Class C style Horse Trailer

Seems like a regular cost toyhauler modified,,,

There actually is a company that makes horse vans available on the E450, Sprinter, or MDT chassis. They look really neat, and if you ride more than camp, an E450 Horse van pulling a Travel Trailer could be a great solution!

http://www.frankdibella.com/vans_search




If you camp more than ride, than maybe a Toterhome to pull a horse trailer would be a better option.

This is a very cool topic for someone like me who is not into horses, yet loves the discussion.

My horses only wish they could travel like the Budweiser Horses!



Twelve horses, the famous red, white and gold beer wagon and other essential equipment are transported in three 50-foot tractor trailers

Ramps are not a problem for horses

Yup, they do RV in style.:C

I saw a TV show once about how the Budweiser Clydesdales travel the country. I'd be a happy equine camper if I could live in one of those stalls. Top shelf food, daily grooming, and a short work week. :)

tatest wrote:
Are you looking for a horse trailer with living quarters, or a class C motorhome designed to carry horses (which would have to have very small living quarters)?....A C motorhome horse van, haven't seen it. Even a C toy hauler is rare, the platform isn't big enough for much space added to the house...

The biggest problem would be to get the horse to walk up the fairly steep ramp to have them ride above the top of the wheels of the RV. Some of the toy haulers have a platform that lifts to the height of the RV floor. Not sure how the horses would react to being lifted.

Trying to build an RV with about 3,000 lbs of available live load capacity on the rear axle is doubtful. The horses would also present a very top heavy load. ;)

Are you looking for a horse trailer with living quarters, or a class C motorhome designed to carry horses (which would have to have very small living quarters)?

I have seen the former in many sizes, haven't paid attention to who makes them, just know there is more than one brand and they are sold by almost every horse trailer dealer in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas. Two horses to eight horses, plus house, pulled by big pickups or small tractors, the tractor often a toterhome. Sized and priced for riders in rodeo, roundup, the lower end of racing. Big stables have bigger transporters.
Once beyond four stalls, the house no longer in the van, rather in the truck.

A C motorhome horse van, haven't seen it. Even a C toy hauler is rare, the platform isn't big enough for much space added to the house. I've seen big horse vans with living quarters in the UK, trailers and motorized. Typically the living quarters are for handlers and grooms, the owners of racing stables simply don't live in trucks or trailers. Racing in the UK is a big money business.

I was at Kentucky Horse Park CG last year and watched a Prevost pull in towing an 8 horse slant load LQ trailer! :E

Per Dept of Ag you can't pull horses over a certain length behind the tow vehicle, and this one was waaay over the limit. Not to mention what the cost of the whole rig had to be.

Realistically though, you should pick up a nice used 24 ft Class C and tow a simple 2 place slant behind it. That's just about what everyone does at the horse shows and at horse friendly CG's.

Haha, very funny, guys. I am not William Shatner or Tammy Wynette. Didn't even go past the home page of either of those sites.