Horse Trailer Insurance

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Insurance for your Horse Trailer

If you would like a standalone quote for your Horse Trailer insurance, please complete and submit the form below. This cover is only available for privately owned carriage and/or horse trailers. We can’t provide cover for trailers used for business or hire.

Our equine trailer insurance provides breakdown cover and can be incorporated in the Horse and Carriage, the Horse and Pony, Donkey or Carriage and Harness policies.

If you are unsure of the cover that you require or want to see if there are other options of cover available, please contact us to discuss your particular circumstances.

Call us on 01206 337388 Monday to Friday 9.00 am – 5.00 pm excluding bank holidays.

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To receive your quote please complete the form below

If you are unsure of the cover that you require or want to see if there are other options of cover available, please contact us to discuss your particular circumstances.

Call us on 01206 337388 Monday to Friday 9.00 am – 5.00pm excluding bank holidays

Contact us

At Carriagehouse we always do our best to offer personal expertise and advice with the most professional service.

If you have any questions or concerns, or just want to talk through your policy, do get in touch.

Please use the online claim forms to report any potential claims and follow any veterinary advice with regards to treatment of your horse.

Our opening hours are:

Monday to Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm excluding bank holidays

01206 337388

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Frequently asked questions

What insurance do I need for a horse trailer?

Damage and theft are two things that are worth insuring a horse trailer for. When you are towing the trailer your motor insurance will cover liability claims. Another area worth considering is trailer breakdown cover so that you and your horse can be rescued if you have a breakdown or malfunction.

How much does it cost to insure a horse trailer?

This depends on the trailer’s value but as an example, if you have a trailer worth £ 5,000 comprehensive cover will cost around £224.00 per annum.

Do you need special insurance to tow a horse trailer?

You don’t need a special type of insurance to tow a horse trailer, however, you must ensure that your motor policy and driver’s licence include towing liability cover.

What security do I need for my horse trailer?

As a normal condition of our policies, carriages, tack and harnesses have to be kept in a securely locked building/premises when unattended unless agreed otherwise by ourselves. When we agree otherwise, this can include instances where they are chained & locked to something immovable. Effectively, this means that for a theft to be covered there has to be forcible & violent entry or exit from the building or breaking of the chains & locks. This is a standard definition as established by The Theft Act.

So what does this actually mean? It means that you do have a responsibility to look after your own property as if you were uninsured and keep it as securely as you can, i.e. if you leave your carriage or harness in an open-fronted building, but don’t actually secure the carriage itself by chains or appropriate measures, you won’t be covered if it is stolen. There is no time limit on this, so it could be a matter of minutes or an hour, etc. or where the carriage is normally kept. So if you go for lunch, leaving your carriage ready to use when you get back and it goes, you have no cover. This doesn’t preclude you from getting your horse ready, and then getting your carriage ready whilst you bring the horse/donkey around to put it together, as the time scales are usually too small for a theft to take place. It really applies if the vehicle is left without anyone being in the area long enough for someone to see it and then have the necessary vehicle to take it away. Never underestimate the ingenuity of the carriage thief!

There are several important points of interest that people need to be aware of:

1) Gates don’t constitute security, as strong men can (and have been known to) lift carriages over gates/fences.

2) Horse boxes and trailers aren’t secure buildings, as both are moveable; and it is not unknown for them to be stolen with the carriage and/or equipment inside.

3) Also, mysterious disappearance is excluded under most policies because it doesn’t constitute theft.

4) Nor does giving your carriage and/or equipment on loan or for pre-sale trial to another person who refuses to return it.

So why insure for theft? Well, most people keep their carriages and/or equipment under lock and key, so most of the claims made for theft are easily sorted. It is a good idea to photograph any property damaged during the theft so that you can prove this. Always contact the police as you will need their details and a crime reference to make your claim. You must also expect the insurance company to investigate any claim that doesn’t fall within the normal cover and, on occasion, an assessor will visit you to go through what has happened in detail.

If you are unsure if your carriage or harness is, or can be, covered against theft, please call us to establish that the measures that you take are acceptable to us.

Paying for your insurance

There are several ways of paying the annual premium and these are as follows:

For New Policies:

1) You can pay on this site via Opayo (Sagepay) with a credit or debit card. This option will be automatically offered when you complete the proposal form or

2) You can post a cheque to us or

3) If the annual premium is over £150, you can pay over 10 monthly interest-free Direct Debit instalments.

NB: This is arranged by Premium Credit Ltd. You will need to arrange this by calling us with your bank details and you will be required to sign a credit agreement for Premium Credit Ltd.

For all other new policies, please see the methods of payment options on the quotation forwarded to you.

4) Or you can pay the premium by bank transfer to us.

For Renewal policies:

1) You can pay on this site via Opayo (Sagepay) with a credit or debit card or

2) You can post a cheque to us or

3) If the annual premium is over £150, you can pay over 10 monthly interest-free Direct Debit instalments.

4) Or you can pay the premium by bank transfer to us.