THEAULT’s PROTEO Switch.

Events are back… how are you getting there?

By Equestrian Life

With competitions returning here in Australia, riders are taking to the road with their horses – often travelling vast distances to attend events. We spend a great deal of care preparing our equine athletes to ensure they are at their best come competition day; therefore, we want to ensure the way in which they travel complements this careful management and results in a horse that arrives happy, healthy and ready to shine.

Based in Normandy, France, THEAULT is famous worldwide for creating innovative equine transport solutions and has developed horseboxes and horse trucks that are more reliable, more practical, more comfortable, and safer than ever.

Offering the ultimate in comfort for both horse and human, their two-horse PROTEO Switch model is the ideal vehicle to get you and your horse to and from competitions. The backward-facing bays are favoured by horses; our equine friends travel well this way, as they find their balance better and will lean on the bulkhead (the wall separating the cabin from the horse box) when the vehicle brakes. The PROTEO Switch is modular and offers eight possible travelling configurations for horses, ensuring they are able to travel in a way that best suits them. In addition, the horse box is manufactured using sandwich aluminium panels and is therefore fully insulated, resulting in regulated temperatures and less noise for your horses during transit.

Horse prefer travelling backwards, as they do in THEAULT’s PROTEO Switch.

Transporting your horses in a PROTEO Switch means they are travelling in a safe and comfortable environment – an important element to consider in terms of their overall management, wellbeing and performance when heading to events.

The level of comfort and customisation horses experience is enjoyed by humans too; the cabin space in the PROTEO Switch is available with three or five seats, and as an option there are swivel front seats with a removable table and bench seat folding to bunk beds. Finally, the PROTEO Switch only requires a standard driving licence; it drives like a car and is compact, with everything contained within one vehicle… parking at events has never been easier!

The PROTEO Switch offers flexibility in the cabin for comfort and convenience when at events.

Backed by nearly 100 years of innovation, THEAULT’s transport solutions are the ultimate choice when travelling with horses – and they are available right here in Australia. To find out more about the PROTEO Switch and THEAULT’s range of other vehicles, please click here.

Alternatively, you can meet with the Australian team and experience the PROTEO Switch in person at the Boneo Summer Dressage Championships this weekend (20-23 January) at Boneo Park. The team will also be on site at Willinga Park’s Dressage by the Sea (24-27 February) and Dressage & Jumping with the Stars at Werribee (24-26 March).

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