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First in importance is ventillation-get the options
that provide the most. If you trailer lacks it, you can never
compensate. If too much, you can always stick a blanket on the horse,
close windows, or put plex in stock sides. I prefer stock sides as I live
in Calif.
My trailer is a slant/stock, extra tall, not sure
of width. Go with extra thick mats, if you can get them. they will
last a lot longer and help the horses as they travel. I can put 5 in, on a
slant, but 4 ride with a bit more space. I do not have, or like dividers
between the horses. My theory is that the less "stuff" you have inside the
area with the horses, the safer if you have to slam on brakes or get in a
wreck. Far easier to get horses out in an accident if no
partitions!
I paid extra for inside light, and rear loading
lights. They have come in very, very useful. I have a hay rack on
top, with room for 5 bales and big 70 gal. water tank. The ladder
got smushed on the front gatepost; it is just as easy to climb
up on the fender and up the slats to the roof......
My inside wall (between the horses and tack area)
is pinned on each walll, and can be swung open on camping trips or removed, or
even set back a foot to give me a larger tack room in the future when I have
less horses. I had the company design it like this
My tack room locks, a nice and necessary
feature.
I have inside tie rings, which is pretty stupid,
since I could tie to the slats, but oh well. I also have tie rings on both
sides of the trailer, (a nice feature), since you never know which side you
may have to tie too, but again, I could tie to the supports of the slats.
Personally, I don't like drop down windows, for
several reasons. They usually don't provide as much air flow as stock
sides; have hinges that are one more thing to rust and break, and, for safety
sake, you either need screens or bars to keep the horses from sticking their
whole heads out and getting them bonked....so if you are going to have
bars...why not just have the stock sides. With slats, you can reach in to
retie a horse or adjust a fly mask, etc.
Anyway, I go with the KISS theroy...
Karen
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 5:40
AM
Subject: [RC] Trailers
Hello,
I am getting ready to purchase a new trailer
and would like some input from others as to what they think are the most
important features for endurance. The brand and style are settled, but I would
like to have some opinions about added features such as lights and the
placement, extra tie rings, etc. In other words, what you've
found to be very convenient and what you found to be unnecessary. Feel
free to e-mail direct if you don't want to post to RC. Thanks for the
opinions.
Diane
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