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Re: [RC] [RC] Thuro-Bilt Trailers - heidi sowardsOk, I'll be more mechanically specific. It does not have the upgraded suspension. It has alot of room both in front of the horse and to the sides. The rear slant has a ton of room, your horse can almost stand slanted OR straight back if he's a smaller horse. Welds seem to be done well, has a fiberglass roof over the tack room only. An endurance rider/welder/farrier/trainer checked it out and thought it was a well made and safe trailer. The wheel wells have trim to keep from getting cut (The TW did not), the steps on the side have no area to get a hoof caught behind. The Morgan built I looked at you could have. I personally like a slant, more room, horses seem to feel more secure (mine do anyway!) and like Terry I think the mangers cause more trouble than they are worth. They rust out something terrible too. heidi --- terry banister <terrybanister@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Slant-load or straight-load is not at issue, but one of the most emphasized factors in good trailer design mentioned in "THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO BUYING, MAINTAINING AND SERVICING A HORSE TRAILER," by NEVA SHEVE (guru of horse-trailer information) was the advent of rubber-torsion suspension. Better-quality trailers come standard with this, others have it as an upgrade. Another factor in stress-free trailering is the horse having the ability to lower its head for clearing nasal passages and stretching its neck and 'surf' with its feet for balance. The inablilty to do this can lead to internalized stress that manifests itself in shipping fever and other problems such as scrambling on longer travels. For this reason, manger-style trailers with the hay directly under the head and the wind blowing it into horse's face is what causes them to be frustrated and stressed after a time on the road. They need to be able to lower their head. And the solid wall in front of the horse's feet causes horses to scramble for footing and sometimes climb into the manger in a panic. Whatever manufacturer you choose, the criteria that is most important is the horse's comfort and safety, not the person's convenience. Terry "May the Horse be with you"From: heidi sowards <ribbitttreefrog@xxxxxxxxx> To: Jennifer Billings <love2tolt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: Re: [RC] Thuro-Bilt Trailers Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 11:41:06 -0800 (PST) Hi Jennifer, I went to Oregon last year and looked very thoroughly at the Thuro-bilt! There was a Trail's West parked right next to it. Very similar price! Here's whyIwent with the T-B. Both trailers were 2 horse slants,theTW partition was not padded and was a solid partition, while the T-B was nicely padded, had the bars so horsescansee each other but not savage anyone! The TW had an open bus window on the rear side, the T-B has the bus windowbutit comes with a removable plastic tinted window. Moretierings on the outside of the T-B, more lights andreflectorstoo. The drop down windows on the TW were smaller. The rubber bumper on the rear seemed to be less cheaplymade. Iadded two options to my T-B and that was the rubber matsonthe walls and the rings for corner feeders. I bought myT-Balmost one year ago and have not regretted it one bit!Itpulls well, the horses seem to ride fine, it's roomyenoughthat if I had a pony I could probably stuff it in there with the small arabs. I did think I wanted the removable wall between the tack area and the horses. I'm still not sure why I think I need this, however, I could pull itoutand put another horse in backwards right there. So in a pinch, I could haul 3 smaller horses! However, thedrawbackto the removable wall is that there is a small gap thatpeefrom the horse side can run under into your tack area. I cut a strip off a rubber mat and slid under that areaand Ijust throw the shavings a little heavy in that pee area.Noproblems since. The T-B comes stock with two saddle holders, tack hooks and 2 blanket bars. I love my T-Bandif I ever upgrade I'll go back and probably look at them again!!!!! Oh yeah, brand new I paid $5300 and that is adding the options I did. I got the GTplus 2-horseslant!heidi --- Jennifer Billings <love2tolt@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Are these good trailers ? Hard to find a lot of infoon _________________________________________________________________ Click, drag and drop. 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