Division Transport by rail
United Kingdom
The standard useable width of wagons is 2 to 2 m. | |
| Adult horses | 1,75 m2 (0,7 × 2,5 m)f1 |
| Young horses (6 — 24 months) (for journeys of up to 48 hours) | 1,2 m2 (0,6 × 2 m) |
| Young horses (6 — 24 months) (for journeys over 48 hours) | 2,4 m2 (1,2 × 2 m) |
| Ponies (under 144 cm) | 1 m2 (0,6 × 1,8 m) |
| Foals (0 — 6 months) | 1,4 m2 (1 × 1,4 m) |
These figures may vary by a maximum of 10 % for adult horses and ponies and by a maximum of 20 % for young horses and foals, depending not only on the horses' weight and size but also on their physical condition, the meteorological conditions and the likely journey time.
Annotations
Footnotes
- f1
The standard useable width of wagons is 2 to 2 m.