The Bar
Buffer is intended to cushion the horse against the hard feel of a breast bar
in horsebox and trailer transport during braking and gear changes, and to
reduce any bruising and irritation this causes. Your horse should be more
comfortable when travelling as a result.
The Buffer
is made from durable, thick and dense materials, with a washable cover. It fits
over your existing bar and the cover is fastened with robust Velcro.
The Bar
Buffer can also be used at the rear especially for horses that have experienced
a problem with the back bar.
The Bar
Buffer was developed following the results of a research project I carried out
on behalf of BARTA and Intelligent Horsemanship which revealed that horses
were inclined to jump or attempt to jump the breast bar in all types of horse
transport including front facing trailers. My own work as a trainer also
revealed that horses were less likely to want to load once the front bar was
put in position. I came to the conclusion that horses were experiencing
significant discomfort when coming up against the bars, which are usually hard,
narrow, and unforgiving, and for some time I have been advising owners to pad
their front bar in some way. Existing products on the market were totally
inadequate as the foam provided was too thin to make any difference to the
comfort of the horse.
The Bar Buffer is made locally so that we can carefully monitor quality and we can quickly re-stock or make different sizes. At present we have all sizes available for Ifor Williams trailers including the HB403 mare and foal trailer. Single (half) width are £30, double (full-width) £38, and the mare and foal £36, plus postage and packaging where applicable.
 |
| Mike Bowers, upholsterer, working on the latest set of Bar Buffer covers. |
To order yours, please contact me at sarah@logicalhorsemanship.co.uk
