MikePA
Super Moderator
Brian, I re-read my post and I hope I did not come off as too harsh. If I did, I apologize. We've owned horses for almost 12 years and have seen 'the good, the bad and the ugly'. We've bought all our horses through classified ads, so we've gotten to visit a lot of barns. We've also been to riding events, from equestrian events like Quentin (sp?) in Lancaster County, PA, a very upscale event (not that we're upscale /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif) to local 4H events. I've seen fantastic horse trailers that cost more than my house that I'd love to live in. I've also seen trailers that I wouldn't haul limestone in, much less a horse. Whether it's a barn or a trailer, my heart breaks and my anger rises, every time I see 'the bad and the ugly'.
A less than adequate trailer/tow vehicle combinations endanger not only the horse(s) but also the people in the tow vehicle as well as others on the road. Although I've never towed anything but our horse trailer, I imagine there's a difference between towing a 'regular' trailer and a 'live' load. There's more than enough to 'worry' about when towing a cargo that can move, I would not want to add the worry of mechanical problems.
A less than adequate trailer/tow vehicle combinations endanger not only the horse(s) but also the people in the tow vehicle as well as others on the road. Although I've never towed anything but our horse trailer, I imagine there's a difference between towing a 'regular' trailer and a 'live' load. There's more than enough to 'worry' about when towing a cargo that can move, I would not want to add the worry of mechanical problems.