Posted 2006-03-12 7:19 PM (#38719 - in reply to #38031) Subject: RE: Any advice? !
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Once you have the 06 Blue Moon trailer, you can auction the old "Denver" trailer on Trailer Talk. The crushed glass worm floor alone should bring a good price. But make sure Wifey doesn't get carried away with the fire in the fire place. The hot wood ashes can react with the worm floor in a way that ain't pretty.
I mean, such a deal only happens once in a ...
Posted 2006-03-13 12:18 PM (#38737 - in reply to #38681) Subject: WOW! Here it is . . . The Blue Moon 2 horse, straight, GN
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I believe that you will agree this is awesome!
Here is the interior of the LQ
Here is the interior of the horse compartment . . . bigger than any other two horse straight on the inside . . . conventional size on the outside. I just don't know how they do it!!!! It is so big that they put three horses in their two horse trailer. Those former NASA engineers are pretty smart folks.
The Blue Moon family has made me the offer of a free trailer! What to do, what to do?
Posted 2006-03-13 3:43 PM (#38756 - in reply to #38031) Subject: RE: Any advice? ! Definitely need some now . . .
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That bed doesn't look all that comfy either. See if they'll let you sleep on it a night or two to test it out and by all means be sure to get the plasma TV and spa. I heard they also had steam rooms... and AC for the horses.
Posted 2006-03-13 8:37 PM (#38772 - in reply to #38031) Subject: RE: Any advice? ! Definitely need some now . . .
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So glad you were able to post the photos of the new Blue Moon trailer. Do they a traditional decor package instead of the modern? Would love to see photos if they do. The horse compartment does seem nice. Thanks.
Posted 2006-03-14 3:06 PM (#38812 - in reply to #38772) Subject: RE: Any advice? ! Definitely need some now . . .
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Wifey and I have decided to keep the used trailer that we picked up in Denver a couple of weeks ago. Hope that it doesn't turn to rust before our very eyes or crush the cab and rear window of our diesel monster. We have put a revolving floor in this trailer so that the horses can ride however they want: forwards, backwards, sideways, whatever. (We are working on a way for them to watch movies and eat snacks too, but that is for another time)
We seriously considered the Blue Moon trailer. After a very difficult weighing of the offer we decided that there isn't a "perfect" trailer after all. Despite lots of well intentioned advice (sometimes we have hard time separating advice from decrees) there was very little that was really definitively good or bad about the trailers we were considering. It turned out that what was right for someone else wasn't always right for us and what we do with our horses and trailer. We also found that if we do our routine maintenance and drive sensibly, our truck and trailer work just fine and our horses are safe and happy. Most of the horror stories that people liked to share are very uncommon . . . but bad news travels farthest and fastest. When one nut-case (is that a hyphenated word?) puts his two horses in a broken down trailer with no brakes and tries to pull it with a LUV pickup, things do go wrong but that isn't the norm and it doesn't happen very often. Even so, eveyone talks about it for years and the story makes it around the world twenty two times like it just happened yesterday to the people next door.
If the Blue Moon trailer interested you, I highly recommend that you give those folks a call or meet them at the Irish Draft Pony Conference in Flat River Nevada next year. Who knows . . . they may offer you one at the fair price of free.
Thanks to all of you for your comments. We definately hope you enjoyed the ride along with us. Thanks to DaveM for having such a great website where we can have a little fun and learn a lot!!!
Posted 2006-08-24 12:09 PM (#47314 - in reply to #46430) Subject: RE: Any advice? ! Definitely need some now . . .
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don't know what i enjoyed more....the piece of double chocolate cake i was eating while reading this thread or the hilarious descriptions of the blue moon trailers. can't wait to show this discussion to my daughters (who are 13 and 9, and have been patiently watching me narrow down the choices for a new LQ trailer) and see how long it takes them to figure out the existence of the blue moons are all in our dreams.
Posted 2007-01-01 12:52 PM (#53119 - in reply to #47314) Subject: RE: Any advice? ! Definitely need some now . . .
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I am planning another trip to the Irish Draft Pony Conference in Flat River in March. I am really concerned about several things as I plan for this trip:
Is there a route that will get me there without pulling my gooseneck trailer over a railroad crossing?
How much will my new truck pull?
Can I turn my truck & trailer without breaking out the rear window of the truck? (it is a short bed)
I'll keep you informed about my preparation for the trip.