Another trailer thread (I know, I’m sorry!) 
But as I pick up my new tow vehicle tomorrow - no more Uhaul rentals for me, woohoo! - I’ve become fully aware of how much better my trailer could work for my small pony mare now I anticipate using it much more going forwards.
It’s a single horse bumper pull, which is plenty of room for one itty bitty pony. The plan right now is to use the existing chest bar (which is way too high for her) as an anchor point to attach her easy entry cart. I’d like to install something like a stall guard lower, and further back to keep her a safe distance from the cart.
I was originally thinking about another stall guard type thing at the rear because the trailer came without a butt bar - but THEN thought - wouldn’t it be convenient to have a mesh gate back there so the trailer can also be used as a stall while we’re out:
Currently she can’t see out of the trailer as she’s just too little, which seems to make her a bit anxious. Hinges for the gate would be welded at the rear in place of the missing butt bar.
As for organization, all I have at the front is empty space with curved walls. (Again, no separate tack room, this is all one open space). There are a couple of rings up around the perimeter that I can clip stuff to but it looks messy and means everything is up high above eye level and requires leaning over or ducking under the chest bar to get to it.
There are photos kicking around on Facebook of someone who used a garage organization system in their trailer, with metal rails along the long side of their trailer that they then hung mesh baskets from (at about head level) which is what I’d like to implement as I haven’t seen anything better out there (that’s not super-intrusive). I could probably fit one rail opposite the side I tie my mare on, and hang a mesh basket off of it with space for a broom and small muck fork at about window height.
I’m looking for feedback on whether or not any of these ideas (mostly the mesh gate, cart attachment point, and organization system) hold any water or if there’s something I’ve overlooked or haven’t considered - mostly from a safety point of view. I don’t want to modify the thing so much that it makes it impractical for a full-size horse should I ever acquire one (or sell the trailer to someone with one), but it definitely needs something doing.
That should be do-able. Thanks for the feedback!
) to store all the boring but essential non-horsey stuff, like the TrailerAid and wrench, safety cone, etc., that really doesn’t have a home anywhere else.
I’ll keep looking as ultimately it would be great if the gate could be properly integrated/welded into the trailer, however, am thinking a single Carri-lite corral panel could also be used to attach at the rear instead (and then be removed and collapsed, of course, during transport).
