Help! My horse climbs on the tack locker in my horsebox — what should I do?
Jason helps one H&H forum user with a horse who sometimes stands on the tack locker in the horsebox
Horseboxes
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Travelling horses in the heat — and what to do if you get stuck on the motorway
Getting stuck in traffic on the motorway is a pain at the best of times, but when you’re travelling horses, it can quickly turn into every owner’s worst nightmare — here’s what you should and shouldn’t do while travelling on the motorway and in the heat
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Mother rescues son, pony and dog from burning horsebox
’What shocked me was that no one stopped to help’
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Owner’s call for law change after horse’s leg goes through horsebox floor
‘We’ve always looked after the lorry and had the floor replaced a few months ago’
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The ultimate guide to horsebox insurance
Deciding what horsebox insurance you need might fill you with dread, but here's everything you need to know to get you up to speed before you sign on the dotted line
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Carbon monoxide alarm saves pair sleeping in horsebox
’Who knows what would have happened if the alarm hadn’t gone off’
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6 horseboxes to suit all budgets and requirements
If you want to travel in style and comfort, take a look at this selection of horseboxes for sale on the Horse & Hound website this week
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Looking to buy a second-hand horsebox? Then you need to read this first...
You have decided to buy a second-hand horsebox, but where do you start — and what questions should you ask?
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Owners ‘putting horses’ lives at risk’ by failing to check horseboxes
NFU Mutual is urging parents to talk to their children about horsebox safety to help educate the next generation about caring for their horses at all times
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Promising eventer killed in £65k horsebox: owner campaigns for change
The owner wants annual checks to be mandatory, as well as checks on buying new-build boxes on older chassis
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20 horsebox essentials that you’ll wonder how you ever lived without
Whether you are competing for the day or staying away, we have all the life hacks and useful kit you may not have realised you needed in your horsebox until now
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H&H question of the week: how do I train my horse to stand quietly on the horsebox at shows?
Jason Webb helps one H&H forum user with how to train a horse to stand quietly on a horsebox while at a competition
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‘I thought ‘this is going to kill me’’ — rider issues warning after being trampled in the back of her horsebox
A rider has issued a warning to fellow horse owners after she was trampled while bandaging in her horsebox
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‘Don’t be distracted by a pretty paint job’: warning over dangerous van conversions
‘Anybody can build these ‘horseboxes’ and continue to exploit this market where people don’t need to take another test to drive them’
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6 things to consider before travelling in the dark with your horse this winter
If you are going to get out and about with your horse this winter, you are likely to be loading and unloading in the dark. So how can you do this as safely as possible?
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Concern after failings by horsebox breakdown assistance
Owners have told H&H of nightmare scenarios, meanwhile the companies have said they are ‘working to improve their service’
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8 (very) unusual uses for your horsebox
Horseboxes don’t come cheap, which is why horse owners are getting creative with ways to make the investment worthwhile, discovers Andrea Oakes
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Warning after broken-down lorry owners left ‘utterly helpless’ in the heat
Owners are being urged to make sure they have water on board and to think about whether they need to be on the roads in the heat of the day
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6 horseboxes that are more luxurious than a five-star hotel
Featuring everything from super king-size bedrooms and washing machines to pressurised water troughs and CCTV, this selection of luxury horseboxes for sale will have you drooling
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Honour for firefighter who changed the face of equine rescue
Jim Green has been at the forefront of responding to animal rescues for 13 years and has pioneered the methods firefighters use to save trapped horses
