may wish to pursue the matter yourself through the small claims court rather than paying a solicitor to act on a private hourly rate.

Alternatively if you have home contents insurance or other insurance policies you may well benefit from free legal expense cover, which means that providing the panel firm of solicitors informs the insurer that you have above 50% prospects of success they should act for you for free even if your loss is not above £5,000.

Passport control

Having bought the horse, it is vital you notify the Horse Passport Agency to avoid a fine.

It is also advisable to ensure that you have adequate public liability insurance in place.

While this is not a legal requisite, failure to do so may result in you becoming personally liable for a claim were your horse to cause a serious accident.

While some people are hesitant to take out insurance because they feel that insurance companies may look for a way of avoiding payment, providing you have not misrepresented anything to them and under the terms of the contract you have a valid claim, there are ways of enforcing compensation for breach of contract.

As a horse owner you will of course have responsibilities under the Animal Welfare Act 2006.

Failure to adhere to the welfare requirements stipulated within the Act can result in a maximum fine of £20,000 or sentence of up to six months in prison. HD

Advice from Hanna Campbell of HorseSolicitor.

HorseSolicitor specialises in Personal Injury and Veterinary Negligence Claims.

If you wish to discuss a potential claim call HorseSolicitor on 01446 794196 or visit http:// horsesolicitor.co.uk

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PONIES / HACK/FAMILY FRIEND 11-1-13-636678

Black Gelding 14.0 hh, 15 yo, Black, Gelding

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Worcestershire) (P)

£2000

20-9-12-165746

Dark Bay Gelding Welsh Section D For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 8

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Yorkshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Gwent) (P)

£0 OVNO

Bay Mare Welsh X For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 5

Chestnut Mare Riding Pony For Sale Height: 13.2 hh Age: 4

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Somerset) (P)

£3500

£1200 ONO

£2500 ONO

8-9-12-239124

Grey Gelding Connemara For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 11

8-8-12-221164

£900

Bay Gelding Welsh Section D For Loan Height: 14.2 hh Age: 6

Fantastic Allrounder

Grey Gelding Connemara For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 11 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Berkshire) (P)

£1500

2-9-12-515254

Welsh Cob

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lincolnshire) (P)

£1500 ONO Tel: 01947 810913 or 07880 615661 (North Yorkshire) (P)

Competition Pony

Grey Mare Other For Sale Height: 13.0 hh Age: 4 6-8-10-819472

£5000 ONO

£1550 ONO

Zoe - Very Quiet First Po

Grey Mare Irish Draught For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 5 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Derbyshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Shropshire) (P)

7-1-13-472784

Stunning Dapple Grey Mare

Coloured Mare Other For Sale Height: 15.3 hh Age: 4

26-7-12-957621

Tel: 07730601214 or 07748114873 nick@glorcroft.co.uk

Lovely Homebred Coloured

13-1-13-216242

£1500 ONO

15-1-13-322273

Lovely natured TB X. Tilly loves a fuss.

Hacks out alone but does prefer company. Has done well with my nine year old daughter in young handlers showing. 5* home only. Incl tack & rugs.

(Essex) (P)

14-8-12-875891

Pretty Grey Mare

Loves to jump, has done PC/XC & hunted, or would be a pleasure hack. Hacks out alone/company. Good to shoe, box, catch and has a very sweet nature. Comes with tack and rugs.

17-1-13-565263

Hazy Derryloughane Dun

£2750 ONO Tel: 07794 109281 (Hampshire) (P)

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Dreams Of Gold

Dun Gelding Other For Sale Height: 13.2 hh Age: 13

Coloured Gelding Other For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 8

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Monmouthshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Devon) (P)

£3995 ONO

3-9-12-125883

By Moy Hazy Cove. Lovely conformation, clean limbs, good feet, beautiful head and lovely paces. Easy to lead, load, travel, shoe.

Ridden M&M WHP, PC, RC, eventing potential.

Currently jumping 1m courses with ease. Looking for a knowledgeable loving home for this talented pony.

He can buck in canter if excited and has regular dental checkups.

£5500

Tel: 01733 468000

27-9-12-176797

14.2 hh, 9 yo, Grey, Gelding

PONIES 11-1-13-926711

Homebred Coloured Mare 14.0 hh, 6 yo, Coloured, Mare

Fantastic 2nd Pony

Super Riding Pony/Horse

Coloured Gelding Other For Sale Height: 12.3 hh Age: 15

£2250 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (P)

£1400 ONO

£1850 ONO Tel: 01656 720254 or 07989 462130 (Bridgend) (P)

Palamino Pinto Filly

Black Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 5 10-8-12-232961

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

£3750 ONO

Farino Lightning Jack

Other Filly Other For Sale Height: 6.0 hh Age: 0

7-8-12-247168

£2000

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lincolnshire) (P)

£800 OVNO

Palomino Gelding Welsh Section C For Sale Height: 13.2 hh Age: 5 26-9-12-197363

4-1-13-541597

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Yorkshire) (P)

Bay Gelding Welsh X For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 5

6-9-12-133655

Height: 11.0 hh Age: 12

Top Class WHP/allrounder

10-9-12-578965

Grey Gelding Welsh Section A For Sale

Homebred coloured mare, REG CHAPS. Good to box, trim, clip and catch, good in traffic. Potential top class show hunter/working pony. Natural pressence. Only for sale as no rider. Would consider loan to suitable showing home or sell.

Half hour from Seven Bridge.

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Swansea) (P)

£3200 ONO

26-9-12-496622

Very Pretty Pony

Bay Mare Other For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 14 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (County Durham) (P)

£2900

£2800 ONO

Potential M&M WHP

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (South Yorkshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Sussex) (P)

Roan Gelding Other For Sale Height: 14.1 hh Age: 4 16-9-12-529124

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (County Durham) (P)

Strawberry Roan Gelding

£1550 ONO

Grey Mare Connemara For Sale Height: 14.0 hh Age: 8 2-8-12-213385

Great Allround Pony

16-8-12-136925

Chestnut Gelding Other For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 7

£3000

14-12-12-766881

Talented Confidence Giver 14.2 hh, 9 yo, Chestnut, Gelding

Amber

Chestnut Mare Welsh X For Sale Height: 14.1 hh Age: 5

www.horsedeals.co.uk

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cambridgeshire) (P)

£POA

6-1-13-125321

£2500

21-8-12-111923

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (South Yorkshire) (P)

Cremello Gelding Other For Sale Height: 14.1 hh Age: 7

Tigger is an eye catching, confidence giving, Irish Sports Pony. Has a careful scopey jump, never spooky or silly but bold and brave.

A fantastic competition pony, won the 1m speed class with 3 seconds on the champion, has taken his rider from jumping 90cm to 1m35 and schooled round BE100. Been in all SJ PC teams and to PC camp.

Easy going, no vices.

£7500 ONO Tel: 07786806530 romthebomb97@hotmail.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (P)

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PONIES 11-1-13-746391

By Yealand Pilgrim

Height: 12.0 hh Age: 5 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Gloucestershire) (P)

£550

£1500 ONO

12.3hh 4.5yo Dartmoor gelding. Very friendly inquisitive young lad. Still green but very bold. Good to do in all ways.

Price will increase as training continues.

(Cambridgeshire) (P)

£500

Tel: 07540 899304 kkequines@gmail.com

Dressage Prospect

Quality Pony, Amazing Tem Coloured Gelding Other For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 7

Grey Mare Oldenburg For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 6

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Caerphilly) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Oxfordshire) (P)

£4000 ONO

17-12-12-341119

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Herefordshire) (P)

23-7-12-254175

15-9-12-242928

Grey Gelding Welsh Section A For Sale

8-1-13-227924

£450 ONO

£3700 ONO

Lovely Chap

Bay Mare Welsh X For Sale Height: 12.0 hh Age: 6 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Yorkshire) (P)

£1950 ONO

Mario

Grey Mare Other For Sale Height: 13.3 hh Age: 7

21-7-12-245126

£7000 ONO

Classy 13.3hh Mare

Chestnut Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 7 18-8-12-227661

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Berwickshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Kent) (P)

£4500 OVNO

Stunning!

Black Gelding Welsh X For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 9

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Ceredigion) (P)

7-9-12-273116

Exceptional All Round Gel

Coloured Mare Other For Sale Height: 13.2 hh Age: 13

£3950

23-7-12-343946

£2000 ONO Tel: 07900 801451 toroger@tiscali.co.uk (Cumbria) (P)

Talented Competition Pony

Black Gelding Welsh X For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 5

28-7-12-247489

Birkrigg Park Valentino. Homebred

by Yealand Pilgrim (Kilvington Scoundrel). Hacks out alone and in company. Working well in all paces inc poles and small jumps. Lovely nature. Will suit competent teen/small adult. Enormous potential.

26-12-12-332627

14.0 hh, 6 yo, Grey, Gelding

8-1-13-189968

Lead Rein And First Ridden 12.0 hh, 12 yo, Grey, Gelding

Tel: 07971918949 (Kent) (P)

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Talented Connemara Pony

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Worcestershire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

£2200 ONO

Grey Gelding Connemara For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 4

£2600 OVNO

Tel: 01733 468000

24-7-12-347824

£1500 ONO

Willing Pony - Great Pote

Bay Gelding New Forest For Sale Height: 13.1 hh Age: 6

14-8-12-295364

Super lead/first ridden pony, safe ride, confidence giver, has taught my jockey to go off the rein, has been hunted and shown successfully. Qualified for Equifest Championship Mountain and Moorland first ridden 2013. Good to clip, box, farrier, hack alone or in company. Lovely action good bone. He comes with saddle, bridle and rugs.

PONIES 4-1-13-713133

This Is Casper!

14.2 hh, 14 yo, Palomino, Gelding

Fantastic JC SJ Pony For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Avon) (P)

£5250 ONO

1-10-12-415351

£2750 OIRO

28-8-12-354357

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lincolnshire) (P)

Liver Chestnut Gelding Other For Sale Height: 14.1 hh Age: 11

£1200 ONO Tel: 07534922962 (Kent) (P)

Stunning Allrounder

Super Talented 138cm

Fantastic Bay Mare

Competition Pony

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Sussex) (P)

£6995 OVNO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Warwickshire) (P)

£4000

3-8-12-478661

£1500

Amazing SJ Pony!

Other Mare Other For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 8 19-9-12-478982

Tel: 07887367083 n.t.howard15@googlemail.com

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Kent) (P)

£1295

Bay Gelding New Forest For Sale Height: 13.2 hh Age: 9

Connemara X

Grey Mare Part Bred Arab For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 11 13-1-13-369353

£2750 OVNO

28-8-12-428431

Wrenwood Silver Fox

Redgap Lady Jane

Poppy is a registered Connemara, stunning looking, fantastic allrounder.

Hacks alone or in company, not fazed by anything. Snaffle mouthed, works in a natural outline, a real stunner!

(County Durham) (P)

£2500 ONO

Bay Mare Riding Pony For Sale Height: 13.0 hh Age: 6

16-8-12-438513

£2750

Coloured Mare Other For Sale Height: 13.2 hh Age: 5 21-7-12-354773

Grey Gelding New Forest For Sale Height: 14.0 hh Age: 9

17-8-12-521862

Coloured Gelding Appaloosa For Sale Height: 14.0 hh Age: 4

Hack alone or in company. Great with XC, safe and experienced. Perfect allrounder. Brilliant to box, shoe, catch, etc, has done all pony club activities.

Includes all tack and rugs! 5* pony.

(North Yorkshire) (P)

£2900 ONO

Tel: 07732028402 or 01977 684689 pinkloveshy@hotmail.com

2-1-13-524788

Stunning Bay/Grey Roan Ap

Casper would make a great companion pony with the ability & enthusiasm for schooling & hacking. He has nice paces & is truly an amazing pony with a fantastic personality. He has the best temperament but not a beginner’s ride. Is great with catching, vets, & shoeing. He is up to date with jabs & dentist.Can live in/out & is sold with tack & rugs.

10-1-13-965131

13.2hh Competition Pony 13.2 hh, 10 yo, Grey, Gelding

Cross Country Machine

Fantastic Competition Pon

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (County Durham) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Bedfordshire) (P)

www.horsedeals.co.uk

£2000 ONO

19-8-12-462997

£3500

Bay Mare Riding Pony For Sale Height: 13.2 hh Age: 6 14-8-12-378735

Dark Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 13.0 hh Age: 8

Millersford Silverstone, beautiful New Forest pony who has a great competition record, has competed SJ, WHP, Xcountry. BSJA winnings approx £170 Act. Snaffle mouth, loves to work, great mover, super pony for a competetive kid who wants to win. Scopey careful jump, jumps off any stride.

Clean limbed, no vices, good shoe, box, clip, videos available.

£3500 ONO Tel: 07958 209307 clibby1@hotmail.co.uk (Lancashire) (P)

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PONIES 11-1-13-982374

Super Smart Little Cob 14.0 hh, 13 yo, Grey, Gelding

£2500 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (P)

£4800

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Gwent) (P)

£4500

8-1-13-655627

£5000 ONO

£2500 OVNO

Chestnut Mare Other For Sale Height: 14.1 hh Age: 10 8-8-12-617296

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cumbria) (P)

Coloured Mare Other For Sale Height: 13.2 hh Age: 12 6-10-12-585398

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (P)

8-1-13-546516

Grey Mare Riding Pony For Sale Height: 14.0 hh Age: 9

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cleveland) (P)

Super Safe 138 JC/Allroun

Fantastic Competition Pon

Bay Gelding Fell For Sale Height: 13.2 hh Age: 4

Dun Mare Welsh Section A For Sale Height: 11.2 hh Age: 15

17-9-12-654579

£3995

Lead Rein/First Ridden Po

Bay Gelding Welsh X For Sale Height: 14.1 hh Age: 5 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (South Yorkshire) (P)

Tel: 07811 444085 (East Yorkshire) (P)

£2250 ONO

Billy

20-8-12-615973

3 good paces and works in a lovely outline. Consistently placed at Novice level and is more than ready to affiliate.

Done a season hunting and cubbing with the Holderness. He has also done a few Hunter Trials and is placed every time. Hacks out alone/company. Good to catch, load etc. Up to date with jabs etc.

Blanket Spot Appalossa

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Yorkshire) (T)

£900

Dark Bay Gelding Welsh X For Sale Height: 14.1 hh Age: 10

Pretty & Talented-SOLD

Roan Mare Welsh Section C For Sale Height: 13.0 hh Age: 15

Top Class SHP

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (South Yorkshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Surrey) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Greater Manchester) (P)

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£2750 ONO

£3500 ONO

£5000 ONO

Talented Competition Pony

Spotted Gelding Appaloosa For Sale Height: 14.1 hh Age: 19

Black Mare Other For Sale Height: 13.0 hh Age: 4 11-9-12-597558

£1300

20-5-12-576354

Super Fun Pony!

£2850 ONO

6-8-12-638579

£3000 OVNO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (P)

30-8-11-659877

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Oxfordshire) (P)

£1900 ONO

Tel: 01733 468000

22-8-12-664151

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hertfordshire) (P)

Spotted Gelding Appaloosa For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 12

13-11-12-618894

Coloured Gelding Welsh X For Sale Height: 12.2 hh Age: 6 13-11-12-585467

Bay Gelding Connemara For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 5 31-12-12-565117

Bay Mare Welsh Section D For Sale Height: 14.0 hh Age: 5

PONIES 2-1-13-734253

Dark Bay Mare Welsh Section B For Sale Height: 12.2 hh Age: 6

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Berkshire) (P)

Schoolmistress

Dressage Schoolmaster

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3-8-12-695232

£6000 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Herefordshire) (P)

£3500 ONO

8yo completely unspoilt PC allrounder, would affiliate in the right hands.

Trained for mounted games, great showing lines. Perfect gent, ideal 2nd pony to go and have some fun with!

(Hertfordshire) (P)

£1750 ONO

Tel: 07789871880 zoe_smith@live.com

11-8-12-763855

Reg Welsh Sec C 13.0h 9yo mare.

Petra is an extremely genuine, attractive and straight forward mare that is easy, good to catch, box, shoe & safe to ride. Good in traffic. Lives in/out. (P)

£1250

Tel: 01570 422443 or 07977700083 dcevans@saqnet.co.uk

Grey Mare Other For Sale Height: 14.1 hh Age: 13

Palomino Gelding Welsh X For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 5

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Warwickshire) (T)

£12000 ONO

2-9-12-773394

£3950

Petra

Event Pony, BSJA, Dressag

Bay Mare Part Bred Arab For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 14

Liver Chestnut Gelding Other For Sale Height: 14.1 hh Age: 17 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (P)

£3750 ONO

14-8-12-698557

10-8-12-678778

£2500 OVNO

12.2hh Gorgeous Bay

Roan Gelding Other For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 11

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Berkshire) (P)

£2500 ONO

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Greenvale Playtime

Roan Gelding Riding Pony For Sale Height: 13.2 hh Age: 6

£400 ONO

Bay Gelding Welsh Section C For Sale Height: 14.0 hh Age: 7

4-1-13-783311

Allrounder Pony

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (T)

8-1-13-736836

£1750

Height: 11.2 hh Age: 3 14-8-12-696751

14-11-12-674695

£POA

£750 ONO

Chestnut Filly Welsh Section A For Sale

Other Mare Other For Sale Height: 13.0 hh Age: 10 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

£2250 ONO

Fantastic Competition Pon

Mango

Bay Gelding Welsh Section D For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 9 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (T)

£3950 ONO

23-7-12-727253

£6995 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Oxfordshire) (P)

14-1-13-747373

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Yorkshire) (P)

3-9-12-749223

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Yorkshire) (T)

Black Mare Dartmoor For Sale Height: 11.1 hh Age: 5

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hampshire) (P) 7-1-13-695876

Coloured Mare Other For Sale Height: 13.2 hh Age: 17 13-11-12-672184

Black Mare Welsh X For Sale Height: 14.0 hh Age: 12

Grey Connemara Mare

£1800

Tel: 07946 140667 ayeshaburnett@hotmail.co.uk

2-1-13-814815

14.2hh grey connemara mare. 12 years old. Competed in SJ, XC, PC camp.

Hunted in Ireland. Superb competition pony or potential BSJA. Loves to jump.

No novices. (Lincolnshire) (P)

£5000

White Gelding Other For Sale Height: 13.1 hh Age: 13

Black Mare Other For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 8

£6500

Lead Rein 1st Ridden Wels

Dark Bay Mare Welsh X For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 17

Grey Mare Welsh Section A For Sale Height: 12.0 hh Age: 8

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Berkshire) (P)

£1350

One In A Million

Black Dressage Pony For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (P)

£1500 ONO

£2250 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Somerset) (P)

£2750 ONO

12.2 SJ/Eventer

Handsome Dartmoor pony competed in SJ at National level in Ireland in 2012 and has placed in combined training, pure dressage competitions and hunter trials. Loving home essential.

(Oxfordshire) (P)

£2500

Tel: +44 7920596584 katrin.herrling@gmx.net

Winning Machine

Potential Top Class Pony

148cm Talented

Stunning Welsh C

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Devon) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Aberdeen) (P)

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£3200 ONO

Bay Gelding Welsh Section C For Sale Height: 13.2 hh Age: 8 24-8-12-954835

£3250

13-9-12-889488

£4500 ONO

Bay Gelding Connemara For Sale Height: 14.0 hh Age: 13

Grey Gelding Other For Sale Height: 12.2 hh Age: 8 16-8-12-817284

Grey Gelding Welsh X For Sale Height: 12.2 hh Age: 10

16-7-12-976774

£1800 OVNO

24-8-12-859789

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Ayrshire) (P)

13-11-12-859999

£2250 ONO

12-1-13-794221

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

Height: 11.2 hh Age: 13

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Devon) (P)

6-1-13-977246

Grey Gelding Welsh Section A For Sale

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (County Dublin) (T)

£2700 ONO

Tel: 01733 468000

13-9-12-984456

Registered Welsh Section Chestnut Gelding Welsh Section A For Sale Height: 11.1 hh Age: 8

Bay Gelding Dartmoor For Sale Height: 12.2 hh Age: 5 14-1-13-936155

£500 ONO

Grey Stallion Connemara For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 5

27-7-12-938665

Tel: 07597979707 awwalks@aol.com

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Tyne and Wear) (P)

14-12-12-847847

£3500 ONO

Chestnut Gelding Welsh Section A For Sale Height: 11.0 hh Age: 5 7-1-13-789335

Swap for good Ifor Williams trailer.

British Novice final winner 2012. Only reg 2011. Qual RHS, Blue chip, Nov, Disc, NC. Ex box shoe, catch clip, no headcollar & hacks in heavy traffic.

(Cumbria) (P)

23-7-12-949159

Fantastic Allrounder

15-1-13-974871

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Building an arena Expert advice on building and maintaining an arena to ensure you get the most from your manège

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uilding and maintaining arenas has always been an art. Now it’s also a science, as the latest research projects show. Some of the greatest interest has focused on surfaces. Researchers at the Animal Health Trust in Newmarket can already tell us that wax-coated surfaces or a combination of sand and a stabilising material such as rubber or fibre seem to be associated with a lower risk of injury than sand used alone, woodchip or grass.

Sand is still popular and cost-effective when used with other materials, but don’t be

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tempted to use any old type. Fine sand works better than coarse and if you decide to mix it with rubber, small rubber chunks appear to be associated with less tripping than large strips.

If you have a surface that needs topping up, or would like to rejuvenate one that has been down for several years and no longer rides as well as you would like, talk to specialist arena companies about additives. New materials such as fibre mix-ins can work wonders.

Dr Rachel Murray, head of equine studies at the Animal Health Trust, says that there is no

perfect surface for every job. Dressage horses need to work on a surface that provides stability and confidence, while show jumpers need these qualities, plus a small amount of ‘slip’ as they land over a fence.

A top-level Western reining horse has unique requirements, because when performing sliding stops and spins he needs to be able to slide through the surface.

Whatever surface you choose, make sure it is kept at the correct depth. Top-up requirements vary, depending on the surface and the amount of use an arena gets.

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A specialist arena builder can advise on the best materials to use

Building from scratch

Arena installation is never going to be cheap, but mistakes can be even more expensive.

Even if you have access to machinery such as earth-moving equipment, consult specialist arena builders rather than assume you can save money by doing all or part of the work yourself.

This can be important at the planning stage, as in most cases you will need to apply for planning permission. Although construction companies are unlikely to get involved in individual planning applications, they should be able to provide photographs of similar projects to show what the finished arena will look like.

Most established companies are building arenas all the time and because they have teams in place, can do the work more quickly.

Many also use high-tech equipment such as laser levelling devices.

There are several factors to consider when siting an arena and it’s best to ask companies you are considering to make a site visit. Many will do this without charging.

If you have a choice of sites, do you want your arena to be in quiet surroundings, or where horses who are being worked can see the yard and other things going on?

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The bigger the arena the less your horse will be prone to injury

This comes down to personal preference: some riders believe that horses should be free from distractions in a learning environment and others feel that an arena in busier surroundings replicates a competition environment and that horses should get used to this from the start.

Bringing in materials means that access for large lorries is needed. If your arena site demands that access be made through fields, be prepared to wait for decent weather conditions.

Good drainage is vital and although preparing the base and sorting out drainage will eat up a large chunk of your budget, it’s false economy to skimp at this stage.

The right surface is important, but if you don’t get your arena right from the ground

up, nothing can work miracles.

There are different types of base available and you need to talk to your contractor about considerations such as budget, the amount of use the arena will be given and even prevalent weather conditions. For instance, in areas where there has been particularly heavy rainfall over the past few years, some arena specialists are recommending tarmac bases as a good choice for professional yards.

Fencing is another consideration. In some circumstances, a owners may choose not to have exterior fencing. This cuts down overall costs and some dressage riders believe they get a truer picture of the way horses work when there are no barriers.

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R TOP TIPS ● When building or maintaining an arena, getting specialist advice from the start will pay dividends.

● If you have a specialist yard, choose a surface suitable for the work your horses will be doing. ● The base construction is just as important as the surface. ● A good drainage system will extend the life of your school and enable you to use it for all or most of the year. ● Think big – a larger arena is better for your horse, more versatile and may not be as expensive as you think compared to the cost of a smaller one. ● Once you’ve made your investment, look after it – maintenance is vital. ● Choose an arena leveller suitable for your surface. ● A watering system may be needed to keep down dust in dry periods, especially for an indoor school.

For more advice, go to www. horsedeals.co.uk or scan the QR code.

IF YOU’RE THINKING OF INSTALLING AN ARENA, TRY AND BUDGET FOR A LARGER ONE IF POSSIBLE accidents happen and every rider parts company with a horse at some time. Good arena fencing makes it much more likely that a horse will stay within its confines and is very much a safety measure when working with young or inexperienced animals.

Post and rail is the favourite choice, but there are other options. Depending on the landscape options, your arena contractors may suggest building an earth bund – though for extra security, you may still want to have post and rail.

thinking of installing an arena, try and budget for a larger one if possible – if you’re sticking to dressage dimensions, you’ll find that building a 60m x 20m arena rather than a 40 x 20m one doesn’t add as much to your overall bill as you might think.

If you want to jump in your arena, the minimum size usually recommended is 60m x 25m. Guidelines for circular pens for lungeing or loose work are a minimum of 15m diameter; many trainers specify 20m diameter.

Size matters

Taking care

Research shows that horses worked on large outdoor arenas have been shown to be less prone to injury when compared with those worked in small indoor ones. So if you’re www.horsedeals.co.uk

Correct maintenance is as important as correct construction and a ‘perfect’ surface that is poorly maintained may be more detrimental to a horse’s soundness and

performance than one which is not ideal, but well looked after.

One of the simplest but most important rules is to pick up droppings before they become trampled into a surface. The heavier the use an arena is put to, the more frequently the surface will need to be levelled.

Regular levelling of the surface will minimise the risk of horses tripping or stumbling. If your arena incorporates a membrane, it will also minimise the risk of it being damaged. This can happen if the surface becomes too thin in certain areas.

An arena leveller is a great investment and there are designs that can be used with quads and 4wd vehicles as well as tractors. Check that the model you consider is suitable for your surface and look for designs which bring in material from the kickboards.

You may also want to think about a watering system to keep dust levels down, particularly in indoor schools. These range from fully automatic systems to travelling and manual sprinklers. HD FEBRUARY 2013 horse deals 95

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SHOW 15-1-13-256954

Perfect 138cm Show Pony 13.0 hh, 11 yo, Bay, Gelding

Grey Gelding Arabian For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 13

Grey Gelding Arabian For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 2

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Ceredigion) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (P)

£1500 ONO

£2500

23-12-12-835638

Tel: 0775 2098663 julia_catling@btinternet.com

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (P)

£2950 ONO

11-9-12-938984

22-8-12-513665

£2500 ONO

£1350

Coloured Gelding Part Bred Arab For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 3

By Penstrumbly Sax Mad Jo

Black Mare Welsh Section D For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 3 8-1-13-654499

8-1-13-123989

£1250

Tel: 07852531091 mzanoubi@yahoo.co.uk

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (P)

Serious Dartmoor (Shilstone) 2007, X factor to do HOYS, done in-hand L/R & M&M's, ready to go on and do more, schooling well on flat, super paces, stands out, genuine sale and priced to go. (Buckinghamshire) (P)

Stunning Coloured PBA

Bay Mare Irish Sport Horse For Sale Height: 16.0 hh Age: 8

Has Character

Chestnut Colt Arabian For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 1 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (P)

£4000 ONO

Rosie

4-1-13-343685

£1800 OVNO

Pure bred Arabian gelding 3yo, sire Shahim Al Nakeeb world famous champion. Fully vaccinated, microchiped. IBN Shahim won colt foal class and Reserve Supreme Foal Champion 2009. (West Yorkshire) (P)

27-8-12-142298

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Worcestershire) (P)

29-8-12-138669

Coloured Gelding New Forest For Sale Height: 14.2 hh Age: 4

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Anglesey) (P)

£1500 OVNO

Pure Bred Arabian

Smart Coloured Cob

Dartmoor Show Pony

Bay Mare Welsh Section C For Sale Height: 13.1 hh Age: 4

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Pembrokeshire) (P)

£950 ONO

22-5-11-753159

£5000 ONO Tel: 07800 706043 victoria.kay@sharrock.co.uk (Lancashire) (P)

Ynys Tanya

18-8-12-471468

Genuine quality pony.

Fantastic temperament.

Perfect schoolmaster. No vices. Easy to produce makes showing an enjoyable experience for both rider and Mum! Consistently qualifies for RIHS/HOYS (2nd at HOYS in 2007). Will also do 133cm show hunter classes. Will pop a fence although we have done nothing more than have a bit of fun at home in the paddock.

21-12-12-713364

Stunning Arab 15.0 hh, 6 yo, Grey, Gelding

Tel: 07854187676 vttangel@hotmail.co.uk (Leicestershire) (P)

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SHP/WHP

Bay Mare Arabian For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 7 For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Surrey) (P)

£3950 ONO

Stunning WSB, beautiful temperament.

Qual RI 2012, 1st PUK Conf Nov Small Breeds final, 1st Hambleton, Exceptional paces and will excel in anything. Jumping nicely, including fillers. (Lancashire) (P)

£3800 OVNO

Tel: 07958 209307 or 07786 086174 clibby1@hotmail.co.uk

Tel: 01733 468000

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£6000

Samauring Zayin - Enduran

14-8-12-833777

Stunning dapple grey pure bred Arab gelding, 6 years, beautifully bred by Coombe Farm Stud.

Lovely temperament, very willing to please, easy to handle, good & with the farrier. Fully vaccinated, microchipped. Very sad due my injury at work, enjoys hacking out in company but still green hacking alone. Great potential as an endurance or super show horse.

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Jazz 14.2 hh, 14 yo, Chestnut, Gelding

£3750 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Northamptonshire) (P)

Quality Heavyweight Hunte Grey Gelding British Warmblood For Sale Height: 17.2 hh Age: 9

Super Show Jumper

Arab Show Quality

Bay Gelding Selle Francais For Sale Height: 16.3 hh Age: 14

£12950 ONO

Bay Filly Arabian For Sale Height: 14.3 hh Age: 3 22-7-12-131993

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£7500 ONO

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£3000 ONO

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£5000 ONO

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Silverlea Slip Anchor

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£2000 ONO

Bay Gelding New Forest For Sale Height: 15.0 hh Age: 6 21-6-12-844256

22-7-12-924845

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

Irish Draught Quality Fil

Chestnut Mare Irish Draught For Sale Height: 15.2 hh Age: 3 26-6-12-577529

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 4

£1750 ONO Tel: 07977589267 catherine@tegea.co.uk (Invernesshire) (P)

£2995 ONO

Airies Commanche

By Country Top Dollar

£3500 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

Gorgeous 15.2hh, 8yo Appaloosa gelding. Striking colour, balanced conformation and beautiful floating movement - made for the show ring!

Already a champion in-hand. Clean legs & no vices. (Wigtownshire) (P) Tel: 01776854226 johndouglas@agriplus.net

19-11-12-984621

By Country Top Dollar

£4000 ONO

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23-11-12-555847

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Palomino Filly Part Bred Arab For Sale Height: 17.0 hh Age: 1

9-7-12-642816

Reg PBA Palomino Filly ♡

Pretty coloured mare 5yo. Won last 2 showing classes, 3rd last dressage.

Jumping clear rounds. Huge future ahead of her. Superb action.

Homebred. Rides in snaffle/pelham.

Little superstar. (Essex) (P)

Bay Gelding Other For Sale Height: 16.1 hh Age: 4

£5000 ONO

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Beautiful Coloured

Jazz is a very friendly, willing and good natured horse, great fun to ride and loves to jump.

Will do well show-jumping or at cross country. He's very patient and has no problems whatsoever with the farrier or on the lunge. Hacks out alone or in company. Lives out all year round. Very sad sale, only because owner is at university.

£24 £17

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Expert advice to help you find a bargain when an equestrian property comes under the hammer

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uying property at auction has a reputation of heart-racing excitement and quick-fire action, and it can be a wonderful way of securing a new home or business. The process avoids all the lengthy purchasing procedures normally endured in buying, only for the risk of the whole thing falling through at the eleventh hour. At an auction, as soon as that hammer falls, the property is yours. However, it isn’t a process to be undertaken lightly and it’s imperative you’re prepared to do your homework and research before auction day.

Auction properties are ‘sold as seen’ and your first step if you are considering buying at auction is to view the property. This allows you to see an accurate picture of the property, its condition and location.

Buying ‘blind’ – ie not having viewed the property beforehand – could lead to enormous, and costly, problems later. It is advisable to view the property more than once so you are aware of every facet you are considering bidding on. It is also advisable to take along a trusted builder, architect or surveyor and get an idea of works to be done and likely costs.

You generally have to act fast though – there is perhaps only four to six weeks between the publication of the auction catalogue and the auction itself.

Compare prices and conditions with similar properties in the area for sale with local agents, if at all possible. The guide price on auction properties is usually set relatively low in order to entice bidders, so have in mind the true market value and bid accordingly.

Buying an equestrian property at auction R BUYING ADVICE

Check the small print

Legal packs – giving all the information on the property, including its boundary lines and any covenants that may be placed on the property – are available through the auctioneer, and can usually be viewed either at their offices or online.

It is essential that the legal pack is read carefully and digested thoroughly. It could contain covenants, special conditions or certain legalities which could have potential implications on the value of the property, both now and in the future. It may even pay to carry out property and land searches of your own if you have any concerns, although these

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are usually part of the legal pack.

It is strongly recommended you instruct your lawyer to read the legal pack. Even if you read through every page carefully, you may miss something vitally important. Lawyers deal with legal packs every day, so it is well worth paying their fee. After all, you are considering spending hundreds of thousands of your hard-earned money on the home of your dreams.

Arranging your finances prior to auction is also imperative, especially if a mortgage is required. A 10 per cent deposit plus any auction fees is needed on the day, and the other 90 per cent is required to be paid in full 28 days later. If a mortgage is required, it is prudent to have discussed all financial implications with a bank or building society and have arranged a mortgage in principle.

It has been known for successful bidders to have paid their 10 per cent deposit and lost the lot because they couldn’t come up with the balance in time.

The auction process

Be prepared for the auction itself, as the process can be daunting to the uninitiated.

Perhaps experience a dummy run as a spectator before going to one to actually bid.

You don’t actually have to be there, as you can bid by telephone, but the ‘buzz’ of an auction room is an experience – and you can look around and assess the competition!

On the day, arrive at the auction early, preferably an hour before it is due to start.

This gives you time to park, etc, and you don’t arrive flustered. It also gives the chance to again read through the pack available at the Tel: 01733 468000

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GOLDEN RULES Before you attend an auction, bear in mind the following points: l It’s important to remember that auction properties are sold as seen, so arrange your finances prior to the auction and always view the property prior to this, too. l Bear in mind that on the fall of the hammer, a binding contract is made. l The guide price on auction properties is usually set relatively low in order to entice bidders, so have in mind the true market value and bid accordingly. l A deposit, usually 10 per cent, is required immediately after the auction. l Legal packs must be viewed, and it is strongly recommended you instruct your lawyer to do this. l The usual time period between the fall of the hammer and completion is just 28 days. This means the remaining 90 per cent of the balance is due in full 28 days after the auction.

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auction just in case there are any last-minute changes or additions.

Auction houses can vary when it comes to bidding. Some require you to register before the auction starts and even indicate which property you are interested in, while at others you take a seat and submit your details afterwards if you have been the successful bidder.

Buying at auction can be quick and you can usually see who you are bidding against, although phone bids are also acceptable. And there is no gazumping or gazundering – the highest bidder on the day is the new owner.

Another plus is the contract from the fall of the hammer to completion is quick – usually 28 days. There is no arguing backwards and forwards by lawyers, but this is why it is imperative your lawyer reads the legal pack. www.HorseDeals.co.uk

When it comes to bidding, make sure you can be seen clearly by the auctioneer and he is aware you are bidding – leave the casual nose-tapping bid to the movies!

As the bidding increases so will your heart rate, but don’t get carried away and stick to your budget. Auctions can be exciting, and bidding can be an adrenalin rush. In these circumstances it can be tempting to go over budget – especially when you have invested a lot of prior time and effort.

At the fall of the hammer, the contract is binding. The successful bidder is the new owner of the property and is legally obliged to complete in the time stated.

A deposit – usually 10 per cent – will be required immediately after the successful bid.

A cheque, cash, banker’s draft or credit/debit card are usual acceptable forms of payment,

but check with the auction house beforehand.

The remaining 90 per cent is due in full 28 days later, but it is usually prudent to insure the property immediately after your successful bid.

If the property you are bidding on doesn’t reach its reserve, it might not necessarily be the end of the matter.

The auctioneers can still act as agents and are able to do a deal between you and the vendor if a price can be agreed at the end of the lot. This is a great way to pick up a bargain if the vendor is willing to deal after the auction. Likewise, it isn’t unheard of for a deal to be tied up prior to auction and the property withdrawn, so it’s worthwhile checking this possibility with the auctioneers.

Ultimately, it can be pretty nerve-wracking when bidding at auction, but the thrill and euphoria of having a bid accepted on a legally binding deal is fantastic. And if your research has paid off, you just might have got yourself wa real bargain. HD FEBRUARY 2013 Horse Deals 101

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Iveco Stralis 310 HGV Iveco Stralis 310 HGV, 2004 reg, 5 horse

20-12-12-242282

DAF 45/150 DAF 45/150.2000, 2000 reg, 3 horse

Easy to use cut through cab to living area, incl full kitchen, gas cooker, sink, microwave, fridge, seating with removeable table, double bed above luton cab, TV/DVD player, interior gas heating, shower/WC. Additional interior lighting, rear ramp. MoT Nov 2013. Only 219,000km (approx 120,000mls). First reg/built 2000 (X reg), but has private plate.

Iveco Stralis 310 HGV 2004 horsebox for sale - built 2010. In excellent condition inside and out, hardly used.

Fully automatic with tilt cab – 12 months MoT. Full living, sleeps 4. Carries 5 horses and has large tack lockers. Conversion by Bortram coachbuilders.

£39500

£16950 Tel: 01428 707885 or 07966 333337 rbuckfield@btconnect.com (West Sussex) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hampshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£20000 ONO

£24995 Plus VAT

Chaigley Weekender - £1000 Off

16-1-13-234642

Citroen, 2008 reg, 2 horse

1997 reg, 16ft body, 10ft horse area & 6ft living inc hob, grill, oven. Sleeps 2, seating, table, solid oak units. Stalls 3 with telescopic skirted parts. www.centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk (Worcestershire) (T)

£9995

Tel: 01562 730647 luke@centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk

10-1-13-186683

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£13995

2006 Lehel Virage For Sale No Of Horses: 6 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV) For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£145995

14-1-13-318847

Volvo FM9 290 Volvo, 2002 reg, 6 horse

2008 Citroen Chaigley Weekender, new build, black.

Internal CCTV & reversing camera. Separate living; hob, sink, fridge, table & seats.

Outside tack locker, bed on luton, full black leather seats, 6 speed gearbox. Stalled for two horses. Excellent workmanship, 1 year warranty, 5 mins jct 28 M1.

T&S Harker Horsebox for sale.

2002 Volvo FM9 290, 6 horse with day living. 18 ton, automatic, outside lockers, low kilometres 25000. On air. Sold with 12 months MoT. Will not refuse any sensible offer.

£19995 Inc VAT

£27500 Plus VAT

Tel: 07802 336847 or 01246 866866 carbridge@tiscali.co.uk (Derbyshire) (T)

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Tel: 01562 730647 or 07828 287515 luke@centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk

DAF 45 150 Turbo

15-12-12-174782

2007 Alexanders Newmarket For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

16-1-13-149193

1999 LEYLAND DAF FA 45. 150 FA 45.

150 For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

£14995

2007 Alexanders Cheltenham For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

9-1-13-182586

£36995 Plus VAT

2002 reg, stalls 3 with padded, skirted, telescopic parts. Rug tack, saddle racks, bridle hooks, lightweight ramp, sleeps 2. Useful ladies box! See www.centralengladhorseboxes.co.uk (Worcestershire) (T)

9-1-13-186168

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

8-1-13-161634

£28500

8-1-13-143454

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (T)

Iveco 170 Tector

2012 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

2006 Daf LF45 For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

10-1-13-188214

Tel: 07880705275 or 07876144160 markandhelen@me.com (Warwickshire) (P)

Tel: 07901 857960 or 01325 332649 all@tandsharkerhorseboxes.co.uk (County Durham) (T)

Tel: 01733 468000

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Think big!

Expert advice to help you make the right choice when buying a larger horsebox that’s suitable for three or more horses

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uying a lorry to take three or more horses is a big purchase, in more ways than one. With any horsebox, it’s vital to check that you are aware of legal restrictions and have a clear idea of priorities, but the bigger you go, the greater the weight of responsibility.

First off, you need to be clear on realistic weight options. If you’re transporting no more than three horses, a specialist company with a good reputation can build a 7.5 tonne box without sacrificing structural strength, but it takes a lot of coachbuilding know-how, as well as an ability to advise customers on how to identify personal priorities and work out what could be added without taking up too much of your weight allowance.

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The added advantage for many drivers is that those who passed their car test before 1 January 1997 can drive lorries up to 7.5 tonnes without taking another test. If you passed your test after that date, you need to take farther tests to gain the relevant categories on your licence.

The C1 category entitles newer drivers to drive vehicles between 3,500kg and 7,500kg and the C category – the equivalent of the former HGV Class two or three – means you can drive horseboxes over 7.5 tonnes, though it wouldn’t allow you to drive an articulated lorry. Drivers who passed their car tests before the 1997 cut-off date also need to gain the C category to drive lorries over 7.5 tonnes.

In practice, if you need to take another test,

it makes sense to go straight for the C category, which will cover you to drive any horsebox within legal limits. This applies particularly if you work with horses, as the ability to drive a large horsebox is a qualification many employers look for and sometimes insist on.

Although UK laws mean that many people who have never driven a vehicle larger than an ordinary car can jump straight behind the wheel of a 7.5 tonne lorry and head off down the nearest motorway, it isn’t recommended.

If you’re thinking of buying a horsebox, it’s a good idea to take some lessons with a qualified, professional instructor – some even offer courses designed specifically for horsebox drivers.

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Seek expert advice

Buying any horsebox takes specialist knowledge. If you’re going into the over 7.5 tonne market, talk to experienced owners and drivers about their experiences, as you can learn a lot from other people’s mistakes!

Many drivers have strong preferences on types of chassis cab, but if you’re having a lorry built to your specifications, it’s often best to let your manufacturers source one for you. Not only will they have the contacts, they should be able to get a better deal – and if anything goes wrong, you have a far wider comeback than if you bought a chassis separately and asked them to build onto it.

If you’re buying a lorry that’s ready to go, you can make your own initial checks. But getting it checked by an independent engineer with specialist horsebox knowledge is a wise investment; don’t begrudge the cost, as a specialist will spot things even the most knowledgeable lay person may miss and will save you money and hassle.

Narrow down your search

When looking at lorries, this general advice – sourced from the Organisation of Horsebox and Trailer Owners and the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency – will help: l Check the bodywork, cab floor and steps for rust for rust. l Check the tyres and exhaust. They give you an idea if the vehicle has been well looked after. l Search for rot and damp patches on the floor of the vehicle. l Make certain the ramp woodwork, hinges and balance springs are all sound and in good working order. If appropriate, check that the ramp is manageable by a woman on her own. l Make sure when you view the vehicle that the engine is cold and has not

been started before you get there. l Check there are no oil leaks from the engine. l Check the oil light does not come on when started. l Check engine speed and smoke emission when stationary. l From the cab, check gauges; lights; indicators; wipers; the play of the steering wheel; horn and warning lights; and speedometer illumination. l Check any wiring for the lighting areas in the living and horse areas and make sure they run from a separate battery - not the main vehicle battery. l Check that the vehicle is sitting square. If it is lopsided, suspect a suspension problem. l Remember that all horseboxes over 7.5 tonnes must now be fitted with tachographs l All tachographs must be inspected and recalibrated at a VOSA-approved centre.

This must be done every two years in the case of digital catalogues and every six years for older, analogue ones. If a speed limiter is fitted, check that is has the appropriate calibration plaque and seals.

Driving ambition The most luxurious large horseboxes can be the stuff that lottery winners’ dreams are made of. If the sky’s the limit, you can have everything from air conditioning for horses and humans, fitted kitchens and luxury bathrooms to the latest in navigation technology and home entertainment.

If you’re limited to practical considerations but need to stay away, reasonable living accommodation is an essential rather than a luxury and will also increase the re-sale value of your luxury. Popout living has become increasingly popular when weight isn’t an issue. HD

Living accommodation can range from the luxurious to the more basic

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If you’re a regular on the competition scene, and ride two or more horses, a larger lorry may be a wise investment

‘It’s a working lorry’ Show producer Lynn Russell drives one of the biggest horseboxes on the circuit. At 12m (39ft) it’s the maximum size for a rigid lorry and takes up to six horses.

Although it’s comfortable for horses and people, choosing the specifications came down to practical considerations. “It’s a working lorry,” says Lynn. “The living area has everything we need, including a fridge and cooker and a bathroom with shower and toilet, but it’s practical.

“There are no carpets and everything has a wipe-clean surface. The seats in the living accommodation are leather, so they’re comfortable but practical. Even more important, we have a lot of space for the horses. I had heavy duty partitions fitted, because cobs like to lean on them no matter how carefully you drive, and all the fittings are stainless steel.

“There’s also a good storage area, which is really important, twin diesel tanks and a huge water tank. Yes, it’s a big lorry, but we never have to weigh anything before putting it on.”

Lynn found that the only difference

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l Make sure you have the relevant categories on your driving licence. l Get the box checked by an independent, specialist engineer who understands the demands of horses and horse people. l If you’re moving up from a smaller lorry, think about having lessons in a larger vehicle with a qualified instructor first. l All horseboxes over 7.5 tonnes must now have tachographs fitted. l If you’re having a horsebox built, talk to the manufacturers about your needs and lifestyle. They’ll help you make the most of your budget and may suggest options that will make your life easier. l Consider running a credit check to see if there is any outstanding finance on the vehicle.

Lynn drives one of the biggest lorries on the circuit

l The Driving Standards Agency publishes two books that, together with professional assessment and training, will help you get up to scratch. They are The Official Theory Test for drivers of large vehicles, ISBN 0-11-552119-4 and The Official Goods Vehicle Driving Manual, ISBN 0-11 552195-X. l If you’re moving up to a horsebox over 7.5 tonnes from a smaller lorry, keep an eye on your time.

Whether you are driving in a private or commercial capacity, you need to abide by driving hours regulations. l For more information on drivers’ hours and tachographs, see www. dft.gov.uk/vosa and click on the links Publications, then Manuals and Guides, then Drivers’ hours and tachographs guides. This isn’t the easiest site to navigate, but it will also give you lists of approved tachograph and speed limiter centres.

between driving this lorry and a smaller one is turning into narrow spaces such as tight gateways. “And that’s just a question of getting

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used to the length of your lorry,” she says. “Once you’re on the main roads, nothing’s different.”

For more advice, go to www. horsedeals.co.uk or scan the QR code.

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HORSEBOXES 17-12-12-371963

DAF 2 Large Horse Box DAF, 1999 reg, 2 horse

MAN, 2002 reg, 5 horse 220k on the clock. Really well looked after lorry. 5325 unladen weight. Not a tilt cab Internal saddle rack and bridle hooks in horse area. Rubber flooring. The partitions are white with clear kick boards.

Herringbone. There is no loo/shower creating a larger entertaining space.

Finished in Range Rover Rimini red, high gloss cherry interior with full leather seating to living and cab. Includes cooker, grill hob H/C water, micro, fridge/freezer, pull down TV, heating, Kardean flooring, shower, WC. Stainless steel and aluminum horse area with full headboards, 2 large roof vents, rug rack, colour horse and reversing camera.

£16850 ONO

£58000 ONO

Tel: 07785 230034 (Cheshire) (P)

7.5t Iveco 75E15

2006 MAN 12 ton. Carry 8 horses. Twin sleeper, air suspension, 210 engine, with London Low Emission Zone.

Please call for more info. (County Durham) (T)

2001 reg, 11ft horse area, 8ft wide inc telescopic parts, lightweight ramp, 1.55t payload, granulistic floor. 4 good stalls or 3 large stalls. www.centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk for info. (Worcestershire) (T)

£POA

£14995

Tel: 01325 332649 or 07901 857960 enquiries@tandsharkerhorseboxes.co.uk

30-12-12-533972

Mercedes Horsbox Mercedes, 1987 reg, 3 horse

Tel: 01562 730647 or 07828 287515 luke@centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk

Tel: 01794 324566 or 07896 758053 colin@trevettandsmithhorseboxes.co.uk

2007 renault master horsebox For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Pembrokeshire) (T)

£12500 OVNO

6-1-13-624748

Luxury Horsebox Iveco, 1996 reg, 3 horse

Professionally maintained, clean and tidy, good runner.

Heating and living (full cooker & fridge), wardrobe. External tack lockers, stalls for 3 horses. Taxed until end May 2013, plated until end Aug 2013.

Ford Iveco 75E15 custom built horse lorry. Interior has air blower heating, sink, fridge and gas hob, toilet/shower. New 30" flat screen TV with DVD player with connection for camara/video or ipad/laptop.

Inverter to provide 240 volt power while engine is running. Sleeping for 4 people. New Camera for both horse area and reversing with 7" screen.

£6000 ONO

£16995 OVNO

Tel: 07834920773 daniel.megson@btinternet.com (South Yorkshire) (P)

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£34995 Plus VAT

£18999 Plus VAT

4-1-13-275415

£38000 Inc VAT

Full height bulkhead for safe horse transport. Seperate grooms area, seats/storage. Easy lift side ramp, Eva floor/wall matting. 12 Months MoT, 6 months tax. (Wiltshire) (T)

16-1-13-277956

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

15-1-13-257352

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

3.5t Horsebox

9-1-13-275283

11-1-13-252877

£52995 Plus VAT

2007 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2006 MAN 210

2009 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2004 Leyland DAF LF For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

14-1-13-262864

£24995 Plus VAT

11-1-13-252386

2007 Alexanders Newmarket For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

17-12-12-268475

Tel: 07738 850275 (Gloucestershire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

18-12-12-536722

West Yorkshire MAN

Tel: 07774726068 or 01276502498 julian.add@ntlworld.com (Surrey) (P)

Tel: 01733 468000

HORSEBOXES 11-1-13-644385

Lehel 2011 Lehel , 2011 reg, 3 horse

ford , 1986 reg, 2 horse Built to very high spec.

Large hydraulic slide-out pod, manual overide, electric skylights, high gloss cherry wood cupboards & cream lehel leather seating. LCD TV/DVD. Fridge/freezer, microwave/grill, sink/gas hob. Large bathroom. Cab has full leather seating, CCTV, park distance control, auto gearbox.

Stalled for 3, tack lockers, hot/cold horse wash.

Probably the most reliable lorry in Essex! Reliable 7.5t box to include day living sink, hob, table, wardrobe, double bed over cab. Very clean inside and out no rust. Have had this lorry for 7 years and it has never failed me.Very nice to drive. Perfect first box. Will easily carry a 16 3h and a 15h.

Taxed until end June, plated till end of July.

£109000 OVNO

£5000 OVNO Tel: 07711048065 or 01245 471744 angelacidney@yahoo.co.uk (Essex) (P)

£19995 Plus VAT

£17500 ONO

4-1-13-697571

8 Horse Horsebox Scannia, 2000 reg, 8 horse

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£36995 Plus VAT

£15750

Tel: 07595 550585 or 01825 749479 info@whb.org.uk

7-1-13-275771

2006 3.5t Vauxhall Movano. MoT. 2 horse/pony. Removable partition, vent, padding, reinforced bulkhead wall, full size lightweight ramp. Small tack locker & seat. CCTV on horses. Rug rack.

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2000 Ford Iveco Iveco For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Kent) (P)

£6500 ONO

4-1-13-779886

Under Construction Renault, 2011 reg, 2 horse

Very smart, 8 big horses. Day living with big sleeper cab, bridle lockers and belly lockers. Really good work lorry.

3-5 Virtue horsebox by JMB Horsepower, new shape, Renault Master 2011 plate in excellent condition, only 20k miles, 2yr Renault warranty, choice of designs and colours at this stage. Your dream horse box for only £29995 + VAT. Deposits being taken to secure your Virtue horsebox.

£25 ONO

£29995 Plus VAT

Tel: 07786288371 johncrippen@live.co.uk (Buckinghamshire) (P)

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2-1-13-273915

24-12-12-259824

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Gloucestershire) (P)

£14995 OVNO

2012 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

2008 Vauxhall Movano For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons 13-12-12-253125

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£19995 Plus VAT

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Manchester) (P)

5-1-13-275336

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

New WHB Maxi

2008 Renault Master 120 For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

17-1-13-266633

£34995 Plus VAT

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons 12-12-12-252734

2007 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

3-1-13-278384

Tel: 07809 083203 (Glasgow) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

13-1-13-716524

Fantastic 7.5T Ford Iveco

Tel: 01344 302764 or 07917 420301 mickey@jmbhorsepower.com (T)

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HORSEBOXES Professionally Converted 2011

17-12-12-782873

DAF, 2006 reg, 3 horse

Leyland DAF, 2003 reg, 7 horse MoT to Sept 2013/tax Dec 13. Horse area has camera, rug rack, sky light/removeable partitions, rubber flooring, tie rings.

Outside tack locker along with 3 smaller lockers and tie rings. Living area has plenty of storage and seating. Tilt cab sleeps 4 easily. Hob & grill, fridge, h/c water, shower/loo. Separate horsewash and tank.

Sleepercab, fridge, sink, hob, oven, c/h. Ali partitions, hydraulic ramp.

Roof rack, rug racks, winch, w/m connection, tow bar & shock link. Horse wash down, large water tank, external lockers. Built 3yrs ago. FSH from DAF. Taxed & test 1 yr. Serviced in Dec & new tyres. Remapped to 264bhp. 497,000kms.

American caravan also for sale.

£35000 OVNO

£45000 ONO

Tel: 07899 890450 isabell.duff@btconnect.com (Cumbria) (P)

Tel: 01403 791183 or 07831 518758 jacqueline@bmequineltd.co.uk (West Sussex) (P) 4-1-13-784491

By Chatham Horseboxes MAN, 1997 reg, 3 horse

16-1-13-826134

2007 Chaigley Duo - £1000 Off Fiat, 2007 reg, 2 horse

The living area has all the normal accessories; cooker, h/c water, fridge, storage cupboards, blow air heater, sleeps 4. Toilet, shower, isolater switch on leisure battery. Horse area partitioned for 3, rug rack, new floor last year, new ramp this year, camera to horse area. Outside - tack lockers, skirt lockers, horse wash and isolator for batteries.

£1000 off advertised price, new build. 3.5 tonne, grey.

Internal CCTV, groom's area, wardrobe, saddle racks, bridle hooks, sky light, privacy glass.

High breast bar, wide rear door, seats, 6 speed gearbox, radio/CD player. Stalled for 2 horses, built with the latest lightweight panels. Superb workmanship, 1 year warranty.

5 mins from Jct 28 M1.

£16500 ONO

£17995 Inc VAT

Tel: 07946 543745 or 01260 227288 suemccance@tiscali.co.uk (Manchester) (P)

Tel: 07802336847 or 01246 866866 carbridge@tiscali.co.uk (Derbyshire) (T) 11-1-13-785743

Stunning Looking Horsebox MAN, 2000 reg, 3 horse

12-1-13-879648

Horse Lorry Non HGV Ford Iveco, 1999 reg, 3 horse

Living: includes fridge, hob, sink, hot water, toilet and shower. Sleeps four, plenty of cupboards, hook up.

Horse area: three horse or four ponies, full partitions, ramp gates, ramp light, two extractor fans, horse area & reversing camera, tack lockers. 180 kms, tilt cab, great box, only selling as downsizing, reduced to sell as smaller box found.

Ford Iveco 7.5t non HGV lorry, ONLY 77,000 miles, first reg Dec 1999. MoT until end of June 2013. Carries 3 horses.

Living for two, bunk beds, gas cooker. Ideal first lorry. No longer required as kids given up. Located near Brecon LD3.

£22000 ONO

£5000 ONO

Tel: 01873810044 or 07737697900 lisa.tydrawarabians1@btinternet.com (Monmouthshire) (P) 14-1-13-821672

Renault Renault, 2001 reg, 5 horse

Tel: 07815444425 portisfarm@yahoo.co.uk (Powys) (P) 16-1-13-888549

Superb Chaigley Duo Chaigley Duo, 2008 reg, 2 horse

T & S Harker Horsebox for sale 2001 Renault 18 ton.

Carry 5 horses, sleep 6 people, new conversion with full luxury living. Awning, with 2.5 silent running generator.

Sold with 12 months MoT. Will not refuse any sensible offer.

New build on Vauxhall Movano reg 2008. 6-speed, 2500cc, only 48k miles. 11 months MoT. Storage/bed space over cab, adjustable partition, breast bar, reinforced floor with heavy duty rubber matting, heavy duty rubber to ramp. Full double tack locker, full height wardrobe, CCTV. Seating for 4 around table converting to bed.

Wide rear door with gas strut.

£32500 Plus VAT

£17695 Inc VAT

Tel: 07901 857960 or 01325 332649 all@tandsharkerhorseboxes.co.uk (County Durham) (T)

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16-1-13-823737

DAF 7 Horse Day Living

Tel: 0845 269 7528 or 0787 597 8660 (Worcestershire) (T)

Tel: 01733 468000

HORSEBOXES 17-1-13-892537

Iveco Daily Iveco Daily, 2005 reg, 2 horse

£14750

£19995 Plus VAT

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£21995 Plus VAT

24-12-12-123137

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

Tel: 07816 235469 or 01142 474949 whs4x4@yahoo.co.uk (T)

2007 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons 11-12-12-118624

05 Iveco Daily 2.3 HPI 3.5T Navarda 2 Horse Weekender.

39,000 miles, 12 months MOT, Two tone metallic paint, Side ramp, Rear door entry into changing area, E/W, R/C/L, PAS, 3 x front seats, Immaculate condition.NO VAT www.whsworld.co.uk

17-1-13-937539

06 MAN MAN, 2006 reg, 3 horse

New refurbishment by Thorpe Horseboxes. Carries 2 big horses, sleeps 4. Hob and grill, hot and cold water, large 60 litre fridge, upholstered living area. (Essex) (T)

£21500 Inc VAT

Tel: 01255 862411 info@thorpehorseboxes.co.uk

Tel: 07816 235469 or 01142 474949 whs4x4@yahoo.co.uk (T)

2006 Movano Marlborough Hunter For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Kent) (P)

£16500

2-1-13-128571

£37500

Iveco Tector

15-1-13-118964

06 MAN 7.5T 3 Horse G.C Smiths Automatic. 195,000km, in Perlesant White, GVW = 6740kg, Built in 2010 and only used 4 times, 12 months MOT, Tilt cab, Luxury living with Oak flooring, Purple leather upholstery, Wet room, Immaculate condition. NO VAT www.whsworld.co.uk

14-1-13-949316

2005 DAF DAF, 2005 reg, 6 horse

2005 DAF Trucks FA LF 45.180. 6 horse, new alloy body. 12 ton gross, on air, full test. Please ring for further details.

Tel: 01325 332649 or 07901 857960 enquiries@tandsharkerhorseboxes.co.uk (County Durham) (T)

£21995 Plus VAT

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£29995

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£19995

www.horsedeals.co.uk

£69950 Plus VAT

£37500 Plus VAT

14-1-13-122911

2008 Equicruiser Centaur For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2-1-13-117217

2008 Daf LF For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 20-12-12-114195

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

£19995 Plus VAT

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14-12-12-134433

£POA

18-12-12-139314

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2002 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 17-12-12-122651

2007 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

HORSEBOXES 16-1-13-396991

Chaigley High Spec Duo Chaigley, 2007 reg, 2 horse

15-1-13-592316

Iveco Daily 65c15 Iveco, 2004 reg, 3 horse

New build on Renault Master 2500cc, 52k miles only. MoT, 6 speed. Storage or bed over cab, adjustable partition, high breast bar, reinforced floor with heavy duty rubber matting.

Tack locker, wardrobe, CCTV camera, seating and collapsible table, option for second bed.

Fitted with New Thorpe Conversion, sleeps 2 (could be increased) glass topped hob/sink, upholstered seating, overhead storage, wardrobe/luton cupboards. For full spec see www.thorpehorseboxes.com

£16495 Inc VAT

£22995 Plus VAT

Tel: 08452 697528 or 07875 978660 dave@horseinabox.co.uk (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£54995 Plus VAT

£19995 Plus VAT

7.5 Tonne 4/5 Horse Leyland

8-8-12-415648

leyland, 1988 reg, 5 horse

£26950 OVNO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£19995 Plus VAT

15-12-12-616246

Iveco 10 Tonne 3 Horse IVECO Eurocargo, 2004 reg, 3 horse

4/5 horses, with day living. Full padded partitions, padded roof, sky vents, ally floor with rubber matting. Saddle racks, shirt lockers, full rug racks and electric powered ramp. Horse wash. 7.5 tonne, 5-speed, PAS. 1 years MoT.

Brand new Iveco Eurocargo 10 tonne. Built by David Murray Horseboxes LTD based in Heywood. MoT and only done 85,000 miles. Part exchange considered. There are others for sale so don't hesitate to give us a call. If we don't have it we'll soon build it. Look us up on; www.dmhorseboxes.co.uk

£9500 ONO

£33000 ONO

Tel: 01732 871858 or 07850 049246 garyhaffenden@hotmail.co.uk (Kent) (P)

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For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hertfordshire) (P)

£37500 Plus VAT

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

1995 Oakley Supreme For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 15-1-13-171917

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons 14-1-13-147748

2005 Alexanders Goodwood For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

£23495 Plus VAT

15-12-12-188167

£145995

17-1-13-186932

2008 Equicruiser Centaur For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 17-1-13-183231

2007 Alexanders Royal Ascot For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

12-1-13-184713

£12950 OVNO

2006 Lehel Virage For Sale No Of Horses: 6 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV) 14-1-13-162631

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

2-1-13-145338

2004 renault 150 3 horse day living tilt cab For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

Tel: 01255 862411 info@thorpehorseboxes.co.uk (Essex) (T)

Tel: 07714 959831 or 01617 615777 s.murray_96@hotmail.co.uk (Greater Manchester) (P)

Tel: 01733 468000

HORSEBOXES 14-1-13-671571

DAF LF 45-150 DAF, 2002 reg, 3 horse

4-1-13-753657

Iveco 75E15 Iveco, 1997 reg, 2 horse

New refurb by Thorpe Horseboxes. Sleeps 4, hob/grill, fridge, central heating, upholstered seats, overhead storage, corridor with shower/toilet, hot/cold water.

Full spec see www.thorpehorseboxes.com

Years plate, 6 months tax.

Maintained regardless of cost.

Leisure battery with charging system and mains hook up, living area with sleeping, seating, sink, hob, fridge, toilet area, (shower etc could easily be installed). External tack locker entrance from living, isolator on battery system.

Nice size horse area, rear loading, under sprung ramp.

£12500 OVNO

£23995 Inc VAT

17-12-12-196424

£12995

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£19995

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£23495 Plus VAT

Olympian

17-1-13-655386

54 Iveco Daily Iveco, 2004 reg, 2 horse

Fitted with brand new Olympian III body. Sleeps 4, hob/grill/oven, microwave, fridge, central heating, upholstered faux leather seating. For full spec see www.thorpehorse boxes.com (Essex) (T)

£48750 Plus VAT

Tel: 01255 862411 info@thorpehorseboxes.co.uk

£24995 Plus VAT

3.5 Renault Master

Very well laid out, reliable compact lorry. 1997. MoT to Nov 13, tax to May 13. 100,500 miles. Carries 2 up to 17h.

Excellent day living with 2 big tack lockers & seating over wheel arches.

(Kent) (P)

£7000 ONO

Tel: 07748 178 962 or 01892 730 317 rebecca.callow@mfw.co.uk

15-1-13-748274

2 Pony Box Citroen, 2007 reg, 2 horse

54 Iveco Daily 2.8 HPI 5.2T 2 Horse. 252,000km, in Silver, Tax + MOT, Side and rear ramp, 3 x front seats, PAS, CD player, Very clean + tidy. No VAT. www.whsworld.co.uk

14.2hh ponies. Reg 2007. MoT Sept 2013, road tax Feb 2013.

76,000 miles. Sat Nav/track, electric windows & mirrors, radio/CD. HPI cleared.

Serviced Sept 2012. Wheel trims, saddle racks, first aid kits. Weight cert. Jockey door.

Part exchange considered.

Immaculate/as new, any trial.

£7995

£11800

Tel: 07816 235469 or 01142 474949 whs4x4@yahoo.co.uk (T)

www.horsedeals.co.uk

£145995

10-1-13-244853

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

8-1-13-227435

2007 Alexanders Royal Ascot For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

2007 Alexanders Royal Ascot For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2000 Leyland DAF For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (East Yorkshire) (P)

2006 Lehel Virage For Sale No Of Horses: 6 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV)

14-1-13-228264

Tel: 01255 862411 info@thorpehorseboxes.co.uk

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

12-1-13-214386

£14995 Inc VAT

15-1-13-193838

Fitted with Maneline 2XL body, seating, saddle/tack, storage, storage over cab.

Powerful engine, drives like a car. For full spec see www.thorpehorseboxes.com (Essex) (T)

17-1-13-213755

Fiat Ducato

Tel: 01344 302764 or 07917 420301 mickey@jmbhorsepower.com (Berkshire) (T)

13-1-13-249516

Tel: 01255 862411 info@thorpehorseboxes.co.uk (Essex) (T)

Tel: 02089608800 or 07971000111 chris@crystalscoaches.com (Kent) (T)

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HORSEBOXES 18-12-12-158918

Mercedes 7.5 Tonne Mercedes, 1998 reg, 3 horse

2-1-13-293718

Iveco Eurotech Ford , 1996 reg, 4 horse

Mercedes 7.5 tonne, 3 horse wagon. Sleeps 4 (double bed on luton). Gas oven/hob, sink, H/C water, fridge, storage/wardrobe, cassette toilet, shower/wash basin. Mains hook up, adjustable partitions, storage area, external storage lockers, isolator switch.

Service history, new battery.

Recent re-spray. MoT Mar 2013 taxed end Feb 2013 - 217247km.

High barn, 4/5 horse, 17 tonnes, MoT April 2013, air suspension, recent full mechanical check, barn garaged, large 6 berth oak living, full kitchen, C/H, TV, WC, shower compartment, internal tack room, large lockers all round, generator, high quality respray (open canvas to personalise), super drive and condition.

£14495 ONO

£26000 ONO

Tel: 07813 930181 or 07958 179964 (West Yorkshire) (P)

2002 whittaker scania For Sale No Of Horses: 5 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£21995 Plus VAT

£37500 Plus VAT

Prestige Commercials

19-12-12-218346

2008 Equicruiser Centaur For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 17-12-12-197527

2007 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

7-1-13-192881

Ford Iveco Ford, 2004 reg, 4 horse

Tel: 0161 653 6483 or 07710 837472 (Manchester) (P)

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£52995

New 3.5 tonne 2 stall built on a 57 plate Vauxhall. This vehicle is built to the highest spec. Our vehicles are built to last at an exceptional price of £17,250 ovno plus VAT. (Lancashire) (T)

£17250 Plus VAT

Tel: 0845 4379820 or 07836 717170 enquiries@h4h.co.uk

9-12-12-243391

£37500 Plus VAT

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lincolnshire) (P)

£85000 ONO

2002 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 20-12-12-251556

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2009 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons 14-12-12-227231

2008 Equicruiser Centaur For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

7-1-13-236565

Tel: 07758255461 or 01449 675233 amyhowse1@gmail.com

5-1-13-188761

Fantastic, easy to drive box. Conv 2008, new engine July 2010, only 2,600 miles since. LWB chassis, side load, rear facing, VGC throughout, taxed until May 2013, MoT until July 2013.

(Suffolk) (P)

11-1-13-212693

3.5t Renault Master

£17500

Tel: 01264 365836 or 07980949979 billdiegutis@aol.com (Hampshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£29995

17-1-13-298222

08 Citroen Relay Citroen Relay, 2008 reg, 2 horse

10 tonne Ford Iveco 4 horse box with living. 2004 on a 54 plate, 55,000 genuine miles from new. New build with tilt cab and 12 months MoT. Tack lockers and water tanks, sleeps 4 with shower & toilet area. Living to finish or unfitted. Can e-mail more photos if required, £32,500 ono no VAT. Contact Peter.

08 Citroen Relay 2.2 HDI 120 3.5T Navarda 2 Horse Weekender. 89,000 miles, 12 months MOT, 2011 coach built, Two tone metallic paint, Rear door entry into changing area, E/W, E/M, CD player, R/C/L, PAS, 3 x front seats, Immaculate condition. NO VAT www.whsworld.co.uk

£32500 Inc VAT

£13750 Tel: 07816 235469 or 01142 474949 whs4x4@yahoo.co.uk (T)

Tel: 01733 468000

HORSEBOXES

£23495 Plus VAT

£24950 Inc VAT

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£POA

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

16-1-13-288966

2009 Renault Master For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£19995 Plus VAT

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

www.horsedeals.co.uk

£145995

£19995 Plus VAT

15-12-12-314453

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 17-1-13-299897

2006 Lehel Virage For Sale No Of Horses: 6 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV)

5-1-13-286554

2008 Equicruiser Centaur For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

£37500 Plus VAT

9-1-13-316619

2007 DAF LF 150 MINSTER HORSEBOXES For Sale No Of Horses: 0 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 17-1-13-317741

£15950 ONO

£13500 ONO

£19995

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14-1-13-319759

£34995 Plus VAT

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Oxfordshire) (T)

11-1-13-324274

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2007 Alexanders Royal Ascot For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 24-12-12-285949

2004 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

£21995 Plus VAT

£19995 Plus VAT

8-1-13-311692

Tel: 01794 324566 or 07895 758053 colin@trevettandsmithhorseboxes.co.uk

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2000 Mercedes Benz 814D For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2004 Iveco 100/170 For Sale No Of Horses: 6 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV) 12-1-13-294668

£24000 Plus VAT

2007 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

4-1-13-283862

Easy to drive, 2 stall forward facing, side ramp with full height parts. Eva on floor/walls, horse wash, 2x lockers, living sleeps 2 over Luton. (Wiltshire) (T)

Tel: 01484 852121 info@equi-trek.com

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

14-1-13-313844

6.5 Tonne Iveco

£162789 Inc VAT

13-12-12-295381

£54995 Plus VAT

5-1-13-279432

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (T)

Horse shower, 240V hook up, horse area/reversing camera, hydraulic ramp, auto gearbox, stainless steel light bar, rear air suspension, large webasto, high safety gates, 150L water tank. (West Yorkshire) (T)

15-12-12-311582

Equi-Trek Voyager

2005 Alexanders Goodwood For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

HORSEBOXES

1998 Leyland Daf 45-150 For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (County Down) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Suffolk) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Pembrokeshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Oxfordshire) (T)

£4950 OVNO

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14-1-13-329397

1997 Mercedes Benz 814 For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

£37500 Plus VAT

DAF Turbo Compact

Restoration project 7.5t, 1996, stalled for 3. L-shape seat area, sink, grill, sleeps 2. Horse area designed to face herringbone with saddle/bridle racks. www.centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk (Worcestershire) (T)

£3995

Tel: 01562 730647 or 07828 287515 luke@centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk

£6995 ONO

2007 Alexanders Newmarket For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£24995 Plus VAT

2007 Alexanders Royal Ascot For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

2007 Alexanders Cheltenham For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£24995 Plus VAT

£13995

11-1-13-348159

£120950 Plus VAT

£32995 OVNO

9-1-13-345987

2008 Equicruiser Centaur For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2-1-13-326673

2013 Iveco 220 For Sale No Of Horses: 4 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV)

10-1-13-336784

£14000 Plus VAT

15-1-13-337741

£34995 Plus VAT

30-11-12-345521

2000 Whittaker Iveco For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 30-12-12-333751

2008 vauxhall movano For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons 13-12-12-324922

2007 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

15-1-13-349992

£34995 Plus VAT

12-1-13-353368

£21995 OVNO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£19995 Plus VAT

Tel: 01733 468000

17-1-13-353375

£24950 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Suffolk) (T)

15-12-12-359319

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (P)

2004 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2008 Equimark horseboxes Renault Master For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons 17-1-13-331485

£16500

28-12-12-324753

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

2003 Iveco Eurocargo For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

26-10-12-339725

2004 Iveco Huntsman For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

Our Virtue range of 3.5, 5 and 6.5 tonne horseboxes are all UK built using strong yet lightweight materials, designed by you for you!

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Chris, Berks With a starting price of just £19,500 plus VAT. The standard of We look forward to talking to you. build and finish is excellent Teresa ,Oxon Contact our experienced and friendly team who are ready to answer any questions.

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Tel: 01344 302764 Dir Mob: 07917 420301 www.virtuehorseboxes.com email: enquiries@jmbhorsepower.com

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Tilt cab facility retained on all Tristar Horseboxes Phone, fax or visit our workshop Tel: 01570 422250, Fax: 01570 422375, Email: sales@tristarhorseboxes.co.uk Esgairgoch, Ffarmers, Llanwrda, Carms, SA19 8QL.

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2 X VAUXHALL MOVANA ON 08 PLATE LWB 1 X VAUXHALL MOVANA ON 57 PLATE LWB 1 X RENAULT MASTER ON 11 60 PLATE LWB (LATEST SHAPE) 1 X RENAULT MASTER ON 08 PLATE LWB 1 x RENAULT MASTER ON 59 PLATE LWB 1 X RENAULT MASTER ON 09 PLATE LWB

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HORSEBOXES

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2006 Lehel Virage For Sale No Of Horses: 6 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV)

£145995

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (T)

£25995 Plus VAT

£21995 Plus VAT

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£29995 Plus VAT

2007 Alexanders Royal Ascot For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

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£37500 Plus VAT

14-12-12-376712

2008 Equicruiser Centaur For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 12-1-13-369582

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

£19995

£23495 Plus VAT

15-12-12-385962

2004 Iveco 75/170 For Sale No Of Horses: 6 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV) For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

£12950 ONO

2012 Equi-Trek Voyager Excel For Sale

2010 Alexanders Newmarket For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

2005 IVECO EUROCARGO 75E17 75E17 For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 8-1-13-367876

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£36995 Plus VAT

6-1-13-376548

£21995 Plus VAT

£21995 Plus VAT

12-1-13-386461

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

No Of Horses: 7 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV) For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Yorkshire) (T)

£99999

16-1-13-388146

2007 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 14-1-13-376426

2012 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons 10-1-13-367456

2007 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2007 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2006 S&L Shadow For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£34995 Plus VAT

Tel: 01733 468000

17-1-13-388445

Tel: 01255 862411 info@thorpehorseboxes.co.uk

14-1-13-382153

£54995 Plus VAT

5-1-13-383966

£23495 Plus VAT

£29750 Plus VAT

14-12-12-383986

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (T)

Fitted with New Eventer III body, sleeps 3 (can be extended). Hob/grill/oven, upholstered seats, privacy room, sleeping over cab. Full list of extras available: www.thorpehorseboxes.com (Essex) (T)

11-12-12-384263

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Built To Order

15-1-13-369861

2005 Alexanders Goodwood For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 15-1-13-362776

2007 Alexanders Royal Ascot For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

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Alexanders Horseboxes Putting Safety in its Place

Oversized rear door

Fully removable breast bar / bulk head

An emergency horse exit and paired with our fully removable breast bar / bulkhead. Plus our full sized rear back step.

Removed in minutes without emergency services, allowing the horse to exit the oversized rear door.

Independently adjustable/fully removable breast bars

Split side ramp with extra height opening top door Allows

Carries different sized horses/ponies allowing you to set the breast bar at different heights and depths for maximum safety and comfort.

the top door to open whilst the bottom section stays closed to provide protection and security. Top door also opens a further 45 degrees

Self collapsing floating breast bar

This design eliminates the risk of the horse getting trapped between the breast bar and living area bulkhead.

Over engineered and fully re-enforced bulk head

Designed to remove the risk of the horse kicking through and also stops the horse coming through in the event of an accident.

To view our full range please visit www.alexandershorseboxes.co.uk or call 01423 325800 for our full brochure and price list. sales@alexandershorseboxes.co.uk

Best business 2011

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essential BUYinG aDViCe

Buying a horsebox Expert advice to help you buy a lorry with confidence, whatever your size needs or budget

W

hen buying a horsebox it’s important to be clear in your mind from the outset what you need with regards to size and on board gadgets. You might be blown away by a state of the art lorry, complete with living accommodation and en suite shower, but if you’re only going to be travelling up the road to local competitions all this luxury will be an unnecessary expense.

Instead, be realistic and ask yourself the following questions: l How many horses will I be transporting at any one time? l How much can I really afford? l What am I legally allowed to drive? l Am I prepared for the substantial running costs – including an annual plating (the lorry’s equivalent of an MOT) and servicing, etc? l Have I got somewhere safe to keep it?

Once you’ve sussed your budget and needs, you can start flicking through Horse Deals or head online (see www.horsedeals.co.uk) to browse the lorries for sale ads.

Whether you buy privately or from a dealer is another point to consider.

Buying privately may bag you a good deal, but buying from a dealer offers you some protection, as well as a warranty. “When buying a lorry from a dealer you have implied and express rights,” say the legal experts at solictors SGH Martineau.

“Express rights refer to those that you expressly agree with the dealer, for example the price, whether it will be sold with a full tank of fuel and how long any warranty will last, etc. If any of these express rights are broken then you’ll have legal rights against the dealer. In addition, the law implies other rights into your contract of sale/purchase.”

In summary, the horsebox must be ‘as described’ by the dealer in his advertisement. So, for example, a nearly new lorry can’t be 10 years old, or a right-hand drive can’t be a left-hand drive horsebox.

The lorry must also be of satisfactory quality and ‘fit for purpose’. In this regard, make sure you keep written evidence of any specific purpose you make known to the dealer. Finally, the lorry must match the description in any brochure, including the 120 FEBRUARY 2013 Horse Deals

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dealer’s website – for example a red lorry can’t actually be blue!

Buying 7.5 tonners

If you’re buying a bigger lorry, the most important point to consider is whether or not you can legally drive it.

Lorries weighing between 3.5 tonnes and 7.5 tonnes can only be driven by holders of a C1 category licence – and anyone who passed their driving test for a category B licence after 1 January 1997 will not receive automatic entitlement to drive category C1 vehicles, so will need to take an additional test. For more on driver licensing visit www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/Driving foraliving/Drivinglorriesbusesandcoaches/ DG_4022548

Weight is another big issue. The 7.5 tonne horsebox used to be the staple form of transport for every equine activity from hunting to showing, with the ability to hold ‘everything but the kitchen sink’ for if you had to stay away at an event. But many of these lorries were significantly overweight when loaded with three horses, the family, water and diesel, leading to safety concerns.

As a result, VOSA has clamped down on overweight lorries, and it is a common occurrence to be directed off the road and weighed. If you are overweight, the lorry can be impounded, which is at best inconvenient, and so a horsebox’s unladen weight has become a key selling point, with manufacturers using ever-lighter materials Tel: 01733 468000

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GOLDEN RULES

A smaller 3.5 tonne lorry may better suit your needs – and budget

and innovative designs to stay within the law.

When drawing up your horsebox wish list, be aware of unnecessary luxuries that may add weight. Air conditioning units, for example are very heavy, and how often are you likely to need air conditioning when away at shows in this country? Another

Further information VOSA’s Guide for Horsebox and Trailer

Owners can be downloaded at http://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/repository/ Horsebox%20Guide%20low%20res.pdf Visit the Organisation of Horsebox and Trailer Owners’ website at www.ohto.co.uk

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heavy item is an awning, which is not really essential for most purchasers.

Buying 3.5 tonners

If a smaller 3.5 tonne lorry will better suit your requirements, a plus point is that anyone with a category B licence (an ordinary private car licence) can drive a lorry with a gross vehicle weight of up to 3.5 tonnes, making these vehicles more flexible for the average horse owner.

However, one serious concern for purchasers of horseboxes under 7.5 tonnes, which are subject to less regulation than HGVs, is their suitability to actually carry horses. So ask questions before you buy – for instance has the undercarriage and body been strengthened? HD

When you go to view a potential lorry, follow our guide to essential checks (or have a mechanic do it for you!): l Overall condition – look for signs of rust, wear and damp and check the ramp’s in good condition. l Wheels and tyres – check the wheel nuts and tyre tread depth, which should be at least 1mm or more, and have the tyre pressures checked regularly if you decide to buy it (a tyre centre will be able to do this for you if necessary). Check the spare, and look at the edges of all the tyres for signs of cracking or perishing. l Battery – does this look regularly maintained? To reduce battery problems, many drivers clean and protect the battery terminals with petroleum jelly. Check too that the lighting in the living and horse area runs from a separate battery to the main lorry battery. l suspension – check to see if the vehicle is sitting square or lopsided, and listen for any knocking sounds when the vehicle is in motion. l the parking brake, or handbrake – check it works, and while you’re in the cab check whether everything appears in good working order. l Brake systems – check for air and fluid leaks. l tachograph – if there is a tachograph installed, check whether your planned use of the vehicle makes it exempt. If your vehicle is fitted with a tachograph but you only use the instrument as a speedometer, you must ensure all the seals are intact, and that it has been calibrated and fitted with both the calibration and K factor plaques. l Fuel systems – check the fuel cap has a seal fitted and has no obvious fuel leaks. Check too that no black smoke is coming from the exhaust pipe, as well as the security and condition of the exhaust system. If you buy the lorry, the oil level should be regularly checked and topped up accordingly. l anti-freeze – to prevent cracked engine blocks, burst radiators and split hoses, the anti-freeze level in the cooling system should be topped up regularly. l Windscreen wash – has this been topped up? A mix of cleaning fluid, anti-freeze and water is best – and if you decide to buy the lorry you’ll need to make sure you’ve got plenty for the drive home. l speed limiter – if the vehicle has a speed limiter installed, check it has the appropriate calibration plaque and seals. l speedometer – make sure the speedometer illuminates. l steering mechanism – check for obvious oil leaks and any unusual knocking noises when driving. l Headlights and lamps – check that they work and are the right colour, and look for faded and broken lenses, or missing reflectors at the rear and side of the box. l You’re insured and legally able to drive the weight of vehicle before taking it for a test drive.

For latest horseboxes for sale, go to www. horsedeals.co.uk or scan the QR code.

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£19995 Plus VAT

£21995 Plus VAT

2007 Alexanders Newmarket For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

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£64995 Plus VAT

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14-1-13-395367

2005 Alexanders Aintree For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

£24995 Plus VAT

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£21995 Plus VAT

18-12-12-413633

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2002 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£29995

2006 Lehel Virage For Sale No Of Horses: 6 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV)

£21000

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£145995

2006 Lehel Virage For Sale No Of Horses: 6 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV)

1999 Daf 85cf 340 For Sale No Of Horses: 7 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV) For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (County Carlow) (P)

£29995 Plus VAT

11-1-13-425492

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2010 Alexanders Newmarket For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£145995

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2007 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 13-12-12-392643

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

£69995

2007 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

14-1-13-417122

£11950 ONO

6-1-13-397467

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

11-1-13-399188

£64995 Plus VAT

19-12-12-392583

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2002 DAF Tristar For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

£19995

1-1-13-417586

2002 T&S Harker Transporter For Sale No Of Horses: 6 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV)

£110000 Plus VAT

10-12-12-411195

£54995 Plus VAT

10-12-12-423648

2004 Whittaker 12T For Sale No Of Horses: 4 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV) 24-12-12-411614

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons 15-1-13-395447

2013 Iveco Equicruiser For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV) 11-1-13-392476

2005 Alexanders Goodwood For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

8-1-13-419795

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2006 Lehel Virage For Sale No Of Horses: 6 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV)

£145995

£54995 Plus VAT

5-1-13-453728

17-12-12-448857

3.5 Ton Mercedes Sprinter

2005 Alexanders Goodwood For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£44000 Plus VAT

17-1-13-456444

£19500 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

1996 Mercedes Sprinter For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hampshire) (P)

£9950 ONO

11-9-12-457424

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2007 Alexanders Royal Ascot For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

£23495 Plus VAT

4-1-13-436451

2009 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cornwall) (P)

£145995

2005 Iveco S&L For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 18-12-12-449739

£POA

2001 Ford Iveco Solitaire Sapphire For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

Equi-Trek SuperSonic

2005 MINSTER HORSEBOx STALLED FOR 3 MINSTER HORSEBOXES For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) £19500 Plus VAT (T)

Seperate tack & changing area, 2 saddle racks, 2 bridle racks. The Super Sonic is 3.0L HDI 155BHP 4005kg gross weight & offers all the benefits of the Sonic with a larger payload of 1450kg. (West Yorkshire) (T)

£27999 Inc VAT

Tel: 01484 852121 info@equi-trek.com

Tel: 01733 468000

16-1-13-462256

Tel: 01325 332649 or 07901 857960 enquiries@tandsharkerhorseboxes.co.uk

14-1-13-428584

2 horse, day living, in excellent condition. Please ring for further details.

(County Durham) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£73000 Plus VAT

15-12-12-449923

2005 Ford 115 T350

£15500 Inc VAT

£POA

2006 Lehel Virage For Sale No Of Horses: 6 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV)

6-1-13-451924

£13750

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (T)

6-1-13-443222

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (T)

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2005 MINSTER HORSEBOX MINSTER HORSEBOXES For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 17-1-13-426935

2004 Iveco Daily Navarda For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2004 Scania 230 For Sale No Of Horses: 5 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV)

14-1-13-443653

£36995 Plus VAT

2012 Iveco JM For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

12-1-13-445958

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

12-1-13-426791

2012 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

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All lorries are sold with one year’s MOT. Phone: 07808 057 497 or 02392 468 345

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2009 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£34995 Plus VAT

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£21995 Plus VAT

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£37500 Plus VAT

£29995

12-1-13-491241

2002 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

4 Horse Leyland DAF

Mileage is 354,373. Model is FA45, 150. Year is 1995 - (M reg). Tonnage is 7.5 tons. MoT/license til July 2013. For further questions please ring.

(Lincolnshire) (P)

£8000 ONO

Tel: 01522693214 leanna_marston@hotmail.co.uk

Patterson 4/5 Horse

Super Volvo 340. Full living, shower, spacious horse area. Never fails. 1yr MoT, 6mth tax. Impressive private reg incl. Call 07867394081 for mechanical history. Offers considered.

(Aberdeenshire) (P)

£8200 ONO

Tel: 07786862407 d7tyl@yahoo.co.uk

£52995

14-1-13-495777 24-12-12-497572

Tel: 01255 862411 info@thorpehorseboxes.co.uk

2003 iveco 4 horse living luton toilet For Sale No Of Horses: 4 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV) For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

£16950 OVNO

2-1-13-499668

17-12-12-489213

10-1-13-476918

£36750 Plus VAT

2004 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2008 Equicruiser Centaur For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 16-11-12-476856

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Wiltshire) (P)

Fitted with new thoroughbed III body, sleeps 4. Hob/grill, oven, upholstered faux leather seats, overhead storage, privacy room shower/toilet, hot/cold water. www.thorpehorseboxes.com (Essex) (T)

2007 Alexanders Royal Ascot For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£23495 Plus VAT

Tel: 01733 468000

24-12-12-512621

2006 Renault Master For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

£23495 Plus VAT

1-1-13-492457

17-1-13-471792

£18000 Plus VAT

£19995 Plus VAT

2007 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2004 MINSTER HORSEBOX Daf LF 45.150 For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

Iveco Tector

2-1-13-492987

£15995 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

17-1-13-479288

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

17-12-12-471655

1999 Ford Iveco Iveco For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2007 Alexanders Royal Ascot For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

15-1-13-483277

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) £33950 Plus VAT (T)

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

24-12-12-484795

2005 MINSTER HORSEBOX MAN STALLED FOR 3 MINSTER HORSEBOXES For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

17-1-13-471535

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Brethertons can precisely meet your needs for the ultimate in style, luxury and functionality teamed with a personal service.

New 2012 model available to order now, including new 7.5 ton with pop-out

STATE-OF-THE-ART SPRAY BOOTH. ALL ASPECTS OF SPRAY WORK UNDERTAKEN. www.brethertoncoachworks.co.uk brethertoncoachworks@yahoo.co.uk Unit 8, Cowling Business Park, Canalside, Chorley, Lancs PR6 0QL Telephone: 01257 277300

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Oxfordshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (T)

£14500 ONO

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11-1-13-531382

£64995 Plus VAT

3 stall 7.5T 1999 reg, usual luxuries; bathroom/toilet, shower, sink & vanity unit, central heating, hot/cold water, TV, fridge freezer, sleeps 4. www.centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk (Worcestershire) (T)

£20995

Tel: 01562 730647 or 07828 287515 luke@centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk

2002 Mercedes 815 For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (South Yorkshire) (P)

£52995

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£21995 Plus VAT

MAN 8163

1996 Ford Iveco IVECO For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Leicestershire) (P)

£5500 ONO

£8500

16-1-13-556679

8-1-13-539936

£34995 Plus VAT

2009 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

2007 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

Solitaire Sapphire 3

2005 Alexanders Aintree For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£28500

£52995

New refurbishment by Thorpe Horseboxes. Sleeps 3 (could be extended). Hob/grill, fridge, upholstered seating, overhead storage, privacy room with toilet. www.thorpehorse boxes.com (Essex) (T)

£22750 Inc VAT

Tel: 01255 862411 info@thorpehorseboxes.co.uk

15-1-13-557127

2006 Daf LF45 For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 7-1-13-525186

2007 Renault Master For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2005 Alexanders Goodwood For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£54995 Plus VAT

Tel: 01733 468000

14-12-12-557987

£54995 Plus VAT

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

19-12-12-541371

£24995 Plus VAT

2007 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

17-1-13-548815

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (T)

2009 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

11-1-13-549155

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

10-1-13-533597

2005 Alexanders Goodwood For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 14-1-13-515831

2007 Alexanders Newmarket For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

10-12-12-533655

£23995

9-1-13-534355

£37500 Plus VAT

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Northumberland) (P) 8-1-13-513416

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

13-1-13-533387

2009 Citroen Relay For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

2008 Equicruiser Centaur For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

11-12-12-549545

HORSEBOXES

£41458 Inc VAT

Tel: 01484 852121 info@equi-trek.com

2005 Alexanders Goodwood For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2007 DAF LF 150 MINSTER HORSEBOXES For Sale No Of Horses: 0 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£7750 Plus VAT

www.horsedeals.co.uk

£23995 Plus VAT

£54995 Plus VAT

2007 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£24995 Plus VAT

2005 MINSTER HORSEBOX STALLED FOR 3 MINSTER HORSEBOXES For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) £33950 Plus VAT (T)

17-1-13-592662

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Suffolk) (T)

13-12-12-572791

Tel: 01562 730647 or 07828 287515 luke@centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk

9-1-13-565132

£8995

2011 Equimark Sport Plus Citroen For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (T)

2007 Alexanders Royal Ascot For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

Iveco 75E15 3 Stall

1998 reg, 3 stalls, 9 ft horse area, padded telescopic parts, rug racks, lightweight ramp. Roomy 11ft living; sleeps 2, fridge, sink, hob, wardrobe. www.centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk (Worcestershire) (T)

£21995 Plus VAT

£21995 Plus VAT

24-12-12-595833

£21995 Plus VAT

15-12-12-576112

7-12-12-567768

Fitted extras; alloys, air con, passenger airbags, front fog lights, cruise control, head divider, extra height partition, elec water supply, flushing WC, digi reversing camera & more. (West Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

15-12-12-596996

24-12-12-564678

£64995 Plus VAT

£POA

Equi-Trek Victory 3L

2005 Alexanders Aintree For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2007 Alexanders Newmarket For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£24995 Plus VAT

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10-1-13-599239

Tel: 01325 332649 or 07901 857960 enquiries@tandsharkerhorseboxes.co.uk

2005 MINSTER HORSEBOX MINSTER HORSEBOXES For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2007 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

17-1-13-579511

£POA

14-1-13-563948

2005 MAN 340, 9 horse. Tilt cab, on low profile tyres, air suspension, with drawbar trailer to carry 7 horses (will split). Full test. Please ring for further details. (County Durham) (T)

£17500

2007 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

17-1-13-592314

2005 MAN 340

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Yorkshire) (P)

17-1-13-569625

£12150 ONO

2007 Iveco 50c15 For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

16-1-13-571815

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Berkshire) (P)

28-12-12-561683

2008 Renault Master Master 3500 LWB 2.5l Diesel For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

18-12-12-594659

HORSEBOXES

HORSEBOXES

Tel: 01562 730647 or 07828 287515 luke@centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk

£5500 Plus VAT

2012 ANY S&L For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

£36995 Plus VAT

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£19995 Plus VAT

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12-12-12-616675

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

£19995 Plus VAT

£POA

17-1-13-628148

£19995 Plus VAT

1995 Leyland Daf 45 130 turbo For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Oxfordshire) (P)

£7900 ONO

2-1-13-629573

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

11-1-13-621672

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£13995

14-1-13-633113

DAF 150 Turbo

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

5-1-13-622234

2012 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

2-1-13-615924

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

12-1-13-633838

£17995

£34995 Plus VAT

2007 Alexanders Cheltenham For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

2013 Renault Renault Master For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

7.5t, 1998 reg, 8ft headroom & 8ft of width for those larger/longer horses, 3 stalls facing herringbone with telescopic, skirted parts, sleeps 5. www.centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk (Worcestershire) (T)

£11995

Tel: 01562 730647 or 07828 287515 luke@centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk

9-1-13-635871

Great looking 7.5t 3 stall 2000 reg, all the extras; entrance hallway, full bathroom/shower, toilet, washbasin, full oven, hob/grill, sleeps 4. Full spec www.centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk (Worcestershire) (T)

13-1-13-626253

15-12-12-612969

£29995 Plus VAT

£24995 Plus VAT

Coachbuilt Iveco

2007 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£34995 Plus VAT

9-1-13-619379

£35500 Inc VAT

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2007 iVECO IVECO EURO CARGO For Sale No Of Horses: 0 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£POA

Tel: 01733 468000

17-1-13-637428

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2004 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 11-1-13-625494

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (P)

2007 Alexanders Royal Ascot For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons 19-12-12-617783

2004 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 2-1-13-611339

2002 Daf Trojan Apollo For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

HORSEBOXES

£35995 Plus VAT

2005 MINSTER HORSEBOX STALLED FOR 3 MINSTER HORSEBOXES For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North £33950Yorkshire) Plus VAT (T)

2008 Equicruiser Centaur For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£37500 Plus VAT

15-1-13-661375

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Essex) (T)

28-12-12-643713

£54995 Plus VAT

11-12-12-637679

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2005 Iveco Euro-Cargo 75E17 Iveco For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

12-1-13-651786

2005 Alexanders Goodwood For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2008 Movano 2 Horse

www.horsedeals.co.uk

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£7500 Plus VAT

19-12-12-661865

10-1-13-654248

2007 DAF LF 150 LF150 BOX VAN For Sale No Of Horses: 0 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

Tel: 01325 466177 or 07976 317102 garyrobinson@orange.net

2002 ford transit 125 psi crewcab For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Manchester) (P)

£5250 ONO

6-1-13-664722

£34995 Plus VAT

£19995

£15500 Inc VAT

2006 Renault midlum For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV)

2009 Vauxhall Movano For Loan No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (T)

£45000

£105 Inc VAT

Nice and easy to drive and manoeuvre.

2 horse, or 3 pony, with full partitions.

Needs completing, as unfinished project, has side locker, with day living.

MoT July 2013. 177k on clock. (Essex) (P)

£9000 ONO

Tel: 07792300445 wattonearth@hotmail.co.uk

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31-12-12-664782

19-12-12-639931

£145995

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

DAF LF 2004

2006 Lehel Virage For Sale No Of Horses: 6 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV) For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2004 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

17-1-13-654976

£27995 Plus VAT

£35950 Plus VAT

6 speed gearbox, 90,000 miles, PAS. 12 month MoT, full service, ready to drive away. Good set of tyres, CD player, 2 cameras, safety quick release breastbar. Solid 17mm GRP body. New! (County Durham) (T)

14-1-13-655596

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Suffolk) (T)

26-10-12-639467

2009 Equimark Horseboxes Citroen For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

17-1-13-644348

Tel: 07554117971 or 07900052939 tmwood@live.com

2005 MINSTER IVECO EURO CARGO For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

17-12-12-646844

£23995 ONO

28-12-12-639365

2005 Solitaire Sapphire 3 horse. Hardly used 110k, 5.5 ton unladen. Luxury living inc hot water, shower, toilet, oven, hob, fridge, TV/DVD, horse camera, large tack lockers, horse hose, etc.

(Berkshire) (P)

5-1-13-645991

Iveco Solitaire III

Insuring your trailer or horsebox essential BUYinG aDViCe

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Whether you’re buying a horsebox or trailer it’s important to ensure it’s properly insured from the moment you drive it away…

BUYING ADVICE

H

orse boxes and trailers are desirable – but sadly this means they’re desirable to thieves, too. And whether you’re looking to protect your equestrian transport from theft or damage, the right policy is a must.

Most companies offer a mix of policies, from fully comprehensive and third party, fire and theft cover, which caters for ‘social, domestic and pleasure’ use, to policies covering business use of the lorry or trailer.

Of course, costs vary and will depend on the type, age and value of your transport, the type of use it will face during its day to day existence, where it will be stored and, in the case of a lorry, how many drivers will be named on the policy and their driving experience.

As with all insurance, it pays to shop around for quotes and compare policies – many people opt to pay slightly more to insure with a company that has a good reputation and can offer the back up of a team of horse enthusiasts who understand the concerns horse owners’ face and the types of transport problems they’re often up against.

Legal concerns

You are required by law to insure your horsebox, however this is not the case with trailers – though it is recommended,

CheCk with your towing vehiCle’s insurers that the trailer’s Covered for third party Claims…

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GOLDEN RULES especially as trailers can often be tempting to thieves and difficult to fully secure.

Before towing a trailer, check with your towing vehicle’s insurers that the trailer’s covered for third party claims – though this won’t cover you for any damage to the trailer or loss through theft. Separate trailer policies are available, so check online to see what different companies offer.

Companies offering both lorry and trailer insurance often offer breakdown cover too, so ask about this when you make enquiries.

Before you get a quote, make sure you have your lorry or trailer’s details to hand, including the make, model and year; any serial or VIN numbers; details of how many horses the vehicle’s designed to carry and what you’ll be using it for.

It’s a good idea to keep a copy of your trailer or lorry’s insurance documents either in your towing vehicle or the lorry’s cab in case of emergency. HD

l While it’s not a legal requirement to insure your trailer, it is highly advisable in the event of theft or damage – and security devices such as wheel clamps and hitch locks may reduce your premiums. l When getting a quote ensure you have all the necessary paperwork to hand – including any serial and VIN numbers. l Enquire about breakdown cover, as many insurers offer this, too.

For the latest trailers for sale, go to www. horsedeals.co.uk or scan the QR code.

Tel: 01733 468000

2005 Alexanders Goodwood For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£29995

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£110000 Plus VAT

www.horsedeals.co.uk

£19995 Plus VAT

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£52995 Plus VAT

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Devon) (P)

£6900 ONO

Reliable, easy to drive, well maintained lorry. Living: sofa & bed, ample storage & wardrobe. Horse area: light, spacious, rubber matting throughout.

Plated Oct 2013, road tax May 2013.

(Stirlingshire) (P)

£6000 ONO

Tel: 07901001894 pamela.scott3@nhs.net

£6995

Tel: 01562 730647 or 07828 287515 luke@centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk

2007 Alexanders Royal Ascot For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

Mercedes 814

2009 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons 12-1-13-677271

2013 Iveco Equicruiser For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£23495 Plus VAT

1996 Leyland Daf FA45;130 For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 11-1-13-683329

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons 11-1-13-676413

2002 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

£145995

17-1-13-687443

£110000 Plus VAT

1996 reg, 6.5t 14' body easy drive. 7' horse area, rear elec ramp & telescopic, skirted parts herringbone facing.

Wardrobe, seats, hob, grill, sleeps 1. www.centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk (Worcestershire) (T)

9-1-13-692938

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

Renault B120 6.5 T

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£24995 Plus VAT

12-1-13-694826

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£54995 Plus VAT

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£19995 Inc VAT

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8-1-13-696355

2007 Alexanders Royal Ascot For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 15-1-13-681418

2006 Lehel Virage For Sale No Of Horses: 6 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV) 17-1-13-676327

2013 Iveco Equicruiser For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV)

8-1-13-688538

£21995 Plus VAT

4-1-13-689531

£36995 Plus VAT

2-1-13-691752

£24995 Plus VAT

15-12-12-687582

2007 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 14-12-12-681248

2012 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons 15-1-13-667987

2007 Alexanders Newmarket For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

17-12-12-692467

HORSEBOXES

HORSEBOXES

£24995 Plus VAT

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£34995 Plus VAT

2007 Alexanders Royal Ascot For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£64995 Plus VAT

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8-1-13-714816

2005 Alexanders Aintree For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

£23495 Plus VAT

Tel: 01255 862411 info@thorpehorseboxes.co.uk

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (T)

£POA

2004 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

1991 Ford Iveco Ford Iveco For Sale No Of Horses: 4 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Sussex) (P)

£34995 Plus VAT

£6250 OIRO

£3499 ONO

2006 Lehel Virage For Sale No Of Horses: 6 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV)

1996 ford transit transit For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Suffolk) (P)

8-1-13-726967

14-5-12-715613

11-1-13-722556

2009 JM JM Elite For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 21-11-12-727165

£24995 Inc VAT

£49500

14-1-13-727489

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2007 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 17-12-12-713534

2007 Alexanders Newmarket For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

£69995

New refurb by Thorpe Horseboxes, sleeps 3 (could be extended). Hob/grill, upholstered seats, overhead, storage, privacy room TV and DVD, sleeping over cab. www.thorpehorseboxes.com (Essex) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£145995

Tel: 01733 468000

14-12-12-733654

£13995

Iveco Tector 75e17

14-1-13-722674

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£110000 Plus VAT

8-1-13-724883

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2006 SCANIA 260 For Sale No Of Horses: 6 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV)

9-1-13-726126

2004 Whittaker 12T For Sale No Of Horses: 4 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV) 14-1-13-698799

2007 Alexanders Cheltenham For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

7-1-13-716721

£29750 ONO

11-12-12-721292

£29995

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

17-12-12-722357

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Surrey) (T)

2013 Iveco Equicruiser For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV)

2002 Scania P310 P310 For Sale No Of Horses: 6 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV) 22-12-12-698134

2004 Iveco 75e17 Solitaire Sapphire III For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2007 Alexanders Cheltenham For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£19995 Plus VAT

£19995 Plus VAT

2011 Scania P310 P310 For Sale No Of Horses: 6 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Berkshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

£5995 OVNO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

www.horsedeals.co.uk

17-1-13-743121

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

14-1-13-739455

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

£19995 Plus VAT

£19995 Plus VAT

£95000

12-1-13-762616

10-1-13-748498

1990 Leyland Daf 45/150 For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

£19995

£64995 Plus VAT

12-1-13-768371

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2002 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£29995

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8-1-13-772538

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons 12-12-12-735425

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

£34995 Plus VAT

7-1-13-759749

£13995

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£13995

2005 Alexanders Aintree For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

11-12-12-761595

£29995

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£POA

2004 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 15-1-13-742755

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2007 Alexanders Cheltenham For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons 10-1-13-735328

2002 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

£19995

18-12-12-742756

£24995 Plus VAT

21-11-12-745531

2009 JM Chaser For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons 5-1-13-742286

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons 12-1-13-734654

2007 Alexanders Newmarket For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

14-12-12-762195

HORSEBOXES

HORSEBOXES

DAF 150 Turbo

New Eurocargo

Whittaker 6 Horse

Built in May 2010. Tilt cab U/F storage, S/S generator, big luxury bathroom, luxury living with the cherrywood gloss units. All the usual whittaker luxuries.

This is truly a beautiful lorry. (Kent) (P)

£32995

£100000 Plus VAT

Tel: 01562 730647 or 07828 287515 luke@centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk

9-1-13-779588

7.5t 3 stall 04 reg Loaded with usual huge spec.Built onto a brand-new chassis in 04 this immaculate machine done under 40,000 miles from new!See www.centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk (Worcestershire) (T)

Tel: 07780836415 or 01233758755 lisa.smurfy@hotmail.co.uk

£6500 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£36995 Plus VAT

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

136 february 2013 HORSE DEALS

£64995 Plus VAT

19-12-12-795611

2005 Alexanders Aintree For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 12-1-13-785336

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

£19995 Plus VAT

£19995 Plus VAT

8-1-13-818898

9-1-13-796436

2012 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£23495 Plus VAT

5-1-13-831282

£54995 Plus VAT

£24995 Plus VAT

2007 Alexanders Royal Ascot For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

1997 DAF 45 45 For Sale No Of Horses: 4 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV) For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Oxfordshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2004 Vauxhall Movano Vauxhall Movano DCI Turbo For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (T)

£9995

9-1-13-832146

£64995 Plus VAT

Tel: 01562 730647 or 07828 287515 luke@centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk

2007 Alexanders Newmarket For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2009 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£52995 Plus VAT

Tel: 01733 468000

10-1-13-835499

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (T)

£7995

9-1-13-812537

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

1998 reg, 3 stall 7.5t DAF 10ft living area/10ft horse area. Sleeps 2, seating area, table, hob, sink,cut through, tilting cab, CD & large tack area. See www.centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk (Worcestershire) (T)

24-12-12-814942

2005 Alexanders Goodwood For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 15-1-13-778764

2005 Alexanders Aintree For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

19-12-12-788233

£36995 Plus VAT

17-1-13-793349

Tel: 01562 730647 or 07828 287515 luke@centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

27-7-10-794517

£12995

2012 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

9-1-13-776236

7.5t 1997 reg, 18ft body, 9ft of horse area, 2ft entrance hall & 7ft of living space. Fridge, hob, sink, beech units, leisure batts, sleeps 2. See www.centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk (Worcestershire) (T)

9-1-13-818226

DAF 150 Turbo

HORSEBOXES

2002 SCANIA whittaker For Sale No Of Horses: 6 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Devon) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lincolnshire) (P)

£2500 ONO

7-1-13-839581

1999 Ford Iveco Iveco For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

£POA

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£64995 Plus VAT

www.horsedeals.co.uk

14-12-12-842343

2005 Alexanders Aintree For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

£19995

£45000 ONO

Tel: 07973742043 or 01676 540400 kazcorleycv7@googlemail.com

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£24995 Plus VAT

2007 Alexanders Royal Ascot For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2013 Iveco Equicruiser For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£23495 Plus VAT

2009 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£52995 Plus VAT

17-1-13-857272

2007 Alexanders Royal Ascot For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

£110000 Plus VAT

14-1-13-859243

Excellent living, hardly used. Sleeps 4+, cooker, M/W, fridge/freezer, TV/DVD. Shower, toilet, sink. Rug rack, outside & underfloor lockers, generator, cameras.

May PX smaller lorry. (Warwickshire) (P)

£29995

14-1-13-862329

£35000

Like New 6 Horse

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£19995 Plus VAT

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15-12-12-863199

£23500

£34995 Plus VAT

10-1-13-855668

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2002 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

11-12-12-856729

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hampshire) (P)

2004 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

15-1-13-857114

2006 DAF LF45 180 For Sale No Of Horses: 5 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV) 11-12-12-837177

2005 Leyland DAF LF 150 For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

12-1-13-843847

£35950 Plus VAT

8-1-13-847796

Leyland DAF 150 LF

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

15-11-12-849547

Tel: 01562 730647 or 07828 287515 luke@centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk

2005 MINSTER IVECO EURO CARGO For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

15-1-13-849775

£19995

9-1-13-835765

Quality build luxury 3 stall 2000 reg: central heating, hot/cold water, fridge/freezer, 240 hook-up, leisure batt, SMEV sink. For full spec see www.centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk (Worcestershire) (T)

11-12-12-851216

Luxury Iveco 75E15

£28500 ONO

Tel: 01292 570203 or 07766 832061 fiona@macintyrehorses.co.uk

11-1-13-866542

£19995 Plus VAT

9-1-13-864335

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

230 engine, 90,000kms. 5 large horses, hydraulic ramp, luxury fitted living, generator & hook up, toilet wetroom/shower. Tack lockers, horse shower, many extras. Excellent condition. (Ayrshire) (T)

2012 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

2005 Alexanders Goodwood For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (T)

£36995 Plus VAT

17-1-13-874316

Ford Iveco

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

£54995 Plus VAT

19-12-12-879657

HORSEBOXES

Iveco 75E15

2012 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£54995 Plus VAT

12-1-13-865587

2005 Alexanders Goodwood For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

£36995 Plus VAT

2004 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£34995 Plus VAT

Tel: 01562 730647 or 07828 287515 luke@centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£19995 Plus VAT

2005 Alexanders Goodwood For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

138 february 2013 HORSE DEALS

£64995 Plus VAT

£13995

24-12-12-879393

2007 Alexanders Cheltenham For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons 17-1-13-873911

2005 Alexanders Aintree For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2-1-13-865889

2006 Lehel Virage For Sale No Of Horses: 6 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV)

£145995

9-1-13-881757

£52995

12-1-13-878424

£29995

£6995

£54995 Plus VAT

Tel: 01733 468000

15-12-12-885725

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

19-12-12-889281

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

1995 reg, 17', 9' horse area, 2' entrance hall & 6ft living space. Stalled 3 facing herringbone with rear ramp. Sleeps 4.

Leisure batts with split charge. www.centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk (Worcestershire) (T)

5-1-13-876231

2009 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons 15-1-13-869649

£24995 Plus VAT

2002 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

10-1-13-871955

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

11-12-12-864854

2007 Alexanders Newmarket For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

HORSEBOXES

www.horsedeals.co.uk

10-1-13-899913

£10500 OVNO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£21995 Plus VAT

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Northumberland) (P)

£19000 ONO

12 months MOT 6 months tax. Reliable, economical runner, 97,000 miles, 2 x 16.2, front and rear ramps, changing area, storage area, brand new brake pads + discs, starter motor and fuel pump. (Lanarkshire) (P)

£3995 ONO

Tel: 07544072753 or 01413289326 sarahlovell@hotmail.co.uk

£19995 Plus VAT

8-1-13-918794

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£21995 Plus VAT

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£19995 Plus VAT

£11500 ONO

12-1-13-927734

2007 Alexanders Royal Ascot For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2005 Citroen Relay For Sale No Of Horses: 1 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Kent) (P)

£19995 Plus VAT

12-12-12-929251

13-12-12-917116

14-1-13-911225

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

3.5t Horsebox 03 Reg

2001 DAF 45, 150 For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Kent) (P)

2007 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

18-12-12-932164

£23495 Plus VAT

£52995 Plus VAT

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

2003 daf 45/150 For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 11-12-12-899875

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£23495 Plus VAT

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18-12-12-933479

2007 Alexanders Royal Ascot For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

£21995 Plus VAT

15-12-12-923666

Tel: 01484 852121 info@equi-trek.com

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2009 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

2007 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

17-1-13-914278

£29999 Inc VAT

16-1-13-893358

Standard features; seperate changing area with 2 x saddle racks & 2 x bridle racks, long stall partition, no Breast bar.

Fitted extras; alloy wheels. (West Yorkshire) (T)

£12995 OVNO

18-12-12-913311

Equi-Trek SuperSonic

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Suffolk) (T)

8-1-13-915133

£37500 Plus VAT

12-1-13-893275

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2007 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

1995 Iveco E150 For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

9-1-13-927612

2008 Equicruiser Centaur For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

HORSEBOXES

2007 Alexanders Royal Ascot For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (T)

£23495 Plus VAT

140 february 2013 HORSE DEALS

14-1-13-941691

2007 Alexanders Royal Ascot For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

£23495 Plus VAT

Quality 04 reg coachbuilt with luxury living, sleeps 4; piano black units/oatmeal upholstery, full size oven/hob/grill, leisure batt. Lots of extras, see www.centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk (Worcestershire) (T)

£63995

Tel: 01562 730647 or 07828 287515 luke@centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk

2005 Alexanders Aintree For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2007 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£64995 Plus VAT

2007 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£34995 Plus VAT

29-12-12-954218

New 18T DAF

£21995 Plus VAT

9-1-13-961188

9-1-13-952854

Tel: 01562 730647 or 07828 287515 luke@centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk

£11950 ONO

8-1-13-963675

£27995 Plus VAT

£12995

5-1-13-953725

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Suffolk) (T)

7.5t 3 stall, 1999 reg, compact 16ft body, 10ft horse area inc padded/skirted parts, moulded ramp rubber, granulistic floor, rug rack & light ramp. See www.centralenglandhorseboxes.co.uk (Worcestershire) (T)

2007 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 17-12-12-953973

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (P)

15-1-13-939234

2006 Mercedes 818 For Sale No Of Horses: 4 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

12-12-12-943146

£37995 Plus VAT

27-7-12-943966

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Suffolk) (T)

2000 Iveco 75e15 Ford For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

£17500

£15100 OVNO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Oxfordshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£21995 Plus VAT

Tel: 01733 468000

14-1-13-964664

£12950

11-12-12-942888

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cumbria) (P)

2011 Equimark Horseboxes Renault Master For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons 14-12-12-938247

£19995

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (T)

1998 Mercedes Benz Atego Atego For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

Lightweight Iveco

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2005 Vauxhall Movano DTI For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

15-12-12-944345

£19995 Plus VAT

2-1-13-936164

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

2003 Ford Iveco 50C 14 For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

8-1-13-949231

Iveco Horsebox

2007 Alexanders York For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

HORSEBOXES

2004 Alexanders Grand National For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

£34995 Plus VAT

2004 DAF LF 170 MINSTER HORSEBOXES For Sale No Of Horses: 0 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons 11-1-13-969173

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£POA

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£POA

2005 Iveco Euro cargo For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Edinburgh) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (West Sussex) (P)

£12995 ONO

2005 Alexanders Aintree For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2000 Scania 220 For Sale No Of Horses: 5 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV) For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Aberdeenshire) (P)

£42000

£32000

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£64995 Plus VAT

2007 Alexanders Cheltenham For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

www.horsedeals.co.uk

£19995 Plus VAT

£36995 Plus VAT

15-1-13-986827

2012 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

2-1-13-978631

2005 Iveco Daily For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

8-1-13-971332

2005 Alexanders Goodwood For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

£54995 Plus VAT

11-1-13-987854

10-12-12-982619

1999 Leyland DAF 45/130 For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

6-1-13-988933

£21995 Plus VAT

£23495 Plus VAT

£13995

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10-1-13-991964

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (T)

Leyland DAF

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

20-12-12-997346

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£35000

11-9-12-985736

2007 iveco 75E17 For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2-1-13-966958

2007 Alexanders Windsor For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (T)

4-1-13-986168

£27995 ONO

21-12-12-972334

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Suffolk) (T)

2007 Alexanders Royal Ascot For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

2006 DAF LF45 180 For Sale No Of Horses: 5 Tonnage: Over 7.5 tons (HGV)

16-1-13-974738

£18500 Inc VAT

2000 Prestige MAN AUTOMATIC For Sale No Of Horses: 3 Tonnage: 3.5 - 7.5 tons

17-1-13-977799

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) (T)

4-1-13-966437

2007 Regent Horseboxes Citroen Relay For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Tonnage: Upto 3.5 tons

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Only used a handful of times, separate changing area, only 85,568 miles from new, with full service history, drives without fault, CCTV in horse area.

2 stall, very low mileage, built with a steel frame for maximum strength, separate seating area at rear with wardrobe etc... £21,950 £19,950

Genuine Bargain £14,950

Iveco 75E17 2006 56 plate

Mercedes 1317 Maudsley V

Very low mileage, 3 stall fully loaded with new style frameless windows, tilt cab, power ramp full luxury living with leather upholstery etc.

Same owners from new, 1992 good solid box, part ex to clear Only £12,950 £10,950

Absolutely stunning £49,950 £47,950 ALSO FOR SALE: Renault Midlum 3 stall 04 built this year, now having living fitted ready soon BARGAIN only £34,950 NO VAT

IN BUILD: 2006 Daf LF 3 stall fully loaded £49,950 2009 Citroen Relay 2 stall with divisional wall ( choice of 2 )

Due to relocation to much larger premises very soon, we have reduced all stock horseboxes to clear. Come anD grab yourself a bargain!

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Buying a trailer essential BUYinG aDViCe

Expert advice to help you make the right choice when choosing a new or second-hand trailer

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GOLDEN RULES When buying a new or used trailer, important points to check include:

l Does it have the option of a front unload ramp, or just a rear unload?

Some new designs have a side ramp to help make the prospect of loading into a trailer more enticing from a horse’s point of view; while rampless, step-up entrances are another new option on some models. l How easy are the ramps to use and are there any signs of rot or wear?

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ithout the huge running costs involved in running a lorry, trailers are often the common sense choice for owners who enjoy the odd weekend show and need transport to fresh hacking country and the occasional trip to the vet’s, etc.

Whether you buy a brand new, top-of-therange trailer or a rather more modest second-hand one is a matter of personal choice and budget, but with manufacturers bringing new innovations to the market all the time, modern trailers are becoming ever more high-tech.

With step-up ramps, state-of-the-art suspension systems and even live-in accommodation, today’s trailers are no longer the poor relation of the horsebox, and innovative design has been the driving force behind a host of exciting new models on the market – offering owners affordable options, while making sure their horses travel in safety and style. HD

High tech additions

New, innovative design features to look out for include: l Single trailers that provide more stall width than double models, and trailers specially designed to offer a roomy, comfortable ride for two horses up to 17.2hh l Low side ramps and lightweight design l Trailers with the payload capacity to travel three horses in a herringbone (diagonal) pattern l Improvements in suspension and axle engineering, which have improved the ride for horses – with modern trailers no longer the noisy, bouncy modes of transport they once were

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l If you’re buying second-hand, has the trailer been well maintained? It’s easy to park them up and forget them, but it’s important they’re regularly serviced – during which a mechanic will take the wheels off and thoroughly check them, as well as the hubs and the brakes, and go over the electrics to make sure everything is working and undamaged. l If the trailer has been parked up for a while, check the tyre pressures, look for any flat spots and make sure the walls have not perished. l Check whether the ramp springs are well greased and check the ramp hydraulics are in good working order. l Some modern trailers have aluminium plank floors, which are maintenance free, but check the condition of wooden floors carefully.

Have a good look around the area where the horses stand to make sure there is no damage to the floor or mats. l Check the the lights are working and have a look at the seven pin plug for connecting to the towing vehicle, as these can rust up.

For the latest trailers for sale, go to www. horsedeals. co.uk or scan the QR code.

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TRAILERS

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) £4660 Inc VAT(T)

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£10995 ONO

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£37899 Plus VAT

Space Treka M

New Endeavour Elite

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£5979 ONO

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£4240 Inc VAT

8-1-13-518879 17-12-12-551838

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3-10-12-562736

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£10995 ONO

£2700 ONO

Brand New Victory

3-10-12-454343

£40259 ONO

8-10-12-374663

Extra Payload - Multi-Tre

Brand New Victory For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (T)

£2995

14-12-12-377737

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T) 11-1-13-267312

£2250 ONO

£3300 ONO

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Oxfordshire) (P)

3-10-12-574219

Ifor Williams HB511 For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Ramp: Forward & Rear Horses Travel: Forward Facing Floor: Aluminium

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hampshire) (P)

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Kent) (P)

11-1-13-488512

£3995

£2650 ONO

3-10-12-333895

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

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28-9-12-349395

Richardson Ultra For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Ramp: Forward & Rear Horses Travel: Forward Facing Floor: Other

2-1-13-135377

£4595 OVNO

24-12-12-172251

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Hampshire) (P)

11-1-13-246563

£2995

8-12-12-134835

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

7-1-13-249274

Cheval Liberte Gold XL

£71084 ONO

Tel: 01733 468000

Show Treka M

Ex-Demo Super Sonic

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£25069 ONO

3-10-12-861677

£2995

15-1-13-697379

£8739 ONO

3-10-12-626226

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

Ifor Williams HB511 HB506 For Loan No Of Horses: 2 Ramp: Forward & Rear Horses Travel: Forward Facing Floor: Aluminium For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Lancashire) £40 Inc VAT (T)

14-1-13-891741

TRAILERS

£5891 Inc VAT

Tel: 01484 852121 jodie.moorhouse@equi-trek.com

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Cheshire) (P)

£3600 OVNO

12-1-13-892787

£POA

The Trail Treka L is a side loading forward facing trailer. Gross weight 2500kg. Payload capacity: 1590kg. Oct 2012, 1 year warranty. (West Yorkshire) (T)

16-1-13-881977

£2500

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11-1-13-749146

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21-11-12-642682

Equi-Trek Treka L

£3995

£2950

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£2995

17-1-13-915485

Tel: 01469541962 or 07921091262 tracydanelaw@btinternet.com

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (Nottinghamshire) (P)

22-12-12-883598

£2450

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T) 9-1-13-666172

Excellent condition like new. Takes 2 horses upto 16.2hh. Only for sale as new horse too big to go in. Extras include red tack locker. Full length breaching bar. Locking wheel nuts.

(Lincolnshire) (P)

14-12-12-775925

Ifor Williams HB505

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£7000

IFor Williams 505 For Sale No Of Horses: 2 Ramp: Forward & Rear Horses Travel: Forward Facing Floor: Aluminium

For more details visit www.horsedeals.co.uk (North Yorkshire) (T)

£2995

5-12-12-888187

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29-12-12-825973

£5744 ONO

28-9-12-692954

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£2995

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ESSENTIAL BUYING ADVICE

Buying a trailer or lorry 10 questions you should ask the seller…

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How long have they owned the trailer or horsebox, has it been well maintained in that time and how often has it been used?

In the case of a horsebox, does it have a full service history and when does the plating and tax run out?

If you’re buying a horsebox it can be a good idea to run an HPI check (visit www.hpicheck.com for more on this), so ask the owner for the licence plate. This will tell you if there is any outstanding finance on the vehicle – or whether it has a dubious past.

If you’re buying a second-hand horsebox you need to ask similar questions to the ones you’d ask regarding a car, namely how many miles has it done and what condition is it in? Also, does it have power steering?

Whether it’s a trailer or horsebox, the condition of the ramp’s important – can one person easily lift it on their own? Are there any signs of rot or damage?

If it’s a horsebox, what’s the make of the chassis (as a general rule, buy the newest chassis you can afford)?

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How has the horsebox been built? Is it a conversion, a new body that’s been built on to a second-hand chassis or a coachbuilt body that’s built on to a new chassis?

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If it’s a horsebox, does it have a fixed or tilt cab?

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What is the height and width of the horse area (this applies to both trailers and horseboxes)?

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Stallions

Focus on

Treliver Decanter We meet Gill Clothier’s stunning sport horse stallion, whose outstanding colour, performance, temperament and fertility rates make him a popular choice

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Treliver Decanter is ridden

by Matthew Burnett

Gill Clothier

tunning sport horse stallion and dressage winner Treliver Decanter (featured on the front cover of Horse Deals February issue) was bred by his owner Gill Clothier in 2001, and stands at the Treliver Stud in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. His sire line is exceptional, with the 2000 World Breeding champion Dimaggio passing on outstanding proven qualities, while his grandsire, international dressage star Don Primero (Donnerhall), has produced more than 15 international dressage horses.

His dam line features Graditz and Grande, who produced international show jumping and dressage progeny, including 33 approved sons, 34 State Premium mares and three Olympic show jumpers – Grande Giso (Holland), Grande (USA) and Gute Sitte (Belgium).

“I think of ‘Derek’ as a dressage stallion, but his mother was a very talented show jumper, whose career was cut short at a very early age due to a bad accident,” explains Gill.

“Several foals I’ve bred have gone to serious competitive show jumping homes, but most have gone to dressage homes. Many mare owners use him to breed a competition horse that will perform in all disciplines, which I encourage as he passes on a fantastic temperament which makes his youngsters so easy to work with. I knew from day one that he was special.”

Decanter has been mostly used on warmbloods and Thoroughbreds, as well as ponies, Arabs and Irish Draughts. His outstanding colouring catches the eye – he has a cream gene, as well as a chestnut gene with a 50% chance of passing one of them on at each mating.

Decanter began his dressage career with Ulrik Molgaard at the age of seven qualifying for the National Championships at Novice level in their first season. For the past few years, he has been ridden by Matthew Burnett and the combination has rapidly progressed to Inter 1 level. “I don’t think a horse and rider can progress that rapidly unless they have a very special relationship,” says Gill, who has recently given Matthew a share in the stallion.

“Derek lives with Matt and does walk in collections at a local stud while still competing. He’s a very easy to please horse.

“He likes his food and his favourite part of

the day is when he gets to roll in his fresh straw in the morning. He loves attention and is never embarrassed when he is given a kiss.

He also likes the dummy very much and is a very easy stallion to collect from!”

Gill describes Decanter as ‘Mr Chilled’: “He’s a true gentleman and a worker who will try his hardest to please. He is very kind and affectionate, but also a real show off!”

Temperament and trainability

According to Gill, the most important trait a sport horse needs is trainability: “You can have the most beautiful, correct, huge moving horse, but if he doesn’t want to play you might as well leave it in the field,” she says. “The trainable temperament that Decanter passes on is invaluable – he suits a wide variety of mares and tends to pass on his movement and quite often also puts height onto his foals.”

Decanter is a born showman who loves the attention says Gill. “People are drawn by his colour and then wowed by his movement,” she says. “He loves to show off at stallion parades

and the more the crowd clap, the more he shows off. Fortunately he can tell the difference between a competition and a stallion parade!”

“He is a delight – like a Ferrari, he has so many gears,” adds Matthew. “He is beautifully behaved at a show and no problem warming up with other horses. Even if an attractive mare catches his eye, he does his best to concentrate on his work.”

“People say they can tell a Decanter baby straight away,” says Gill. “He produces beautiful stock and passes on a fantastic temperament, as well as fabulous athletic movement.”

But it’s not just his looks and athleticism that has earned Treliver Decanter a following of fans, it is his exceptional semen quality and fertility rates too, as Gill explains: “Tullis [Matson] once said to me ‘you could dilute his semen with dish water and it would still do the job’!”

For more information visit www.treliverstud. co.uk Tel: 01733 468000