Most dealers have about 25% markup remember they have to make money to stay in business.

A basic two-horse straight-loading trailer can cost $5,000-$17,000, depending on size, weight and materials. and type of hitch.

In most cases yes horse trailers do hold their resale value. A horse trailer that is about 10 years old, will generally hold between 55 to 76 percent of the original price paid.

7,500 lbs is a sufficient amount of available capacity for everything a person should need. In the above example, you can haul two 1,100 pound horses and still have over 5000 pounds of available load capacity for other items. Exceeding your trailers GVW is dangerous.

The weight of two average-sized horses, combined with the weight of your trailer, likely exceeds 3,000 pounds even with a lightweight trailer. For horse trailers with a gross vehicle weight of fewer than 4,000 pounds, your trailer may only have brakes at one axle.

But smaller trucks and many of the largest SUVS—including the Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe, the Cadillac Escalade, the GMC Yukon, the Lincoln Navigator, the Lexus LX 570 and the Ford Expedition—can be rated to tow 7,000 to 9,000 pounds, which is enough to pull a more moderately sized two-horse trailer plus a tack room …

“The bottom line is you can safely pull a horse trailer with a properly-equipped SUV when it’s matched properly with a receiver hitch, weight-distributing hitch, engine, transmission and rear axle ratio, within the weight limit capacity set by the manufacturer.”

Best cars to tow a horse trailer

• Toyota Land Cruiser.
• Land Rover Discovery.
• Audi Q7.
• Mitsubishi Shogun.
• Skoda Kodiaq.
• SsangYong Rexton.
• Volvo XC60.
• Volkswagen Golf Alltrack.

An F150 with a 5.4 engine and anythign but the 3.31 rear end would have no problem with a bumper pull or aluminum goosneck 2 horse trailer. A simple steel bumper pull with a manger tack area will weigh about 2800 lbs at the most.

Most half ton trucks can handle a basic two horse bumper pull trailer with tack room and fully loaded with 2 horses. Invest in a good brake controller and a weight distribution hitch. Anything gooseneck, even a two horse, is likely to require a 3/4 ton pickup.

The towing and payload crowns go to different versions of the new F-150. When properly equipped, it can tow up to 12,200, enough for a loaded, three-horse trailer, Ford said. Its payload (the weight of what it can carry in the truck bed) is 3,180 pounds.

Yes, you can tow a gooseneck horse trailer with a short bed pickup.

If the length of the truck bed is too short, the nose of a gooseneck can hit the cab of the truck when turning. For trucks with the shorter beds, an offset or ball/hitch extension can help move the front of the trailer back to prevent this issue.

But the best Ford engine for towing is the 3.5-liter EcoBoost twin-turbo V6 engine. There are many other great options when you start looking at heavy-duty Ford trucks because Ford has been making these engines for so many years.

The F-150 can tow up to 13,200 lbs with the right trim level and tow package. However, when it comes to towing a travel trailer, most (but not all) F-150 models can safely pull a camper that’s under 6,000 lbs.

You will be able to tell if your F150 has the max tow package by looking at the owner’s manual for your vehicle and determining what it is. If you have misplaced the owner’s manual, or the previous owner did, you can contact Ford and check via the vehicle’s VIN. The VIN will be displayed in the window of your truck.

Most Light-Duty Pickup Truck Owners Tow Less Than 10,000 Pounds, Study Finds. The current, 13th generation Ford F-150 features a max towing capacity of 13,200 pounds when equipped with Ford’s 3.5L EcoBoost V6, for example. And yet, essentially no one is actually using that capability.

To make it more attractive to individuals, it has various amazing features. It is a great choice for those who are struggling to find a half-ton vehicle to tow a travel trailer comfortably and can work for a living as well. As a half-ton vehicle to tow a camper, it has the capacity of towing up to 12,750 lbs. Campers.