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Location: midwest mama | I found a living quarters trailer I really like but it is a 2 horse. I have 2 horses - sometimes I only haul one and sometimes I haul both. This one has an 8.6' LQ, is an 8 wide and has mangers for storage.
I want to stay as small as possible but still be functional so what are the pros and cons of a 2 horse versus a 3 horse?
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| Ive seen a few nice ones! Only con I could see is you lose that little bit of room to haul hay and supplies in the LQ area. And you never know, you just might want that 3rd horse someday. |
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 A Barrel Of Monkeys
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Location: Texas | I use my stud stall for storage of buckets, camping essentials, etc. But I think if I were more organized, the mangers would work for that. |
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 Shelter Dog Lover
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| I would definitely buy a 3 horse with a stud wall just for the storage it provides. My daughter had a 3 horse with 8’ lq, it was perfect and easy to pull and park anywhere. |
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | Resale won’t be as good. Easy to pull and park, tho. A friend had one and she really liked it. I stayed in the LQ with her a couple times. |
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Meanest Teacher!!!
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Location: sunny california | a two horse is really a one horse with storage. find a three horse tht way you can take two horses LOL |
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Location: on the fine line between insanity and geniusness | My mom has a two horse with a 10 ft and she loves it. It’s the cutest little thing. |
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Location: Northwest | rodeomom3 - 2018-01-16 2:32 PM
I would definitely buy a 3 horse with a stud wall just for the storage it provides. My daughter had a 3 horse with 8’ lq, it was perfect and easy to pull and park anywhere.
I agree. I have a 3H with an 8’ LQ and it is super handy. I can get it in/around/parked/through anything lol. Also, just from scanning For sale ads in the past, 2H LQ’s don’t seem to sell well. Just a thought in case you’re ever needing to upgrade in the future. |
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Industrial Srength Barrel Racer
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| I would LOVE to have one but they are super hard to find. I've always had 3 horse trailers - can't seem to sell the one I have that way EITHER. |
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| Nita - 2018-01-16 5:00 PM
Resale won’t be as good. Easy to pull and park, tho. A friend had one and she really liked it. I stayed in the LQ with her a couple times.
This, BUT if it truly is all you need and you can work around the storage issue - using the bed of the truck or utilizing a hay rack you can get a smoking deal on one because of the resale being less attractive. |
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Location: Texas | I am in the same situation, and something to think about (aside from the resale challenge) is that the difference in price between in a 2H and a 3H is very minimal (when buying new). I know because I just looked at a 2H & 3H, and ended up buying the 3H, with stud divider. I am very happy with my decision. (6' LQ) |
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Location: Ohio girl moved to PA | always go for the extra stall. I have 2 horses and went for the 3H and wish i would have gotten a 4H. simply because i dont have mangers, and i cant put everything up front in the LQs, so having that extra room is SO nice. especially when i haul a 3rd horse, its so hard to try and squeeze everything in the rear tack. |
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| I was in this predicament a year ago. I went with the 3H, 6.5 ft LQ. I don't have mangers, so I needed the extra storage and glad I have it. It is still very manageable to pull, park, etc... |
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 I hate cooking and cleaning
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Location: Jersey Girl | I have always steered away from a 2h because I think they are hard to resell. Also if haul 2 horses you don't have any room for storage. |
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| We have a three horse and the front stall has a stud divider and there's mangers. We use the front stall to store hay, grain, chairs, an extra water tank, etc. We hauled three horses for a summer and we had to find a different spot for all of that stuff and it was a pain. It is always nice to have an extra stall, in my opinion. Ours is a Platinum 3 horse with a 9.5' lq and it's the perfect size for two people. |
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Location: SW North Dakota | The flipside of the resale deal on a 2H is you should be able to buy into it cheaper and still keep your money together when you want to sell it. |
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Location: Oklahoma | A lot depends on the box length. Many times if the trailer is 8' wide the inner fenders will be up into the LQ part of the trailer. |
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Location: Cocoa, Florida | I have a two horse straight load with a dressing room and huge bed area. I have a square nose, no cabinets or anything so I can have a king size bed, my boyfriend and I don’t even touch and can sprawl out. I actually like the straight load, you can fit a Clydesdale in my stalls. I wouldn’t recommend having more then 2 people because the dressing room is so small and I have 2 saddle racks in there but it works for us. It’s only 4000lbs and my Chevy 1500 pulls it fine as long as you’re not going over 70 when it’s loaded down. I will get a larger truck next for sure but for now it works perfect. I’m only hauling 1 horse right now also.
Edit: mine is an all aluminum sundowner 1999, got a heck of a deal and it was very well taken care of. I use my other stall for hay, can fit the atv also.
The best two horse goosenecks are HARTS hands down
Edited by RnRJack 2018-01-17 4:48 PM
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Location: midwest mama | Anyone else? |
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I Am a Snake Killer
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Location: Golden Gulf Coast of Texas | I had one. Two horse Platinum with 8’SW had mangers also. I had plenty of room for storage. Loved it and will probably buy another but with 10 ft SW. Took a little longer to sell but not much. I usually only hauled one though. |
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