Posted 2010-03-17 1:21 AM (#117710) Subject: Small Gooseneck Trailers
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Location: Myrtle Beach, SC
What horse trailer brands manufacture a small gooseneck trailer with a bed in the goose? I really want just a small, stock type trailer, preferably with a walk through from front to back but since I travel with one horse and am not skilled at maneuvering a big trailer, I want the smallest one I can find that I can still sleep in. Suggestions?
Posted 2010-03-17 4:44 AM (#117711 - in reply to #117710) Subject: RE: Small Gooseneck Trailers
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Posts: 3802 Location: Rocky Mount N.C.
Alot of mfg's build a "stock combo" gooseneck trailer..... Check out the search feature on HTW, look under size and click on stock/combo. As of 5:43 this morning there were 398 gooseneck stock combo trailers listed on HTW.
Posted 2010-03-17 8:50 AM (#117717 - in reply to #117710) Subject: RE: Small Gooseneck Trailers
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Posts: 350 Location: Newton, NJ
I have a Silver Star, but they are no longer manufactured - too bad, because it is a great trailer, but I have seen many others that have two stalls and a small dressing room so you can add a mattress in the gooseneck and sleep in. I would suggest you look for a 2 horse slant load with the pass through door. An escape door in the forward stall will make this first stall accessible for you from the outside. You can use the first stall for storage and as a "mud room" so you don't have to walk directly into the Dressing room. It also makes a good bathroom once you have reached your destination. I have a tack compartment in the rear of the trailer. This trailer has 40/60 doors in the rear. I can store all my gear, saddles, etc. in this area and still have a reasonable sized opening so my horse can get in and out without having to open both doors. My horse is a 16.2 hand QH gelding and rides better in the rear stall. There's a little more room in that stall. I very rarely carry two horses, so this configuration works great for me. It also allows me to two with a 1/2 ton GMS Sierra P/U, rather than a big gas guzzler. My DR door is on the driver's side. I looked a long time for the right configuration, and this one has been very satisfactory for me. Hubby and I finished up the DR about two years ago so I can have electric and nice cabinetry, etc. This is an all aluminum trailer.
Posted 2010-03-17 8:53 AM (#117718 - in reply to #117710) Subject: RE: Small Gooseneck Trailers
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Posts: 350 Location: Newton, NJ
OOps.. I meant tow with a 1/2 ton, not "two". And one other thing, look for a "stallion" partition between the two stalls. A stallion divider goes all the way to the floor. This will allow you to store stuff in the first stall when you are under way. If you can't get one, look on this site for posts that explain how to convert a divider to full length.
Small Gooseneck Trailers
