The most popular vehicles, cost and when most people buy a new horsebox have been explored in an annual market review.
Analysis of listings on horsebox and trailer marketplace Moving Manes found that the UK horsebox market exhibited steady turnover in 2025. Trade sellers dominated the supply and removed listings in an median of 61 days, indicating an active market for last year.
Private listings were removed substantially faster, with a median time to removal of under 10 days. This may have reflected greater price sensitivity or higher seller motivation relative to trade listings, according to Moving Manes.
The highest demand was for vehicles in the 4.6-7.5-tonne range, which could be attributed to their balance of payload, usability and suitability for amateur and semi-professional riders.
Of horseboxes where both chassis registration year and conversion year were recorded, 80.7% were built on a used chassis, with a median chassis age at conversion of six years.
Listings priced between £10,000 and £50,000 accounted for the bulk of buyer engagement, with the £10,000-£20,000 bracket generating the highest enquiry rates. The median asking price was £31,995.
Heavy-duty horseboxes in the 7.6-12-tonne class had a median asking price of £69,995. The heaviest category – 12.1 tonnes and above – recorded the highest median at £79,995, reflecting the premium specifications and professional-grade builds typical of this segment.
The research also explored the timing of the buying of horseboxes.
The flagship five-star events – Badminton Horse Trials in May and Burghley Horse Trials in September, coincided with high levels of market interest. Similarly Horse of the Year Show in October also coincided with high levels of interest.
Secondary peaks showed alignment with the Hickstead Derby Meeting in June, Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials in September, and the London International Horse Show in December.
“The data suggests a market that was selective rather than indiscriminate, and active rather than stalled,” said a spokesman for Moving Manes. “Buyer behaviour remained disciplined, with engagement coalescing around configurations that balanced capability, cost and availability. For buyers and sellers alike, success lay in recognising where demand concentrated, rather than in pursuing market extremes.”
They noted that Moving Manes is a relatively new marketplace, with listing coverage expanding over the reporting period, and that findings should not be interpreted as a complete view of the entire UK horsebox market.
