My wife is entering the veterinary profession, and with a vet-box on our truck goosenecks will be a thing of the past.  I was wondering if any has (or has seen) a bumper pull living quarters trailer?  Lakota makes one, but it's only a 2-horse:

http://www.lakotatrailers.com/line/hut.asp

I was wondering if one of the bigger 3-horse or 4-horse trailers might be able to be converted.  I know we wouldn't be able to fit much, but maybe a fold-out bed, and maybe a microwave and sink?  Here's a featherlite I think might be a good candidate.  With the horses at the back and the LQ up front, I don't think tonque weight would be a huge issue.  We have a dodge 3500, so I think the weight could be managed with a good weight-distributing hitch.

http://www.fthr.com/trailers/model_template.cfm?cat=horse&ModelID=393&styleName=Bumper%20Pull

Thanks all,

Brian

Brian...actually you want to separate your vet truck from your personal use vehicle to simplify your taxes and reduce the chance of audit...

IRS tends to look more closely at vehicles that you are running as dual use vehicles, i.e. personal and business use, due to the tendency of overloading personal expenses onto the business side for deduction purposes...

Have her get an S-10 size for the vet business and keep your current pickup for towing...

I have seen 3 different BPs converted. One was a 3H slant; 1 a 2H slant, and the third a 3H stock. THe 3H, tHe owner moved the wall back to make it a 2H. Then, he created 2 single bunks in the space where the front stall was. The bottom bunk had a lift up lid. He used it for storage (he rode english and his tack fit there); another lady used that space for a water tank and pump. She had ordered a 2h slant with a very large dressing room. The upper bunk can be a foldup when not in use. be sure to allow "squash room" for the mattress.  Both slant trailers added clothes bars above the upper bunk so they could hang clothes, towels, etc.

The 3H stock, the lady put solid bars across to separate an area in the front for her tack, 50 gallon water tank, and hay storage. She had room for 2 horses in the horse area.

Have an outside mounted spare tire - but I recommend up front, rather than back where horses are tied. I've seen a number of horses get their lead ropes caught behind the spare. I've also heard from a friend who's horse bit the stem off and then freaked at the escaping air noise. Having the spare outside frees up space inside.

I don't know if you plan on attending horse shows or trail riding. You can have a "camp box" built onto one side of the trailer, over the fender. The front cover folds down to become your table - you'll want some of the tall camp chairs like judges sit on at reining events.  OUtfit the camp box with a gas stove and gas grill; line the back wall with wood (to avoid clanging noises that could irritate or freak the horses in the trailer) and hang grill grids, pots/pans, cups, etc.  Use collapsable or portable tack racks in the dressing room - when at your riding place, the saddles can be moved to the horse area - unless you get a BP with rear tack.  However, if the truck has the vet box on it, you'll need the rear tack area for water & hay.

Cabinets (tall ones work best) can be attached inside the DR area and a bench or counter mounted between. A refrig or cooler can be located beneath the bench/counter.

Another consideration is to have an extra long tongue on the BP.  This will give you space for tanks and batteries - perhaps even a water tank.  Another friend had her trailer built that way to give her clearance between the trailer and a truck-mounted camper.

Good luck!

I saw this one in person and it was NICE!!!!!

http://www.pinebelttrailers.com/T5944.html

What was the price  $32,500?

No, I don't remember what it was.but not that much.  You can get them made as fancy or as plain as you want.

VERRRYYY  NICE.  Wonder what something like that weighs? (and costs)

Tongue weight seems to usually be the problem causing factories to get in and out of LQ bp. Logan had then just 4 years ago, I thought the Lakota HUT was done well for around 25K on a 2h aluminum. I did the video on the tipout and will have it on this website this summer.

The Fast Way RV wdh hitch that's in my Hart Trailer Tour could be the solution for a new round of LQ bp's. It will be in production this fall. Then we'll have another revolutionary gn hitch for the tour.