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FOR SALE – NEW EQUIHUNTER ARENA 35 – 3.5 TONNE HORSEBOX IN METALLIC CHAMPAGNE GOLD

05 Tuesday Sep 2017

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JUST RELEASED FOR SALE & READY FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY 

For Sale – Equihunter Arena 35 – 3.5 Tonne Horsebox Finished in Metallic Champagne Gold 

Equihunter Arena 3.5 Tonne Horsebox in Metallic Champagne Gold

Equihunter Arena 3.5 Tonne Horsebox in Metallic Champagne Gold 

This beautiful build is priced at £27,960 plus vat

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Please contact us on 01342 545030 or 07904 818389
or email on sales@equihunter.com

The Arena 35 is our latest model, based on the original Arena Stallion design, but now with many added refinements and our selected range of optional are now built in.

New features include enhanced partitions, new ramp styling and a horse area finished in Coat-X™ …. 

COAT-X by Kevin Parker Horseboxes

Coat-X™ .. is a spray-on protective coating or liner applied to the kickboards, flooring, wheel arch covers and ramp. It entirely waterproofs the horse area sealing and protecting the chassis underneath.

… Coat-X™ .. a truly amazing product that has revolutionised the design and build process of the horse area and ramp design. It has totally replaced kick board sheeting, heavy rubber matting, screws and capping.

Here are the benefits…

  • Amazing durability as a liner even on horsebox floors
  • Fully guaranteed
  • Replaces heavy rubber mats without joints
  • Easy clean for rubber floor replacement or any liner
  • Maintenance free
  • Great impact resistance
  • Sound deadening qualities
  • Smart finish for floor, walls and ramp
  • High grip plus slip resistant to floor and ramp
  • Environmentally safe
  • Not affected by moisture or temperature
  • Not affected by ageing
  • Can be steam cleaned and pressure washed without damage
Why not take a virtual tour of the horse are and the cab, just click on the links below these images and when a new page opens you can simply pan around it plus zoom in and out…

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Panoramic image of the Equihunter Arena 35 - 3.5 tonne horsebox
Panoramic image of the Equihunter Arena 35 - 3.5 tonne horsebox

Here are the full specifications

CHASSIS
  • Based on a 2012 registered Citroen Relay
  • Mileage is 72k miles
  • 2.2 litre 4 cylinder engine
  • 130 HP Power output
  • 6-speed manual gearbox
  • Full service history
  • Payload of 1,060 kgs (certificate issued)
  • MOT until March 2018
  • Fitted with Reversing sensors
IN THE CAB
 
  • Cab seats recovered in real soft Italian leather in a quilted cream colour with black piping
  • Logo headrests
  • CCTV monitor linked to twin cameras
  • In cab Air Conditioning

Equihunter Arena 3.5 Tonne Horsebox in Metallic Champagne Gold

IN THE HORSE AREA
 
  • Can take up to 18hh horses
  • Horse area Dimensions – H: 7′ 11″ x W: 6′ 11″ x L: 8′ 6″
  • Each stall 3′ 5″ wide
  • Fully sealed and rubber coated horse areas with COAT-X™ finish
  • Fully insulated twin skinned roof
  • Twin Stalls
  • Stallion layout
  • Two Piece Partition
  • Vertical partition locks to roof and floor
  • Robust heavy duty and high partition
  • Vertical lift top ramp door with gas ram assist
  • Fully rubber coated and sealed (COAT-X™) heavy duty ramp
  • Ramp with gas ram assist
  • Locking top door with twin key locks
  • Stainless steel window protection bars
  • Ultra bright LED lighting
  • LED lights come with both automatic and switched night light system
  • Rubber coated (COAT-X) wheel arch covers
  • Twin groom’s doors to living area
  • Adjustable twin tie rings in both stalls
  • Twin drain holes for easy stall washing
  • Large luton storage
  • Horse area CCTV with infra-red night vision
  • Twin flush bonded tinted & locking windows, one to each stall
IN THE LIVING AREA
  • Wide bench seat with seating for two
  • Thick seat cushion pad finished in quilted wipe clean cream vinyl with black piping
  • Underseat storage bin
  • Locking wardrobe with mid level shelf and hanging rail
  • Two high-level cupboards with locking doors
  • Twin collapsible saddle poles
  • Two bridle hooks
  • Switched LED lighting
  • Master lights switch
  • Rubber flooring to living area
  • Twin locks to each horse area access doors
  • Locking rear door
  • Flush bonded tinted & locking window to rear door
  • Locking rear door with gas ram support strut
EXTERIOR FEATURES
  • Twin stainless steel sprung tie rings
  • Ultra bright rear vehicle lighting
  • High-level LED safety rear lighting
  • Triple LED side marker lights to each vehicle side
  • Rear view CCTV camera
  • Rear mounted spare wheel with logo cover
  • Reversing sensors
  • Strong rear access door step with aluminium plate cap

This beautiful build is priced at £27,960 plus vat

For more information, please contact us on 01342 545030 or 07904 818389

Please email on sales@equihunter.com

4.5 Tonnes of ‘Absolutely Lovely – Our Latest Equihunter Encore 45

31 Wednesday May 2017

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Our latest Encore 45 – 4.5 tonne horsebox build has just been collected by our customer from our West Yorkshire workshop…. Isn’t it just fabulous…!!!

Equihunter Encore 45 - 4.5 Tonne Horsebox

Equihunter Encore 45 – 4.5 Tonne horsebox with luxury living

Prices for the Encore 45 horsebox range starts from £29,800 inclusive of vat and a chassis (2012 / 70k-80k miles)

Want to know more, please call Chris or Dave at Equihunter / West Yorkshire Horseboxes…

Chris
West Sussex Sales & Design Office – 01342 545030
Mobile – 07904 818389
email: sales@equihunter.com

Dave
West Yorkshire Workshops – 07879 404950
email: sales@westyorkshirehorseboxes.com

We were asked to build in an amazing living area with full luxuries on-board…. here’s what’s on offer for these lucky new owners…

Equihunter ‘Walk Thru’ © Breast Bar Design

How’s this for a complete specification…

In the Cab

  • 4.5 Tonnes gross weight
  • Large horse area able to carry up to 18hh horses 
  • Over 1,625kgs payload
  • Built on a Citroen Relay Heavy Hdi L4H2 chassis
  • Powerful 150HP Engine
  • 6 speed gearbox
  • No Tachograph required for amatuer liesure use
  • Seats recovered in wipe clean cream vinyl with black piping
  • Twin CCTV camera system with dash-mounted colour screen 

For the horses

  • Twin rear facing in spacious stalls
  • Smart LED lighting with auto night lighting
  • Long wide stalls
  • High roof for up to 18hh horses
  • Solid & continuous 12mm rubber floor
  • EVA covered kick board
  • Aluminium beading
  • Aluminium roof quadrant panels
  • Window protection bars 
  • Water drain holes
  • Electric roof vent with remote control
  • Twin large & deep side mounted locking tack lockers
  • Our new ‘Walk Thru© Breast Bar System’ 
Equihunter 'Walk Thru' © Breast Bar Design

Equihunter ‘Walk Thru’ © Breast Bar Design 

  • Strong heavyweight width adjustable partition in “H” style
  • Vertical locking pistons to roof and floor
  • Swivelling & locking head divider
  • Horse head pads 
  • Aluminium locker tops
  • Heavyweight ramp covered in Hi-Grip © rubber covering with anti slip bars
  • Key lock door to living area
  • Tie rings for head collar and hay net to both stalls

Living Area

  • Seating for four
  • Sleeping for two in pull out double bed system
  • Demountable dining table
  • Wardrobe
  • Sink/hob unit with electrically pumped water
  • Portable flushing toilet
  • Plenty of top level storage latched cupboards fitted with anti spill bars
  • Floor cupboard
  • Portable flushing toilet
  • Underslung 25kg LPG gas tank for AutoGas refill at BP & Shell petrol stations (no gas bottles internally)
  • Blown air thermostatically controlled central heating
  • Water heating (dual system with gas or electric heating) with on-board hot water tank
  • Wood effect finish to furniture, walls and doors
  • Venetian blinds with travel locks
  • Large roof vent with night time block out blind and fly screen 
  • 85 litre 12v digital fridge with freezer compartment
  • Hook-up plus leisure batteries
  • Power protection circuits for 230v system with RCD units
  • Pop-up 3-pin plug points
  • USB Phone and Pad charging points
  • Fully fused 12v power system
  • Microwave
  • Digital wall mounted TV 
  • Padded ceiling with 12v LED down lighters
  • LED reading lights
  • Discreet blue LED night lighting 

We can build you one of these as well…. in just 6 weeks

WHY NOT ASK US TO SEND YOU OUR ENCORE RANGE INFORMATION PACK SENT BY EMAIL 

Email us: sales@equihunter.com

For enquiries, please call Chris or Dave at Equihunter / West Yorkshire Horseboxes…

Chris
West Sussex Sales & Design Office – 01342 545030
Mobile – 07904 818389
email: sales@equihunter.com

Dave
West Yorkshire Workshop – 07879 404950

FOR SALE–Used Equihunter Arena 3.5 Tonne Horsebox in Metallic Performance Blue

04 Friday Nov 2016

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**** NOW SOLD **** NOW SOLD **** NOW SOLD ****

A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN ONE OF OUR FINEST PRODUCTION ARENA XTRA HORSEBOXES

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THE EQUIHUNTER ARENA XTRA WITH ‘WEEKEND AWAY’ LIVING

Built 16 months ago on a 2013 Renault Master, then just 2 years old and having covered 36K miles from new (only 5k miles with the previous owner), it benefits from Satellite Navigation and also in cab Air Conditioning 

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This wonderful horsebox is priced at £34,000 with NO VAT 

Call Chris or Dave for more information and to arrange a viewing…. 

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The Living Area is fitted with a wealth of features, from a 34 inch wide bed, wide opposing twin bench seats, a fridge, sink/hob unit set in a Corian® worktop, a wardrobe with hanging rail, hook-up etc….

Equihunter Arena 3.5t Horsebox in Performance Blue

This superb example of our popular Equihunter Arena 3.5 Tonne Horsebox is available to view at our West Yorkshire workshops… address details below…

Renault Master for Equihunter Arena 3.5t Horsebox in Performance Blue

This Renault Master LM35 DCI 125 chassis is based an ex corporate lease vehicle (Enterprise) and is in a truly pristine as new condition

The Key Features

The Chassis

  • 2013 registration (July 2013)
  • Cab Air Conditioning
  • Satellite Navigation
  • 125 HP Engine
  • Full Service History
  • 2299cc 4 Cylinder Engine
  • 6 Speed Gearbox
  • Euro 4 Compliant
  • Can be driven on a regular car license
  • Finished in Ford Metallic Performance Blue
  • Can be uprated to 3.9 tonnes

The Cab

  • Seating for 3 in the cab
  • Cream vinyl seats with logo to headrest
  • 7 inch dash mounted monitor to remote camera
  • Fully lined steel bulkhead behind cab seats. 

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The Horse Area

  • Stalled for 2
  • Rear facing travel
  • Very large horse area
  • Large robust partition with swinging lockable head divider
  • Twin opening windows in bonded tinted privacy glass
  • Steel window protection bars
  • Horse Area Dimensions (Metric) – H: 2.44 x W: 2.11 x L: 2.62
  • Horse Area Dimensions (Imperial) – H: 8′ x W: 6′ 11″ x L: 8′ 7″
  • Can take horses up to 18hh
  • Switched Low power consumption, Ultra Bright LED lighting with Auto Night Lighting
  • Rear facing travel
  • Large luton area storage with latched cover on gas ram support
  • Horizontally split ultra lightweight ramp with  top door supported by twin gas rams
  • Access door to horse area
  • Four Tie rings to each stall end wall
  • Twin Side Lockers with locking hinged doors
  • Twin saddle racks plus two bridle hooks
  • Horse Wash fed from 70 litre water tank with pressure activated switch, comes with a 10 metre hose and spray gun
  • Two external sprung steel tie rings (one each side)

The Living Area

  • Extension to the Living Area length (1.15m in total)
  • Switched internal LED lighting
  • Wide rear Grooms Door with opening tinted bonded privacy glass window and key operated lockable latch
  • 240 Hook-up with 3-pin socket outlets
  • 12v outlet outlet
  • Leisure Battery
  • Seating for four on 2 opposing seats
  • Sleeping accommodation on a 34 inch wide bed (pullout under both seats)
  • Twin High Level cupboards with locking door
  • Cushioned Seating finished in cross stitched easy clean vinyl
  • Demountable Dining Table
  • Wardrobe unit with locking door, hanging rail plus internal shelf
  • Extra Shelving with anti-spill lip fitted
  • LPG gas hob / sink combi unit mounted in a floor standing cupboard with locking door. Comes with with tap and electrically pumped water supply
  • Gas hob comes with single burner and piezo ignition set in a Corian® worktop
  • External access locking door to gas cupboard
  • 70 litre underslung water tank with external locking filler cap
  • Tank can be refilled and emptied directly via twin hozelock connection
  • Wide Grooms Door with opening privacy glass window and key operated lockable latch

For Further details or to arrange a viewing please contact our sales centre …..

Equihunter Horseboxes Ltd
Felbridge Show Centre
Copthorne Road
Felbridge
East Grinstead
West Sussex
RH19 2NU

Call Chris: office 01342 821100 or mobile 07904 818389

Call Dave on mobile 07879 404950

e: sales@equihunter.com 

West Yorkshire Workshop:
Unit 9L
Langthwaite Grange Business Park
Pontefract
West Yorkshire
WF9 3AP

West Yorkshire Workshop location

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The West Yorkshire workshop in South Kirkby is located on Langthwaite Road off the B6422 between Brierley and South Elmsall

HAPPY NEW YEAR – 2015

31 Wednesday Dec 2014

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happynewyear2015 From all of us at Equihunter….

May we wish all of our customers, past, present & future a very, very Happy New Year….!!!

To all of our friends, supporters and those who have liked & shared our pages, pictures & stories….

… Thank You all for such a wonderful 2014… and here’s to good year for all of us in 2015…!!!

Equihunter Horseboxes
31st December, 2014

Our Latest Project – Equihunter Arena in Cream

18 Friday Apr 2014

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[Equihunter] Our latest project is about to roll off of the production line next week destined for a well known riding school based in Essex.

Equihunter Arena 3.5t Horsebox in cream with green and gold trim

The Equihunter Arena 3.5t Horsebox in cream with green and gold trim

This build is finished to our customer specific instructions and is completed in a beautiful rich cream paint made by BMW called “Pepper White”, with green and gold trim that matches the corporate logo of the riding school.

This Arena is built upon a 2011 Fiat Ducato chassis with only 38,000 miles on the clock.

We’ve also added special features like internal LED lighting with blue night running lights as we have on our 7.5 tonne Equihunter Endurance lorry.

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As fitted to the Equihunter Endurance

This ensures that the horses benefit from having a lit journey during the hours of darkness, but can also see out through the windows at assign traffic, and thus are less likely to be spooked but the sudden appearance of other vehicles headlights.

Other features include LED down lighters mounted above the rear door plus another set of LED down lights mounted high up on the drivers side of the vehicle to light the tie up area for those late evenings preparing to return home after dusk has fallen.

 

Here’s a gallery of images to show this Arena off….

 

….. the only things still to be completed are some finishing touches in the cab, the passenger seats are just about be to be delivered after being re-covered in cream vinyl and the bulkhead wall liner needs finishing. Apart from that, we’re ready to ‘rock and roll’

 

Equihunter Horseboxes
18th April, 2014

 

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We’ve just passed a landmark on our website…. 20k hits and counting: Equihunter

25 Saturday Jan 2014

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[Equihunter] We would like to give a note of thanks to all those that have helped us in our business recently and also say a big thank you to all the lovely people that visit our website and thus are growing our popularity.

We have just passed a landmark today as our website recorded it’s 20,000 hit.

We hope you continue to like what we do…. Thank you.

We passed the 20,000 hits mark today....THANK YOU...!!!

We passed the 20,000 hits mark today….THANK YOU…!!!

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Stalled for 2, with a payload of 1120 Kgs, Day Living , Gas Hob & Sink & Flushing Toilet.... Just £21,500 on the road.....!!!

Stalled for 2, with a payload of 1120 Kgs, Day Living , Gas Hob & Sink plus Flushing Toilet…. Just £21,500 on the road…..!!!

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Jan 25th, 2014

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British Grooms Association… What’s the real truth behind the industry issues? : Equihunter

10 Friday Jan 2014

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[Equihunter] The British Grooms Association posed an interesting question on their website today …. What is the real truth behind the employment issues in our industry?

The British Grooms Association has been created to provide a professional organisation for grooms of all disciplines.

The British Grooms Association has been created to provide a professional organisation for grooms of all disciplines.

The British Grooms Association (BGA) has issued a plea to the equestrian industry for their help in unveiling the truth behind employment trends within the sector. As the professional membership association which represents the career interests of grooms, the BGA is urging all those who work with horses to come forward and have their say.

Lucy Katan, Executive Director of the BGA, explained, “We are calling for grooms and employers to fill in our anonymous surveys to help us to build a realistic picture of the employment practices that are occurring right now. There have been several headlines about grooms and employers recently all of which raise concerning issues. For the BGA to make a real difference to the working lives of both grooms and employers we must first discover the real facts.”

....many parents are increasingly concerned about their children working for riders in our industry. Image: BGA

….many parents are increasingly concerned about their children working for riders in our industry. Image: BGA

The two surveys, one targeted at grooms and the other to employers, have been compiled with the combined expertise of Georgina Brooke-Holmes of Coventry University and Sport England in partnership with BGA. Participants can opt to submit their answers anonymously to ensure that a true picture is generated. To add a little more incentive there is the opportunity for respondents to win a £100 cash prize or a luxury hamper of Absorbine grooming products, in return for giving up a few minutes of their time.

Andrew Finding, Chief Executive of the British Equestrian Federation, commented: “We are pleased that the BGA is taking on this research project. Once again it demonstrates that they are leading the industry in this crucial area of work. We urge all of those that work with horses, either as a groom or an employer, to take time to fill in a survey.”

Filling out the surveys is easy.

If you are a groom, freelancer, working pupil or apprentice follow this link: www.surveymonkey.com/s/grooms_research

If you are an employer please go to www.surveymonkey.com/s/employers_research

Read the original BGA press release here…..

British Grooms Association
9th Jan, 2014

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Are things on the up for horsebox manufacturers? Easy2Insure

31 Friday May 2013

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[Easy2Insure] A recent report in the Financial Times suggests that niche motor industry businesses are currently bucking the economic trend and doing rather well.

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EQUIHUNTER ENDURANCE – Sleek Aerodynamic Design

The report looked at a number of businesses in the usually hard-hit North East of England and found that, rather than struggling during one of the worst economic periods in decades, small manufacturers and specialist producers are doing particularly well financially.

One of those listed is the UK’s largest horsebox maker Equi-Trek. The firm is the largest maker of horse boxes in the UK and produces everything from £5,000 hitch and go trailers to luxury mobile homes for professional showjumpers that run into hundreds of thousands of pounds. So why are things looking so bright for horse box manufacturers, and could this be part of the ‘Olympic Legacy’ we’ve all heard so much about this year?

A little extra disposable income and some smart options such as group ownership and syndicates has also meant that more people are being encouraged to enter what was previously thought of as an elite sport. But there are still expenses and along with the tack, the equipment and, of course, the horse, owners need to be mobile. And that means investing in a horse box…..

Read the full feature at Easy2Insure……

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Easy2Insure

31st May, 2013

Riding high – Equestrian sports bask in Olympic success: The Oxford Times

06 Wednesday Feb 2013

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[The Oxford Times] Following London 2012, Britain is officially the best country in the world at Olympic horse riding. Team GB aced the equestrian event with three gold medals, one silver and one bronze.

The club has welcomed 20 new members since the Olympic games.

The club has welcomed 20 new members since the Olympic games. Photo: Pigeon House Equestrian

With more than 20 stables and equestrian centres in the county, Oxfordshire is a great place to learn. Sarah Hill, who runs Pigeon House Equestrian near Woodstock, said the club has welcomed 20 new members since the Olympic games.

Ms Hill, 42, from North Leigh, near Witney, said: “It has been really good for the sport.

“The British are great riders, going back years and years.”        equihunter horseboxes

She said it takes 18 months for a rider to build up the necessary bond with their horse.

Olympic horse riders compete in three disciplines – dressage, show jumping, and eventing, which combines the first two skills with cross-country racing.

Ms Hill’s 17-year-old daughter, Olivia Abdolrazaghi, is in training to become a professional horse rider, and hopes one day to compete in the Olympics.

Next year she will take part in eventing competitions, for which she had to register with the governing body, British Eventing.                  horse lorry

Miss Abdolrazaghi said: “It is a very competitive environment, but I like the thrill of it.”

At each event, the competitors first walk the cross-country course with their trainers to memorise the route……

Read the full story at The Oxford Times…..

The Oxford Times – Pete Hughes
5th Feb, 2013

Contact: Sarah Hill – Pigeon House Equestrian

Telephone: 01993 881628
Email: info@horse-rides.co.uk

London 2012 Olympics: Germany announces equestrian teams for Games: The Telegraph

14 Saturday Jul 2012

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[Telegraph] Germany, the major challengers for gold in all three equestrian teams, announced its dressage and jumping squads after final selection trials at Aachen.  

All smiles: Helen Langehanenberg is going to London 2012 Photo: AP

All smiles: Helen Langehanenberg is going to London 2012 Photo: AP

An all-new dressage trio of Helen Langehanenberg (Damon Hill), Kristina Sprehe (Desperados) and Dorothee Schneider (Diva Royal) comprises horses with fast improving form, suggesting the loss of wonder-horse Totilas due to the illness of his rider, Matthias Rath, does not significantly dent team medal chances.

All three scored personal bests at Aachen, with Langehanenberg and Sprehe scoring in the mid 80 per cents in the freestyle kur to music.

The German show jumping team is Marcus Ehning (Plot Blue or Copin van de Broy), Christian Ahlmann (Codex One or Taloubet Z), Janne-Friederike Meyer (Cellagon Lambrasco), only the second woman ever to ride on the German jumping squad, and Philipp Weishaupt (Monte Bellini).

Their jumping pool was depleted by horse injuries and the late decisions of Ludger Beerbaum (Gotha) and Meredith Michael-Beerbaum (Bella Donna) to withdraw horses from……

Read the full story at The Telegraph…..

Telegraph, London 2012
12th July, 2012

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