I've read comments about Ponderosa trailers and others, but since I need to hold cost below $5,000 on a 2 h BP w/ dressing room,  I would like for someone to tell me the best quality (structure,paint and how well it pulls) for my money.  I would like comments in regard to the Chaparral, WW, CM or other steels to draw comparisons on.  I live in the midsouth area.  Thank you for your help.

Hello Perry.   We are almost neighbors. Maybe see you on a trail ride sometime this coming year. I was in same situation. Sold an old trailer I'd bought for 1K and repainted myself. Needed something bigger with weekend space. Looked for a year. Read all the post on here, visited dealers in person and via the internet, etc....but for the $$, I bought a Chapparral up in the Ky lake area and we love it.  Sure I'd rather have a nice aluminum trailer but for the money I feel I got a good deal.

There was an article in Western Horseman, Nov 05, about seeing an old truck with side panels hauling a horse, parked at a trail ride next to expensive LQ trailers, and it gave the writer a chance when she got home to talk to her kids about the relative worth of fancy possessions and dazzling design as compared to utility.

My Steel trailer will be just fine until I can afford better.

My brother in law has a CM and it is a real nice trailer, but more $ than the Chaparral. Good Luck in your quest.