WANTED: 2H Slant Load Trailer

[fancyhorse]

I am looking for a newer 2H Slant Load trailer for sale in the CA area. If you know of one for sale please contact me! Thanks!

[hfhopper]

Can't help you with one in CA, but I can offer this word of advise. Before purchasing a slant load, do alot of homework on the size of the stalls. Riley has a hard time fitting comfortablly in the 2H slant that I just bought. It's 6'10" wide, but the angle of the partition makes the stalls a bit too short for him. He's just a hair over 17H and wears an 84" blanket. He fits, but doesn't have a lot of room to lower his head and neck for balance. I've heard this complaint from MANY slant load owners with big horses. In my case, hubby is gong to modify the angle of the partition to make it a more shallow angle, allowing more room in the front stall.

[fancyhorse]

Good advice! Yes, this is my first trailer and I surely want a 7' tall one. 99% of the time I'd only be trailering one horse at a time, but I will surely bring my messuring tape!

[hfhopper]

Yup, at least 7' tall is a necessity with OTTB's, especially those with higher head carriage. My trailer is a FeatherLite and I'm now finding that, as a brand, they do tend to have a steeper slant angle. I loaded Riley into a Kieffer slant load (same box width) this weekend. It has a less steep partition angle and he had much more room in the front stall. We figured out that about 10 degrees of angle change gave him approx. 10" more room.

[Dawn]

I agree with the others think hard before going with a slant since I know you will be hauling bigger horses. And check your slants out to be sure of your fit. I have a wonderful trailer, 3 horse slant, all aluminum, etc etc just what I wanted BUT (there's always a but isn't there, LOL). The ONLY way Bella and/or Jackson to be comfortable is to have the last stall because there is no rear tack in it.
Now that I love, the fact that there is no rear tack means no center bar which means my door is a full swing door, when I open it the entire back is "open" I have been called on to haul some tough loaders and they walk right on because they don't have to get between a rear tack and the wall of the trailer or between that center bar.
And I know the dealer will tell you "its a collapsable rear tack" well it is still a pain when you have a horse you want to get on and have to make that adjustment at the last minute. Some are setup so taking that center bar out is doable, but again, once you have that horse in you want to be able to shut those back doors ASAP and work on the actual trailer loading issue when you have more time/space to do so, well then before you can shut those doors (since they fasten to the center bar you just took out) you have to put the bar back and then get the doors shut and it all takes time. Meanwhile said upset horse is having to stand around in a trailer he didn't want to be in in the first place... talk about stressful for everyone involved.
Personally I am so close to thinking of selling mine but I HATE trailer shopping hate it although Tim has that nice 4 horse stock that I love, except for the fact it is steel and this is Michigan after all... But I could sell mine, buy that one from him/his brother (is an estate item from their parents) and have a few thousand left over even to play with. Don't think I will but keep mulling it over!

[fancyhorse]

I've had a bad expierence in the past with straight loads in the past, from a horse kicking out the rear door, to loads issues, etc. I've worked with all kinds of trailer and really prefer a slant. Lucky for me my horses are wonderful loaders!

[Dawn]

I agree on the loading, horses just waltz right in mine that refuse other trailers wholeheartedly. Here's mine it is a '95 Cherokee, all aluminum, 3 horse slant, with just a tiny tack room. I have a mattress up in the gooseneck area and camped in it all the time till I met Tim. Well we still do some when we don't want to haul the "big" trailer. It is so easy to haul and the slats let in lots of light/air I really like it better that way than the enclosed trailers.


This is Tim's other trailer that I really like the setup on. Very open and nice, no dressing room but steel so heavier and hasn't ever been used in the Michigan winters so not rusting out like so many around here, but if I were to sell mine and buy it then I would have to tow in the winter so it is a downside. Still tows nicely. We have it for sale if someone comes along, although haven't pushed it hard.