Not only was I concerned about his safety and mine on the road, I needed to make sure my ‘rig’ would be safe for the other drivers around us.Īs Tom Scheve, CoFounder of EquiSpirit Trailer Company, writes in The Complete Guide to Buying, Maintaining, and Servicing a Horse Trailer, “You’d be surprised at how many buy a tow vehicle first only to find out later that it won’t do the job.” Yikes. (Keep reading for a breakdown of 77 popular horse trailer weights by brand/model.)Įven once I had those basics, I still needed to understand what all the numbers meant and how they added up to safely hauling my pride and joy (AQHA gelding Monkey). 4-horse gooseneck trailers weigh 4,200-8,400 lbs (empty).3-horse gooseneck trailers weigh 4,000-5,600 lbs (empty).3-horse trailers weigh closer to 2,800-3,900 lbs (empty).2-horse gooseneck trailers weigh approximately 3,700-4,700 lbs (empty).2-horse bumper pull trailers weigh 2,400-3,200 lbs (empty).Horse trailer weight depends on several factors, including whether it’s a bumper pull or gooseneck, has a dressing room and/or tack room, is made of steel, aluminum, or hybrid materials, and how many horses it fits. (Note: Cherry Hill’s easy reference book Trailering Your Horse: A Visual Guide to Safe Training and Traveling is “trailer-made” for rookies!) Near the top of the list? What does a horse trailer weigh, and why does it matter - a lot.
When I set out to buy my first horse trailer in my 30s, I had a lot to learn. I didn’t start driving tractors or hauling trailers as a teenager, and I couldn’t have picked a “bumper pull” out of a lineup to save my life. Unlike many of my fellow Montanans, I didn’t grow up on a ranch. How much does a horse trailer weigh on average? This rookie wondered, too.