FIRST THINGS FIRST

THE FLOAT

TO BUY OR NOT TO BUY ?

SPECIAL FEATURES AND DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

TYRES

LIGHTS

BRAKES

DIVIDERS

SPECIAL NEEDS

ROADWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE

SECOND-HAND FLOATS

CHOOSING A NEW FLOAT

HIRING OR BORROWING

THE VEHICLE

CHOOSING A SUITABLE TOW VEHICLE

VEHICLE MASS OR WEIGHT

ENGINE CAPACITY

MIRRORS

SECOND HAND VEHICLES

COUPLINGS

THE TOW BAR

THE BALLMOUNT

THE TOWBALL

THE COUPLING OR HITCH

SAFETY CHAINS

LOAD DISTRIBUTION BARS

SWAY CONTROL

THE DRIVER

SOME HELPFUL DRIVING HINTS

CHANGING GEAR

CORNERING

RIGHT TURNS

ROUNDABOUTS

FREEWAYS AND DUAL CARRIAGEWAYS

REVERSING

FISH TAILING, SWAY AND SNAKING

THE JOURNEY

JOURNEY CHECK LIST

CHECK SAFETY FEATURES

ALWAYS PACK…..

BREAKDOWNS AND ROADSIDE EMERGENCIES

WHAT TO DO ABOUT BREAKDOWNS

FIXING A FLAT TYRE

THE HORSE

COMMON (HORSE) SENSE

IDEAS ON LOADING
HORSE ‘CLOTHES’ FOR TRAVELLING

TAIL GUARDS

TYING THE HORSE IN A FLOAT

FEEDING

FIRST AID KIT

WATER

SPARE HEADSTALL AND LEAD

CALCULATING YOUR HORSE’S WEIGHT

FLOATING THE HORSE - BOTH INITIAL TRAINING AND RE-TRAINING - By Andrew McLean

TRAVEL SICKNESS

THE LAW

LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS

WEIGHT CONSIDERATIONS

SPEED RESTRICTIONS

INSURANCE

CARING FOR YOUR FLOAT