Horse Trailer Maintenance

Now is a good time for your horse trailer’s yearly safety checks and service.
We rely on our trailers to transport our horses safely and reliably. So it stands to reason that we should pay close attention to their maintenance and soundness.
Here are Ten Easy Trailer Inspection Checks that you can Do Yourself - and two that I leave for the pros!
You can find more of my thoughts on this and 177 other trail riding and horse camping topics in my book “The ABCs of Trail Riding and Horse Camping,” as seen on Amazon’s bestseller list. Here’s a link - amzn.to/3CuErid
LINKS:
Horse Trail and Camp guide - www.TrailMeister.com
Heavy Duty Tire Gauge - amzn.to/3sAyTNM
TrailMeister Amazon link - www.amazon.com/?tag=thetrailh...

[@jgonz3542]

only 156 likes?! That's bonkers. Great stuff.

[@user-ez9gy5hd7n]

I guess I need to do unboxing videos or some such nonsense :-)

[@PasoMerLegs]

Thanks for the video, I especially appreciate the part about checking the break-away. I didn't know it could be checked this way!

[@user-ez9gy5hd7n]

Glad it was helpful!

[@KAgnew70]

Thank you for all of your videos. This one is particularly helpful--it motivated me to run down the list and check everything. I just found a few issues that need attention. Gives me peace of mind at the very least, but more importantly, might've saved a human or equine life and averted disaster!

[@user-ez9gy5hd7n]

Thank you for watching. Glad to be of help!

[@sophiabackcountry7716]

Another good video, thank you. I did not know about the side walls of trailer tires not bulging out when the pressure is low.

[@user-ez9gy5hd7n]

Glad to help!

[@AndyTheCornbread]

Good stuff. I do my own bearing inspections though. I just repacked all 8 of them last spring. It is a PITA but I live far enough from town that driving 1.5 hours one way to get bearings checked ends up being enough of a hassle that doing it myself is just easier.

[@user-ez9gy5hd7n]

Thanks! I need to learn bearings and brakes, even if I don't do the work myself. Always good to know what's being done.