Te Pari Handling System for Little Box Farm in England

If you work on a cattle farm in England, you’ll know the handling system can either make your day… or make it hard work. This story is from Little Box Farm in the Forest of Dean, where Sarah Tobin talks through why they put in a new Te Pari Cattle Handling System, and how it’s helped them build safe cattle handling facilities that are easier to work in and nicer on the cattle.

Customer profile:

• Customer: Sarah Tobin, Little Box Farm
• Region: Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England
• Focus: Practical, reliable cattle handling system for routine animal health and management tasks
• Installed: Te Pari SY95 Cattle Handling System with a Lenta Manual Cattle Crush

The challenge: safer, simpler cattle handling

Sarah wanted a handling system that keeps cattle flowing without the pressure, but still gives you good control where it matters. The big aim was simple: make the regular jobs easier to do, and improve safety.

The solution: Te Pari SY95 Cattle Handling System + Lenta Cattle Crush

Sarah and her family chose a Te Pari SY95 Cattle Handling System and a Lenta Cattle Crush to give them a safer, more predictable flow into the cattle crush. In the video testimonial below, Sarah explains that the whole job just feels simpler now, with cattle moving through more consistently and less fuss at the business end.

In Sarah’s words: “Handling cattle has never been simpler.”

And as she puts it, it lets her “work and handle cattle more safely and efficiently.”

If you want to prioritise safe cattle handling facilities, having a decent flow and a proper crush makes a huge difference. The everyday jobs, drafting, a quick check, dosing, TB testing, and any vet work, just feel more under control. You’re not rushing cattle to get it done, and it’s easier to keep yourself in a safe spot while you’re working them.

Installation and set-up

The system was set up as a dedicated handling area that suits how Sarah works cattle on-farm, in all the usual English weather. And because it’s a steel yard system bolted down to a concrete pad, it gives you a solid base you can tweak or build on to as your handling needs change.

Results: efficiency, confidence, and safer cattle handling

• Simpler handling routine: Sarah sums it up best: “Handling cattle has never been simpler.”
• Improved safety: With a circular forcing pen with anti-backing gate for flow and an easy-to-use crush, it’s a much safer set-up.
• Better control at the crush: The Lenta Cattle Crush gives you reliable restraint, so you can get jobs done calmly without a wrestling match.
• Better flow through the yards: A purpose-designed system helps cattle move through more smoothly, which is exactly what you want for cattle handling in England when you’re trying to get jobs done efficiently.

Why safe cattle handling facilities matter for cattle handling in England

In England (and especially in places like the Forest of Dean), you’re often handling cattle in wet winters, busy spring workloads, and plenty of routine animal health checks. Having safe cattle handling facilities isn’t just “nice to have”, it keeps risk down for you, your team, and anyone helping out (vet, scanner, contractor), and it usually means calmer cattle too.

Watch the customer testimonial from Sarah Tobin!