Finally I can sit back, take a deep breath, and feel accomplished. By far the largest of my big ticket items has been purchased and is no longer an issue. My wonderful dad found a horse trailer Thursday and called to tell me about it. I liked the pictures but wasnt going to get my hopes up. Fortunately, Hans let me leave work a little early on Friday and I hurried home. Mom, Dad, and I loaded up and drove down to see the trailer and I liked it. It is definatelty clean! So about thirty minutes later I became the proud owner of an '05 Thoroughbred WW two horse straight load.
Loading Stretch in the new trailer for the first time presented a minor hitch. He didn't want to go all the way in. First off, he hasnt been in a straight load in a few years. Second off, his last hauling experience was definately less than desirable. When we brought him home this last time we were in a rather big time crunch and trailer resources were limited. All we were able to get ahold of was our neighbors 6' tall stock trailer. Stretch was such a trooper though! He followed me right in and stood quietly the whole way home. Upon arrival he was a little shook up, but otherwise no harm done. Fortunately, it wasn't too difficult to convince him that loading in the new trailer was a good idea. All it took was a little breakfast!
In the end, all of my hard work throughout the summer and early this semester saving my money and my patience in the great trailer search paid off! I found something that is nice, that I like, that is safe, and that Stretch fits in. I have a few minor purchases to make to improve the trailer and prolong it's life, as well as increase Stretch's safety in it, but that certainly is not a big deal! That list includes new chain covers, a tire cover for the spare, paint to touch up the wood on the walls, a head bumper for Stretch as an added precaution (even though the trailer is 7'2" tall), and a tail wrap because he likes to lean on the doors. I am very excited and relieved that I can place a big fat check mark next to "Trailer" on my to-do list!
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