I'm looking at buying a maverick trailer with LQ, slide out 3 horse. Seems nice enough but wondering about what others know about the build quality. I read what I could find here on the history of the company. I would like to avoid that one.

Just want to know what others think of the quality, durability and design.

I saw one at the MN Horse Expo. I was impressed with it. My friend thought the steel frame undernesth looked too thin compared to the tubular steal frame of others. The Maverick had steel channel. It seemed fine to me. undercoated and cross braced. The only thing I wanted to add were mangers, to also allow for outside storage compartments and a loading ramp. I liked the recessed hardware so horses dont get hung up. The lighting. The spacious living area and big bathroom. Everything below seems to be recessed well out of the way, (tanks etc) There really isnt anything I done like. The comment however from my friend concerns me a bit as he is pretty knowledgeble. To me it seems fine perhaps the others are over built in that area and this is fine as it is. I dont know.

Thanks for the reply

We bought a 3 horse with 10ft LQ in September. I really love the layout of our trailer. Hoosier (Maverick) has done a decent job of organizing the living quarters to maximize space. The horse area is nice and our mares ride very well in it. Overall I think it's a good trailer.

We have had some warranty issues so Hoosier took the trailer back to Indiana, fixed everything and returned it within a week. Bill Daily has been very good to deal with and really does want to make sure the customer is happy.

We had a water leak coming through the roof that was dripping right over the bed. We also had gotten one of their rivetless ones and all the outside seams were popping loose. The black tank monitoring didn't work right. The drawer hardware didn't hold up. Because of the leak and the outside seam issue we asked that Hoosier take it back to fix. They fixed the leak and apparently pulled all the affected ceiling out and replaced it so there should be no possibility of mold or frame rusting. They also riveted all outside seams. They also made some other minor fixes and modifications for us. This was all done and it was back to us within a week.

We were probably not the easiest people to deal with since it was mid summer (prime riding) and Indiana is over 12 hours away but they were very willing to accomodate. We dropped off the trailer at one of the local dealerships and they picked it up from there. Then a week later I drove about 2 hours to personally meet with Bill Daily when he delivered it back to MN.

FYI...we did continue to have black tank monitoring issues through this fall. They sent out new parts and our local trailer dealer fixed it again. Some of the minor things have been fixed by our local dealer and they have always worked directly with hoosier on payments. It's been a little frustrating at times when our trailer is not available for use but I've talked to alot of people in our travels who have said it happens often with new LQ trailers from any of the manufacturers. We are hoping that 2012 will be issue free.