I know there was a thread somewhere that was about trailers to avoid, but I cannot find it. If someone knows where the link is, please post it, or just comment about what trailer manufacturers to avoid, thanks!
I don’t know about ones to avoid, but I finally bought a Hawk last year and love it! I read up on them a lot over the course of a few years, and have never found a negative thing written about them. Previously, I had a FeatherLight, which was a quality trailer, but with the all-aluminium, it was very rattly/noisy inside.
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I love my Hawk two horse straight load bumper pull ! Nice dressing room too.
My mares are happy and comfortable in it, and are never in a hurry to come out.
Highly recommend.
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Same, I absolutely love my Hawk two horse straight load.
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Hawk is a great brand. Used Trail-et are nice but they went out of business. 4 star are nice.
There were a number of years for Sundowner that the welds were an issue.
Educate yourself --get a copy of Neve Scheve’s Everything to Know about Buying, Owning, and Maintaining A Horse Trailer --available on Amazon. To me, the “tell” of a good quality trailer is the welding. I have a 2004 Merhow (absolutely beautiful trailer, top of the line in its day --haven’t seen the new 2020 models yet). The welds on the Merhow are great --there are a few trailers I’ve seen that are better --4Star and Hart. You can look up pictures of welds on www and decide for yourself if he trailer has well-done welds. (Welds should exist any place where metals meet permanently). I saw a 2019 Featherlite at a Mounted Archery tournament --that’s a nice trailer! And I heard that Platinum–made in TX–is great, but I haven’t seen one. From my point of view, any horse trailer sold cheaply was made cheaply. FYI I live in the trailer capital of the world --Bison, Lakota, Merhow, Shadow are all made within miles of my house. 95 % of all LQ interiors are done here.
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You’d get better response by taking this to Off Course or Around the Farm. Not that there’s no good answers.
Foxglove’s idea is good.
Love my Hawk straight load. I did a bunch of extras like a shelf in the tack room and the adjustable chest and butt bars.
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If I get a trailer in the future, I’m going to be eying a 4 Star. I know a couple of people with on and they’ve aged extremely well.
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Thank you! I never thought about the welds…good info!
Well, I was sort of hoping someone might be able to help link to the original thread I had seen, but hell, I may be imagining things!
I now work in the RV industry, so I am learning all sorts of new things.
Thanks, everyone!
I’m not sure if this is the information you were looking for but:
I personally will not buy a straight load trailer with mangers, I want my horse to be able to put his head down and clear his airway.
I also won’t buy another straight load trailer that has a center divider bar or rear tack area, I find that it can be extremely claustrophobic to some horses; I want to be able to have the doorway completely open and inviting for loading/unloading.
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