New 2023 Shadow 2HSSR, all aluminum, still unused. Buying new on a horse trailer means no floor to worry about and none of the previous owner’s habits to inherit, and on a trailer carrying live animals that counts for something real.
The numbers that set this one apart are the proportions: 16’6″ box length, 6’4″ outside width, 7’6″ inside height. Long, narrow and tall. The length gives two horses room to spread their feet and balance through corners instead of bracing on the divider for the whole drive. The narrow width threads a gate or a packed trailhead lot without a spotter. That combination is uncommon and it suits people who put real miles on a trailer.
Weight and what your truck needs
Empty weight is 2,960 lbs and GVWR is 5,960 lbs. Do the subtraction: 3,000 lbs of payload. That is two average horses plus modest gear. It is not two 1,400 lb horses plus a full water tank and a loaded tack trunk. Run the arithmetic on your own animals before you buy. The upside of that lower GVWR is that a properly equipped half-ton pickup can legally tow this trailer, which is not true of most heavier two-horse rigs.
| Condition | New |
|---|---|
| Construction | All aluminum |
| Floor | Pressure-treated wood |
| Capacity | 2 horse |
| Inside height | 7’6″ (22.5 hands) |
| Outside width | 6’4″ |
| Box length | 16’6″ |
| Axles | 3,500 lb, 15″ tires |
| Empty weight | 2,960 lbs |
| GVWR | 5,960 lbs |
| Included | Manual jack, matching spare |
The floor is pressure-treated wood rather than aluminum. Wood gives slightly better footing and runs quieter under hoof. It also has a service life and will want replacing eventually, where an aluminum floor would not. Shadow made a defensible call, and the mats and a rinse after each haul are what keep either kind sound.
Standard equipment includes a manual jack and a matching spare on 15-inch wheels, with 3,500 lb axles underneath. New or not, check tire pressures and run the lights before your first haul.
Flat $550 freight anywhere in the continental US, 30-day returns, and we are at (712) 356-0109 if you want to talk through fit for your horses.
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