About Our Horsebox

About Our Horsebox

If you’re considering a journey for someone who’s incredibly precious to you, you can be assured of their safety and well-being with SW Horse Transport.
The safety and comfort of horses in transit is paramount. For that reason, the SW Horsebox, capable of carrying 2 horses, and 3 people (including driver) is a highly spec’d vehicle that will provide comfort and safety to all occupants, equine and human!

Strong and protective

  • Large reinforced and padded forward bulkhead
  • No ‘breast bar’ which larger horses tend to try to jump over and can then injure themselves on
  • Rear-facing stalls, now widely accepted as the safest way to transport horses, mean that even if emergency braking were required the horses are exceptionally unlikely to incur any injury
  • Padded walls in horse region to protect horses in transit
  • Fully rubber matted provides cushioned and grippy floor to horses during transit

A bit of spark

  • Full colour CCTV allows Katie to keep a close eye on the horses in transit.
  • Extractor fans to keep good supply of fresh air to horses and control the temperature in their stalls
  • Adjustable brightness lights to facilitate loading and unloading
  • Red travel light for horses provides calming illumination

Flexible & well built

  • Rear partition can be moved backward to provide additional room for horses that need be transported ‘loosely’
  • Fitted with a grooms door to allow personnel access to the horses without risk of their escape
  • Full height stall partition ensures horses do not attempt to jump over it

Well thought out

  • Plenty of room in rear of horsebox for additional equipment to be transported along with horses
  • Fitted with additional and raised rear lighting to provide enhanced visibility to other road-users and reduce risk of accident to a minimum
  • Fully insured, regularly serviced and covered by appropriate breakdown cover
  • Regularly serviced by highly qualified technicians
  • Covered by specialist 24-hour breakdown cover

Clean

  • After every journey the horsebox is meticulously cleaned and disinfected with Virkon S ensuring the health of all animals transported