what car is the best for towing horse trailers?
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I want a car that is powerful and reliable to tow double horse trailer on long journeys. I also need to use the car day to day for school runs etc and in London occasionally. Is there something other than Range Rover and Landcruiser? I want a used car and have between £8,000 and £10,000 to spend.
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Two cars immedietly spring to mind. First, the Freelander. If you get a TD4 model you can forget all about reliability issues and it'll pull pretty much anything you like. Go for the estate model for a little extra weight. You'll be suprised how small a freelander actually is compared to a range rover or Shogun LWB.
Also, take a look at the Subaru Outback. It's a jacked up Legacy Estate basically. Has enough weight and power to make it a good towing vehicle, but is still close enough to being a car so as not to be too big and cumbersome when you're not towing.
If you can squirrel more money aside, Audi's allroad is another very good choice. My boss has one for towing his caravan around europe.
Horse trailers, What's the best makes to have? Has anyone owned a pegasus trailer?
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I've never owned a trailer before and I will be buying second hand. Im going to look at a pegasus trailer tomorrow and it sounds good to me but I worried because I've been told to go for Ifor Williams, Hunter or rice trailers. All the help would be great.
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Pegasus trailers are quite good. They have a good reputation, you could go a lot worse than having one of them.
How old do you have to be to pull a horse trailer in MN?
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I am turning 16 this summer and I am the only one in my family who cares for our two horses. So when they go some place they have to stay there till my parents get the time to do it. I was wondering if when I turn 16 can I pull the trailer? It is a four horse trailer and we have two horses.
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If you have a valid drivers license you should be able to pull a horse or any trailer.
Minimum size engine for pulling a horse trailer?
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I have a 15.3hh Sec D x and I am keen to get out and about in this lovely weather. The road outside my yard is not ideal so it looks like I'll have to box up and go out! Does anyone know the minimum size car engine I would need to pull a trailer with one horse in it? I haven't a 4x4 and can't afford a horse box. My car is an estate with a 1.6i engine...any good or do you think I'd struggle?
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It would depend on the size of the trailer. You would need to check your owners manual and see what your car is able to pull. You don't need a 4x4 to pull a horse trailer. You would also need to know what kind of weight your hitch can support. I don't think your car would pull much of a trailer since it is small and has a very small 1600 cc engine. Maybe a light weight one horse trailer.
Why don't horse trailers/lorries in America have ramps like the one's in the UK?
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Which is better and why?
Are there any downsides to American trailers without the ramps?
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American horse trailers are built low enough to the ground that a horse can step in/out without needing a ramp.
It's not a matter of better or worse, it's a matter of functionality.
Out here in the west, a ramp is not really a good option because of the way horses are often loaded in open pastures and rodeo parking lots, as well as the fact that a ramp is not as easy to open/close as a gate (and possibly just as important, that's not how it was done by our grandfathers).
Ranch and rodeo horses are expected to be able to walk in and out of a trailer and never miss a step.
In horse show circles, racing horses, and so forth, ramps are often used. These types of horses are usually mollycoddled and not even given the chance to step up into a trailer without benefit of a ramp.
