Horse trailer insurance

Transporting your horse and its equipment is a delicate and potentially hazardous operation. Your horse trailer is therefore an important part of your equine equipment and will be best protected with horse trailer insurance as part of your horse insurance.

It will be one of your top priorities to ensure your horse trailer is in good working order to insure the well being of your horse or pony. Accidents are always a possibility and should one occur you'd want to know your horse trailer is covered with horse trailer insurance should it be damaged in any way. You'll be able to add on horse trailer insurance in cases of accidental damage or theft to all of the horse insurance policies available to you through our site or even buy a standalone horse trailer insurance policy.

Some equine insurance policies we'll offer you will require you to have a wheel clamp fitted to your horse trailer when it's not in use or left unattended and to pay an excess of £100. Also remember to check exclusions and limitations when purchasing horse trailer insurance; certain policies available at Compare Horse Insurance won't insure your horse trailer if it's let for hire or being used for no-private purposes. Horse trailer insurance makes sound financial sense, though there are a number of ways in which you can greatly reduce the risk of your horse trailer been damaged or stolen.

A number of security devices are on the market to help you make sure your horse trailer is difficult to steal for the opportunist thief. Various types of hitchlock can ensure your horse trailer is effectively secured to your vehicle and wheel locks add double security – but make sure that tyre deflation wouldn't render them useless. Having your postcode marked on the roof of your horse trailer can make it easier to locate in cases of theft. It's also worth bearing in mind that if you passed your driving test after January 2007 you'll need to take an additional test in order to be able to tow a horse trailer.

We know you'll spend substantial time and money ensuring your horse is absolutely safe when you're transporting it – but for peace of mind and financial protection it's a good idea to add horse trailer insurance to your equine insurance. Simply select the relevant option when you're completing the online request for a quote and we'll offer you a number of competitively priced policies to choose from.