I have sold many brands of trailers, worked for several manufactures as a "Factory Rep" had horses for 40 years and am damm picky about trailer construction.  My advise to you is look beyond pretty, beyond cheap price.  It's what you can't see (quality construction / and materials) that makes the trailer cheaply made or high quality.

Many Manufactures offer bargin basement prices for poorly made trailers.  Just like a low price house, pair of shoes or poorly made saddle, you get what you pay for.

Look under the trailer at the frame, look at welds, look at the history of defects or quality craftmanship. Buy the best you can afford, not the least expensive.  You will be glad you did years and miles down the road.

OK so now if we are going tostart looking at quality and craftmanship- what the heck does a good weld look like? What does quality construction look like? I can generally spot something thats obviously bad but when you start looking under the trailer at the frame, what are you looking for?

Quality isn't always based on price alone- plenty of people are driving Chevys, which are less expensive than a cadillac, without any complaints. It might not have all the creature comforts but it gets the job done ( going from point A to point B safely and ontime) if you want a safe and dependable trailer, there are lots out there to choose from. If you want the stuff that makes you happy and other people envious, then you'll pay more but still you get from spot to another. I also have a older Exiss and its been rock solid and I use it pretty much every weekend. Just because a shower broke off doesn't mean the whole thing is rotten( and most LQ's arent manufactured by the trailer maker either). If you're looking to spend 50k-80k, you're not worried about price, you want stuff. Go look at them, at shows, at dealers and at Expos. Only you can make the choice- its your money after all.

If I had as you say up to 80G for a trailer,I guess Hart would be my choice.

However price doesn't guarantee quality as farmbabe is talking about,plenty of folks drive chevy's or hondas compared to Lexus and Mercedes and they get the job done.

Expensive doesn't necessarily mean quality,and lower priced trailers aren't always a poorly made trailer.I too have an Exiss and have found that it is a solid trailer.The interior isn't done by the trailer manufacturer more than likely.

Our shower arm broke off too,that was in a Platinum trailer,brand new,interior by Outlaw.It was because: going down the road,it was jarred out of it's plastic holder and fell into the shower floor.I take my handheld shower piece down before we travel now just to be sure.Not saying that is why yours broke off,but it's not the quality of the trailer overall judged by a broken piece inside.

If you have that amount of money,take your time and look around.

That was real nice of you guys.

What in the H --- compels people to make fun of and humiliate others  in public because of something like their spelling ability?

Maybe YOU need to take some money and spend it on charm school learning some manners and how to treat others asking a honest, well mannered question.

Barrelracer,  Get the trailer that you LIKE!  If you've got some age on yourself (Like if you're older than 20), chances are, your trailer will last your lifetime, your horses won't fall through the bottom, and with proper maintanence, it will look good for years to come.

As a newcomer to this forum (since I see you've only posted a thread once), I apologize for the snide remarks about spelling.  Of course I shouldn't be the one apologizing since it wasn't me who was ugly to you.  I hope you return to the forum with more questions/comments etc. and let us,the ones who care, know what trailer you decided to buy.  Good luck! 

This is a forum for sharing valuable information needed about the ownership and operation of horse trailers and moving our horses safely.  If any one who has a question is too intimidated to post here for fear their grammer, spelling and syntax may be criticized . . . . what's the use of having this bulletin board?

Marion  - (Mseyle) . . . Our only requirement for posting here is courtesy, common sense and civility. 

We love experts . . . with class.  Everyone makes this board possible and everyone is needed to "keep the streets" clean in your community.

That's why there is a "Report to Moderator" button on EVERY post.  Use it when you think something is not right.  We treat bullies with tact too.  Then we will eliminate them if they continue.

By the way, I have been watching closer this past month.  Let me know how it's going.  We really appreciate everyone's input.  There's too few places to go for good advice and we don't want to jeopardize this forum.

I wasn't implying, that would be rude and inconsiderate.

I don't  know her circumstances,but,some people had to quit school in other times and go to work.Some people like my former husband was pulled from his school due to divorce,and put in a large public school teaching an entirely different reading method/materials and was lost in the crowd,and did not get the attention he needed to learn to spell properly and use correct grammar.

Some like my husband now,were in a sub standard school with too many students and not enough teachers  committed to seeing the students each learned what they needed,and passed them anyway,and as adults,they had  to go to work, and never learned to spell some words correctly.

I was brought up to never make fun of anybody's language,word use,spelling,ect.To do so shows that you believe yourself to be superior to that person.Not to mention it is just plain mean to embarass somebody in public or on a public forum such as this by poking fun of their spelling.

What is this,the "spelling police" or something? She just asked an honest well meaning and well mannered question about a trailer purchase.She didn't ask for ANYBODY'S critique on her spelling.

I've always been for the underdog and I think it is crummy behavior,no matter how you cut it,"Rik" or anybody else on here who thinks it's OK to humiliate somebody because of their lack of spelling ability,reading ability,knowledge about a trailer or whatever.

I'm going to go over to another forum where people know how to treat others that make a post asking an innocent question,not in the business of blasting them with hateful remarks and insults.BTW,I looked my post over carefully to be sure it met with everybody's criteria of spelling but I'm not so worried about how it happens to sit with you.

So,right back at ya,dude.(Slang.)

Thank you. You made my case for me. If ANY person has gone through trying times and didn't receive an adequate education, it is just this person that should be proof reading their posts with greater scrutiny and/or using a word processor.

We all misspell a word every now and then and I've, on occasion, misused there/their/they're, but I think it's a greater issue you're talking about now. We've moved past critiquing someone's posting etiquette and onto societal issues.

Note to the OP: This has moved way past you at this point, so please take no personal offense at anything said. Sorry for the hijack. I'm done.

Please do not criticize people's grammer or spelling.  Not everyone has the same gifts for communication and this is a horse trailer site.

People who use this board to point out other people's communicative deficiencies will have their message or profile removed. 

Well one thing you want identified is who is providing the warranty for the slide portion of your trailer...Based on previous threads...some living quarters are not warrantied by the trailer manufacturer, but the subcontractor that does the living area...so one would wonder if there might not be finger pointing between the manufacturer and the subcontractor if there were to be a problem in the slide area...

And whoever says they are responsible...GET IT IN WRITING......because all verbal promises are as good as the paper they were written on...