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Oct 6, 2017 | 07:24 AM

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69cj

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Originally Posted by RV_Tech

I've only worked on a few horse trailers, but all the ones I saw were really low, I guess for easy loading. I am not sure how adding a little height would affect that.

Steve

It's possible they're low because the center of gravity for a horse is high. The bottom half is nothing but legs. Just a wag on my part.

Oct 6, 2017 | 07:48 AM

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It's possible they're low because the center of gravity for a horse is high. The bottom half is nothing but legs. Just a wag on my part.

That is a good point

Oct 6, 2017 | 03:58 PM

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ChuckS1

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Remember that you have to get the horse to step up into the trailer, something that you have to train them to do. If you raise the trailer height too much, then you have an issue with getting the horse on. The alternative is to use a ramp, which is what you'd want if the trailer's raised. It would also make loading ATVs a lot easier.