Horse Drawn Hearse
A horse drawn hearse can be a more traditional tribute to your loved one, adding a dignity that is hard to compare with modern motor corteges. We can offer you two main choices, either a black or white horse with Georgian Glass Sided Hearse, or a London Trolley (Flatbed Dray) we also offer a variety of coloured plumes and drapes, which can personalise the horse-drawn hearse for the day.
The unique spectacle of our Georgian glass sided funeral carriage, slowly making its way to your loved one's final resting place is incomparable. Lasting memories are here and forever. The Flat Bed Dray is very popular with the travelling community and also the agricultural community, painted in black with gold leaf and traditional lining.
Our horse drawn carriages we use have been worked hard on to restore them to its current, pristine condition, maintained by Bill Vickers and his son Ethan Vickers, which is a trade passed down from generation to generation, starting with Bills Great Grandfather, James (Jim) Vickers. Our historic carriages can be used to transport your loved one to their place of rest. The Horses are driven by Ethan Vickers, who has been breeding and training horses for over a decade.
All our horses we use are home bred and are very highly trained to the highest of standards and enjoy their work to the full. All enjoy being ridden or just letting off steam in the field as much as they do their carriage work. It’s important they have other things to do when they’re not working, all our working horses are all part of our family and are very well looked after and have regular visits by our vet, dentist and blacksmith to make sure they are in the best of health.
As with all our funerals we keep our horse drawn funerals not only to a high standard, but very competitive in price trying our best to make it as affordable as possible. For the high level of service we, offer we will always be cheaper than any other Funeral Director in the local area for Horse Drawn Funerals.
Prices start from £ 995.00 (Can be added to any of our packages) this includes a stunning black Stallion which is a Friesian breed horse with a Georgian black carriage.
Please do not hesitate to call our office on: 0161 3434 800 for any further information or advice