Post by: weeds on September 07, 2016, 06:21:05 AM
Nearly 100% of horse floats are towed by ladies
100% caravans/campers are towed by blokes
Just wondering why more woman don't tow the caper/caravan??
My wife and I share the driving when on holidays towing the camper....I normally start the day, she does the middle part after smoko than I finish the day....maybe 60:40 split.
Post by: Julian Kaye on September 07, 2016, 06:39:14 AM
In my travels for work I notice
Nearly 100% of horse floats are towed by ladies
100% caravans/campers are towed by blokes
Just wondering why more woman don't tow the caper/caravan??
My wife and I share the driving when on holidays towing the camper....I normally start the day, she does the middle part after smoko than I finish the day....maybe 60:40 split.
Jodhpurs and riding boots, yes please!
Post by: Fizzie on September 07, 2016, 06:48:38 AM
Jodhpurs and riding boots, yes please!
& whips? ??? ;)
Just watch the spurs! >:D
Post by: Lobster on September 07, 2016, 07:02:22 AM
Camper = Lower Profile.
Caravan = Higher Profile.
Horse Float = Carries Horses.
Am I right? what do I win?
Post by: scrapsD40 on September 07, 2016, 07:36:07 AM
No horses were harmed in the creation of this post
Post by: Malcolm Tugless on September 07, 2016, 07:42:04 AM
Post by: Troopy_03 on September 07, 2016, 07:49:23 AM
Post by: Fizzie on September 07, 2016, 07:55:04 AM
I'll grant you that it'd be a bit hard when closed up though! >:D
Post by: Shaun99 on September 07, 2016, 07:56:08 AM
:cheers:
Post by: jeffr on September 07, 2016, 08:00:34 AM
Post by: Joff on September 07, 2016, 08:41:44 AM
I hate city horsey people. they have to be the most arrogant, self absorbed group of people you could find >:(
Post by: terravista on September 07, 2016, 08:44:42 AM
Tied it around the horse's neck and pushed it into the river, and it didn't even go close to floating.
Lying bastards.
Post by: Memem284 on September 07, 2016, 10:19:42 AM
Usually it's couples and families that are caravanning etc so hence why men are driving. I think it's a man thing to be the driver. When hubby and I are towing the van, he usually drives although I insist on doing some miles too. In my previous marriage I was the person towing kids and horses around the state to different comps, so I'm pretty confident in towing floats or vans.
BTW, it's much easier to tow a van than a float - there's no live animals in the van to worry about!
Post by: Robbo on September 07, 2016, 11:40:11 AM
& whips? ??? ;)
Just watch the spurs! >:D
You mean something like this??
;D ;D
Post by: b1 on September 07, 2016, 01:39:03 PM
100% caravans/campers are towed by blokes
My wife and I share the driving when on holidays towing the camper...
Therefore Your wife's a bloke ???
Post by: Joff on September 07, 2016, 01:45:51 PM
Post by: Bushman on September 09, 2016, 04:08:12 PM
Post by: Cruiser 105Tvan on September 09, 2016, 04:12:50 PM
They're normally flat nacker wherever they go.
Just a bigger version of a horse float.
Post by: scrapsD40 on September 09, 2016, 05:09:11 PM
I hate city horsey people. they have to be the most arrogant, self absorbed group of people you could find >:(Growing up in New England NSW for a few years, associated with a few members of the female gender. Can advise that ladies who ride horses tend to have strong thighs.
Post by: rockinj on September 09, 2016, 05:20:04 PM
Also, I see most men with horse trucks or goosenecks.
I tow the camper, horse float and drive the truck. I also drive the truck towing the van, what % do I fit in??
:-)
Post by: scrapsD40 on September 09, 2016, 05:31:18 PM
cattle and horses are travelled differently. The sheer numbers allow cattle to brace against each other thus allowing for faster travel ie bends etc. When towing a float, horses can only brace sideways. Drivers must allow for slower stopping, take off and corners.Well if you also happened to own and tow a fishing boat - the priceless group
Also, I see most men with horse trucks or goosenecks.
I tow the camper, horse float and drive the truck. I also drive the truck towing the van, what % do I fit in??
:-)
Post by: rockinj on September 09, 2016, 05:54:17 PM
;-)
Post by: scrapsD40 on September 09, 2016, 06:07:09 PM
ummmm, I forgot that, we have two. I bought hubby an upgrade earlier in tthe year. We need to sell tthe other lol. It's simple to tow.
;-)
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Post by: rockinj on September 09, 2016, 06:11:04 PM
can you tell my hubby that please?
We need a smiley face laughing and rolling along the floor.
Post by: Hoyks on September 09, 2016, 06:32:17 PM
My Dad was invited to drive and tow the float, which he did once. He was less than impressed with sitting watching the lack of action all day, so Mum drove from then on and Dad played in the shed. He was more than happy with that arrangement.
Cattle are loaded by just shoving them in until the truck is full. They are quite robust animals which brace against each other and travel reasonably well. If they stomp on each others legs or get a bit bruised, they it isn't a massive issue, they just cut those bits off when they process them anyway.
Horses on the other hand. Their legs are more fragile and have a nasty habit of going down in the float and knocking themselves around, so they have bandages on the legs and 'bell boots' to protect their ankles and feet. People also want to ride them and need the horse to perform well, no one cares if a cow is a bit stiff, only that it is tender.
When they truck them they generally load them in sideways and have boards that run from one side of the truck to the other to hold the horse in place, then another horse, then the board etc. Doggers, they just shove them in.
In floats, some are 3-5 horses in at a 45 degree angle or 2 facing the front.
We had a horse that would tow fine in a float that had a tiny window at the front, but would freak out and fall over on corners in a float with a big front window. I'm guessing that she didn't like seeing the car disappearing from her field of view and would try to corner herself... and fall over. Cover the window in paper and she was fine.
Post by: Cruiser 105Tvan on September 10, 2016, 12:27:49 AM
cattle and horses are travelled differently. The sheer numbers allow cattle to brace against each other thus allowing for faster travel ie bends etc. When towing a float, horses can only brace sideways. Drivers must allow for slower stopping, take off and corners.So Horses don't have barriers between them in floats and some padding and along the outside wall as well.
Also, I see most men with horse trucks or goosenecks.
I tow the camper, horse float and drive the truck. I also drive the truck towing the van, what % do I fit in??
:-)
All the ones I've seen do, even the Mounted Boys from South Melbourne behind the Arts Centre.
Even the Thoroughbred Trucks that run around between Ballarat, Flemington, Mornington, Caulfield etc. don't get driven like other people who operate their own floats.
And the Thoroughbred Transport trucks stack 'em in sideways across the truck.
Post by: Ragman on September 10, 2016, 01:30:44 AM
I let mine drive all day and i never say a word about her driving.
but she makes me to reverse into the spot and then complains I don't listen to her directions. WTF
Post by: rockinj on September 10, 2016, 01:32:11 AM
They still are not jammed in to support each other like cattle except for dogger trucks. I also know plenty of horse people who use ropes, rubber or no dividers at all in their trucks or goosenecks due to weight, costs and personal beliefs. This includes Mark buttsworth arguably the best campdrafter in Australia. He travels thousands of miles all over Australia in a huge semi with a gooseneck with spring loaded rope dividers.