horse trailer terms

B

B is usually used as a suffix indicating a bumper pull horse trailer. 

Bumper pull

A bumper pull horse trailer that connects to a ball hitch that’s attached to the towing vehicle’s frame or bumper.

Butt side

This is also so called a curb side or a tail side of a horse trailer. The side of the horse trailer equivalent to the passenger side of a vehicle or truck. This is named because each horses’ rear end is located on this side when loaded in a slant load horse trailer.

Curb side

Also called butt side or tail side. The side of the trailer equivalent to the passenger side of a vehicle in the United States.

CX

This is an event gooseneck horse trailer and includes open air space or spaces in sidewalls on both sides.

CXF

This is an event gooseneck horse trailer that includes open air or spaces on the curb side and includes feed doors on the trailer head side.

CXT

This is an event Series bumper pull horse trailer that includes open air spaces on both sides of the horse trailer.

Dressing Room

This is a separate room in front of the horse trailer horse area, used for changing and storage of many items.

E

This is a Horse trailer with an escape door built in.

ES

This is An Exiss Sport trailer.

GLQ

This indicates a horse trailer with a living quarter floor plan including a glide room.

Gooseneck

This is a horse Trailer that attaches to a ball in bed of a pickup, semi truck, or a farm truck for pulling.

Head side

This is also called the street side of the horse trailer. This is the side of the horse trailer equivalent to the driver’s side of a vehicle or a truck. Each horses’ head is located on this side when loaded in a slant bed horse trailer.

Limited

This is called Limited Package. Features of the Event Series plus premium upgrades combined to create a smart-looking, high-end package.

Living Quarters

A LQ is a Trailer that has an area appointed with living accommodations including bed, dinette, kitchenette, and bathroom.

Long Wall

A long wall is the longer sidewall of the dressing room on the curb side, created by the slanted horse area stalls.

LQ

An LQ usually Indicates trailer with living quarters. Used as a suffix. E.g. Event SS 310 LQ

LQ Shell

An LQ shell is a Trailer with large empty space to be retrofitted with living quarters.

Mid tack

Tack room located between dressing room and horse area.

Non-Living Quarters

Non-Living Quarters is a Trailer without living quarters.

Open both sides

Open both sides is a horse Trailer with open space on both sidewalls and at the top for ventilation. This is popular in hot climates.

Open butt side

Same as open curb side. Trailer sidewall on curb side has open air spaces at the top for ventilation. This is named because of location of horses’ rear end when loaded in trailer.

Open curb side

This is the same as open butt side. Trailer sidewall on butt side has open air spaces at the top for ventilation.

Pie tack

Mid tack that is wedge shaped (like a pie slice) is wide on the curb side and narrow on the street side.

Rear tack

Room in rear of horse area used for storing saddles, harnesses and other gear used for riding and working with horses. In most models the rear tack wall is collapsible.

Short wall

This is the shorter sidewall of the dressing room on the street side, created by the slanted horse area stalls.

Side tack

The side tack is the Mid tack room located on one side of the trailer. This is also known as a closet tack.

Slant load

Horses loaded diagonally in trailer.

Slant tack

Mid tack that occupies a diagonal space, similar to a horse stall, between the horse area and the dressing room.

SS

Event horse trailers with smooth (non-extruded) skin aluminum sheet on the trailers exterior. Skin color is usually white but also available in black.

ST

Usually ST indicates straight load. Used as a suffix.

STC

STC means Exiss stock combo trailer with dressing room. Generally used by people who show cattle or require extra storage.

STK

STK means stock trailer with no dressing room. Usually the perfect choice for ranching.

Straight load

In a straight load the Horses face front when loaded (or head-to-head in four and six horse models). This is generally for larger and more active horses.

Street side

Also called head side. Street Side is the side of the trailer equivalent to the driver’s side of a vehicle in the United States.

Tail side

Also called curb side or butt side. The side of the trailer equivalent to the passenger side of a vehicle in the United States.

Trainer package

A trainer package is like a six horse trailer with an array of deluxe features including a large mid tack making it an ideal trailer for a horse trainer.

XT

XT means Event trailers with extruded aluminum sheets on the trailer’s exterior in the horse area and smooth skin in the gooseneck area.