Horse Trailers For Sale in Concord, NC near Charlotte

Learn More About Horse Trailers

Looking for a way to transport your horse comfortably and safely? Horse trailers help you to get your horse to riding trailheads, to the veterinarian and to competitions.

Golden Gait Trailers & RVs, located in Concord, North Carolina, is your preferred horse trailer dealer. We’ve been family-owned and operated for over 30 years and are happy to help you however we can. Read on to learn more about the types of horse trailers that are available to you and the features they generally have.

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Types

The main way that horse trailers, and other types of trailers, are categorized is by how they’re towed. Gooseneck and tagalong or bumper-pull hitch trailers are the two primary styles. 

Gooseneck trailers require you to have a pickup truck into which you can anchor the trailer from above. These trailers provide you with more stability while towing, in addition to being able to haul more weight around.

Tagalong or bumper-pull hitch trailers connect to the rear bumper of your towing vehicle, and they’re easy to unhitch and hitch up. The universal nature of the hitching style means that these trailers can be towed with SUVs, vans and other types of towing vehicles outside of pickup trucks, but they don’t handle as much weight and aren’t as stable as goosenecks.

You can also categorize horse trailers by the material they’re made out of. Steel trailers are heavier and more durable so they can handle heavy weights, but they’re liable to rust unless they’re coated. Aluminum trailers are lighter in weight, but easier for skittish animals to damage, and they can corrode if not given a protective coating.

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Features

Your horse trailer also needs to be equipped with the right features for convenience and safety. Airflow is very important to your animals’ health, so make sure the trailer you choose has enough vents: ideally at least one in the front and rear and a few on the sides.

Horse trailers also need to be spacious enough to let your horse move around a little bit and hold a wider stance to remain stable as the vehicle is in motion.

Finally, make sure that the interior is bright so that your horse isn’t frightened and stressed by darkness. Windows, artificial lights and pale paints are all good features to have in this regard.

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Ready to see some models for yourself? Visit our dealership in Concord today to take a look at our wide stock of horse trailers for sale, including ventilated and lightweight models. We can offer financing options if you’d like to make use of them. Golden Gait Trailers & RVs is your specialty trailer dealer and we proudly serve the cities of Winston-Salem and Charlotte, North Carolina.