I sort of remember a company which advertised nicer quality living quarter trailers, but cannot find it now. If memory serves, they had a website on which you could build your trailer, and they’d send the quote. Ring a bell with anyone?
After much thought, I know pretty much exactly what i want, a 24’–26’ goose neck with opposabble slides and a large stock style box for my mare.
Add some extra tanks and solar set up and I just may make it out west with her one day.
Bloomer and Merhow have good reputations for quality LQs. IIRC there are some specialty companies that will take any make of trailer and put an LQ into it. Outlaw comes to mind, but I don’t know anything about them save that they do that. We explored an motorhome cum horsebox some years back and paid a visit to the the Showhauler factory in Elkhart, IN. They make an exceptional product but it came with an exceptional price tag that we chose not to pay for a “toy.” They showed us photos of a couple of equine MHs they had done and of a few horsetrailers. They were not the highest end, but were well up there on the scale in terms of quality. In fact, I thought they provided good value, just at a level we did not want to maintain.
Our local Featherlight shop built a “weekender” LQ into a trailer I already owned and did a yeoman-like job that has worked well for more than 10 years.
Beyond the ultra high end and very bottom of the stack you can get an LQ about as plain or fancy as your wallet will support.
If somebody asks you, “How much money you got?” it’s a reasonable question as that is what will ultimately decide the final shape of the product! 
G.
I’m not thrilled with my Sierra conversion. It’s in a 2012 Merhow Verylite that I adore, but overall I’m not thrilled with the quality, esp for the price.
I love my Merhow. I have a friend with a really gorgeous custom Adam as well.
Who did the conversion in yours?
It’s Harmar.
Thanks very much. I hope i can afford what I’m looking for!!! It seems to be a rare beast indeed, the search is ON!
It’s hard. I actually gave in and bought not what I wanted. Then I was lucky enough to have a friend who wanted that interim trailer, when I found my dream trailer. Good luck!
This might be a good time to pause and write down on a yellow pad (my “go to” device 
) the things that fall into three categories:
Need to have
Nice to have
Superfluous
This is a job that can take a couple of days as you think about them. One way to help develop that list is to find a couple of large trailer dealers and go there to “shop.” Yes, you’re a “tire kicker” at this point. But you can grow into a “buyer” and a good salesman knows that. You can also go to a big equine event and there will be trailer sellers there. Searching the 'Net and looking at pictures is something you need to do but you also need put you hands on a few to get a feel for how the reality of the photos plays out. This will be a “big ticket” item so be prepared to spend some money making up your list.
Put another way, a dollar spent now on preparation can save several when comes time to execute!!!
Good luck in your search.
G.
Lakota or double D
Thanks so much. I have a fair amount of rv experience, so know pretty much just what I’m looking for. The issues I’ve seen in horse trailers with living quarters are a few. One is the fugly polyester cowboy motif—lol.
However the bigger problem in units I’ve been in, is the living quarters are clearly an add on, and just not up to snuff for full time living. I want a fully insulated trailer with double paned windows, washer dryer hook ups, opposing slides and decent size tanks for black, grey and potable water. Opposing slides are key to double the width and functionality of both the salon and the bedroom.
In other words, real rv amenities, designed for six months or more, not a weekender package.
Risa from Happy Trails is pricing a Hawk for me, hopefully they will build one with a four season package and the opposing slides.
I think Bloomer is reputable for building the larger LQ’s where a lot of people will live in them full-time or part-time.
Amazing builds by EquiSpirit
I want a fully insulated trailer with double paned windows, washer dryer hook ups, opposing slides
Good luck. LQ horse trailers are designed just for the summer months weekend use and are stored for the winter after the water lines are bled or filled with antifreeze. Hubby and I go to the new RV convention each year, and we have seen only a rare one or two that are insulated to withstand bitter cold. And they are sold that way - it is part of the marketing to get people to buy an RV that is a true winter toy. Standard horse LQs come with no insulation underneath - I’ve seen a fair share that had the water lines freeze in below 32 degree temps at late fall endurance rides. If you want the trailer insulated underneath, you have to do it yourself. Trust me - I asked if mine could be insulated underneath where the water storage and water lines are, and Lakota said they couldn’t do it (for logistic reasons) but I was welcome to do it myself - permanently only after it was out of warranty.
Also was told two slides would compromise the strength of the trailer as needed to haul horses. I have one slide out, and it works fantastic for me.
Truthfully, an LQ isn’t designed for full time living, anymore than the stalls are designed for full time occupancy. I think if you want the true 4-seasons RV, you might as well buy one, and add a hitch to the back to pull a 2 horse trailer.
If Hawk will build a 4-seasons LQ for you, do let me know.
Very well said.
G.
I always drool at the 4 Star trailers or the Platinum trailers. Maybe someday I can afford one.
If you can afford it, how about a horse truck or horse van? That way you might get the year round living plus transport for the horses. Going to put a few links. They are not recommendations because I have no idea how good these businesses are. They’re just to give an idea of what I am talking about. (I do struggle at times to translate into US English.)
http://stephexhorsetrucks.com/ (This site has a video on the home page that plays automatically.)
They were once quite common, but have been supplanted by the pickup/trailer combination. I suspect this is true because of the flexibility of the combination. When you get to where you are going you can unhook the truck and then have ground transport as required. Also, heavy trucks may require commercial or special licenses in many states. In only a few do you have such restrictions on truck/trailer combos. And you can hook your truck up to your boat or a flatbed full of hay or a fertilizer buggy from your co-op or your neighbors stalled car or perform a host of other tasks.
The OPs requirements will be VERY difficult to meet as the primary purpose of the horse trailer is to move horses; we can add a nice LQ, even a luxury LQ, but not at the cost of adversely affecting the primary purpose.
G.
Horse trucks are still very common here in Australia and I know that they can be fitted out to be very luxurious. Because the OP does have serious accommodation requirements I thought I would suggest it. The show jumping folks live in their trucks here when on the road. You can get them with a proper bathroom, kitchen, seating area, sleeping accommodation, washing machine, dishwasher, heaps of storage, awning, barbecue etc. The only limit on what can be done is how much money you have.
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