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6 LOADING AND
UNLOADING
For clear guidance on preparing and
controlling your horse, make sure you read
and understand the relevant pages in ‘Towing
Horse Trailers’ supplied with this manual
(UK/NI).
The horses should wear appropriate
protective clothing including: head collars,
bandaged leg padding and a tail guard or
bandage. Be prepared before you start, have
an assistant with you and ensure everyone
wears the appropriate safety wear.
Ensure you have read and understood the
above instructions on the use of the trailer
ramps, partitions, etc. and practiced the use
of them before doing any loading.
The trailer is designed for the horse
to be transported facing forwards.
6.1 LOADING
The trailer must be attached to the towing
vehicle. Position the trailer on firm level
ground and apply both vehicle and trailer
parking brakes. If fitted, deploy the rear prop
stands. If for any reason you have to load or
unload with the trailer detached, you must
make sure that the jockey wheel is securely
clamped and the handbrake is fully applied
before proceeding.
Always employ the assistance of a
second person with experience of
loading horses into trailers. Horses are large
unpredictable animals, never put yourself
into a dangerous position when handling
a horse.
Open the rear top doors and the rear ramp,
refer to section 4.1. Ensure the partitions
are correctly positioned, with the necessary
SINGLE HORSE, FACING FORWARDS,
TRAVELLING ON SIDE FURTHEST FROM
ROADSIDE RIGHT HAND DRIVE
COUNTRIES PORTRAYED IN IMAGE
TWO HORSES, FACING FORWARDS WITH
CENTRAL PARTITION
SINGLE HORSE, FACING FORWARD BUT
INCORRECTLY POSITIONED ON THE SIDE
CLOSEST TO THE ROADSIDE
TWO HORSES, INCORRECTLY FACING
REARWARDS
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