I’m not sure why I’m having such hard time figuring out who has SLANT load warmblood sized bumper pull trailers. Looking for the nicer quality brand - both Sundowner and Logan seem to only do straight load warmblood size?
Having read discussions about this before - I was given to understand that for the most part, the size of most slant stalls in slant load trailers are generally too small/short for the average warmblood, so most haul in straight loads. That’s what I remember as the general consensus.
If there are any slants out there big enough for warmbloods perhaps others might know about them.
I am not a fan of slants, so I would not be a reliable source of information on which companies might be manufacturing them.
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I think part of the problem is they don’t call them “warmblood size.”
Usually the way you make a WB size slant is to get extra width, which is generally a custom option, in addition to 7’6” or more height. I I believe 7’6” or 8’ widths would be appropriate for most warmbloods, but don’t quote me on that.
I am in the process of pricing out a 3H slant that will fit a warmblood comfortably. We have always had a 2+1 (actually first main trailer was a stock horse that we converted into a slant…back when I had QHs and showed 4H! LOL). I recently decided I want to downsize…we have a 2+1 with a 6’ dressing room…the +1 is an actual stall, so it’s about 24’ plus the gooseneck. What we are looking at is 18’ on the floor (plus gooseneck). I actually went and measured what room my horses take up when in the straight load and then compared the measurements on the floor plans to make sure there would be equivalent room.
4 star will do custom floor plans…so we are pricing out a 3H with 44" stalls (the standard is 39")…they can do 7’ or 7’6 for the width. Featherlite has some really nice floor plans with 50" stalls (plus a few other sizes that are standard). I’ve been using the Featherlite floorplans and taking them to the dealers. Eby is another that does warmblood size variations. Of course it all depends on what the dealer will offer as a trade-in value on my current trailer.
Here is the link to the Featherlite floor plans:
https://www.fthr.com/products/horse-trailers/gooseneck/8542-horse-trailer?tab=Floor+Plans
Okay question for you about the 2+1 floorplan Critter. Is the +1 an actual stall? My SUV pulls a GVWR of 7500 so I am kind of stuck looking at 2 horse lightweight trailers. I would LOVE to get a 3 horse with 2 warmblood size stalls then a small stall for a 14.1 hand horse. Is this possible with the 2 + 1 plan??? I have no idea what the would look like but boy that would work out nicely for me.
I’ve never seen a 2+1 that was not a gooseneck. The +1 is usually a box stall with a side ramp in the front of the two-horse straight load setup.
When you have big horses, in a regular slant load you usually end up removing a divider and giving them two stalls. That’s how my 2-horse slant became a one-horse trailer when I bought my big Irish horse.
How many horses do you need to haul? If it’s two big ones, look for a 3-horse slant you like, and see if the measurements work out to have them add a post so that you can move one divider back and remove the other one. You may need to wrap the unused posts with pool noodles and duct tape to pad them.
Oh, now I see you need two large and one small. That puts you at a 4-horse so you can have one normal stall and then two 1.5 sized ones. I’m not sure that’s going to stay under your weight limit though.
http://www.custom-horse-trailers.com/home.html
A friend of mine bought one of these trailers when she got rid of her 4 horse head to head. She still went with a gooseneck, but was able to get a trailer that is a slant load that fits her VERY large Irish Sport horses, many that seem heavy on the Irish Draught and lighter on the TB in their breeding.
It is a REALLY nice trailer and she was able to get lots of neat things added to the trailer ( ie: longer slant areas to fit her horses, great windows both at the head and but, extra roof vents and fans for each horse.).
I have a 2-horse slant-load bumper-pull warmblood-sized Trails West trailer that I love. It’s a 2010. I just looked at the place I got it and they don’t list warmblood Trails West trailers right now, but they do have Sundowner trailers: https://www.sundownerofca.com/inventory/in-stock-inventory?description=warmblood&manufacturer=sundowner+trailers
Yes, the +1 is an 8’ stall. So there are two straight loads (rear ramp) with 2 divider doors in front of them. Then an open 8’ box with a side ramp. So you could ship 2 horses in the straight loads and another horse either tied or loose in the box stall. We originally designed it when hauling mares/foals and youngsters not used to trailering. It was also a tack up space for day shows. I actually prefer to side load and back my horses in to the straight boxes (I hate loading from the rear into the straight stalls). But the horse I just lost due to neuro issues did not fit going up the side (18h and 1600 lbs)…he just was to big to go up the side and back in! Got his head in and his butt was still outside the trailer.
Balanced Ride has a bumper pull 2+1.
https://www.balancedridetrailers.com/2-1-horse-bumper-hitch-side-load
@grinanride can tell you more about it and if it would work for your situation. 
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Okay THIS Leather is amazing! It’s exactly what I need! Looking to find the GVWR to make sure I can haul it with my SUV which has a GVWR of 7500lbs. Amazing!!! Looks like a custom order I believe but worth it for the 2 horse warmblood size and a small front stall for occasional hauling of a 14.1 hander.
Has anyone towed a rear facing trailer before? I can’t tell if the horses head is butting up against the back wall? It looks a bit awkward - I’m not sure what I think of it…
If that one doesn’t work for you, I’m guessing Risa (grinandride) could come up with some other ideas that would work for you.
Here’s her main website: https://www.happytrailstrailers.com/home
Be very careful. Trailer manufacturers measure the stalls from different points. Some parallel to the divider, some corner to corner to make it look like there’s more length than there is.
I’m sure 4-star caught that though!
Thanks - I was noticing it too. So took a bunch of floor plans and calculated actual stall width (I guess high school geometry did come in handy) and head to tail length (not just the diagonal length)…and also measured those same dimensions in the straight stall for comparison! But the angles can definitely have an impact!
I would very much like to find this 2 +1 in a bumper pull like the above Balanced Ride…BUT has anyone had experience with this rear facing trailer?? I’d like to find a video showing how it looks for the horses but the one on their website isn’t great.
I’ve not seen any rear facing in person (except the head to head styles)…but I came across this brand in my recent searches and they did have a lot of info and videos.
If you are hauling only one WB just keep the slant open and let him have the entire space. That what several friends do with their draft crosses in their 2 horse slant BO trailer.
I have a 2+1 bp. It’s a custom build, 8’0 wide, 23’ long. That said, I would never pull it with an SUV and I’m not opposed to pulling certain trailers with an SUV. I pulled my 2h trailet with my expedition for years… but an SUV pulling my trailer would be the tail wagging the dog going down the road. I pull it with V8 F250, and when it is fully loaded I use my equalizer hitch (but I have a bit more weight in front of the axles, so I want to level out the truck more)
I would also not put a horse in the “+1” unless it was a short distance emergency haul (like evacuating). I have the +1 so I can haul my presentation carriage in the trailer, I have a BP so I can still put my marathon carriage in my truck bed, otherwise I would have needed about 30+ feet on the floor (not including DR) if it was a GN and still 8’ wide, and I didn’t want to spend that money or be stuck with that much trailer as my day to day rig.
All that said, if you have the truck to pull a 2+1 BP, I think it is the best trailer design I have ever had for riding or driving. The +1 is great to stage out of at dressage shows, there’s a ton of room to work with, I added a power box so I can plug it in and do semi primitive camping (power is a beautiful thing!) and if I’m not living in it, it’s a great trailer to stage out of at CDEs as well, I can put up both carriages at night to get them out of the weather and set up all my harnesses for cleaning, etc. And best of all, when I’m pulling into tight quarters, it’s not a total nightmare. Not as easy as my old 2H BP on tight turns, but just long enough that it is super easy to back up accurately.
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that is who made my trailer, unfortunately Tay is no longer making trailers, which is a shame, I have a waiting list of people who would buy mine…
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