A 2,500 lb empty weight is the headline on this one. The 2024 Shadow two-horse bumper pull is all-aluminum and light enough that a properly equipped half-ton or a full-size SUV can pull it without drama. That puts it in reach of weekend riders, lesson barns and one-horse owners who occasionally borrow a second.
| Configuration | 2 horse, bumper pull |
|---|---|
| Construction | All-aluminum |
| Floor | Pressure-treated wood |
| Box length | 13 ft 6 in |
| Outside width | 6 ft 4 in |
| Inside height | 7 ft 6 in (22.5 hands) |
| Axles | 3,500 lb on 15-inch tires |
| Empty weight | 2,500 lbs |
| GVWR | 5,300 lbs |
| Dressing room | 2 ft short wall, 7 ft long wall horse area |
Aluminum is the reason it weighs what it does. The floor is pressure-treated wood rather than aluminum plank. Some buyers prefer wood for footing, and it has the practical advantage of being cheap and simple to replace if it ever comes to that. Pull the mats once a season and look at the boards. That is the entire maintenance story on a floor like this.
Outside width is 6 ft 4 in. Narrow by current standards, since a lot of new two-horse trailers now run 6 ft 9 in or wider. What you get for the narrow track is a trailer that fits down a tight barn lane and parks at a crowded show grounds without a spotter. If you haul big-bodied warmbloods, measure across the shoulder before you decide. Headroom is not the constraint at a 7 ft 6 in inside height. Shoulder room is.
The dressing room sits on a 2-foot short wall against a 7-foot long wall in the horse area. It holds saddles, bridles and a trunk. It is storage, not a changing room. The trailer rides on 3,500 lb axles with 15-inch tires and carries a 5,300 lb GVWR, so two average horses plus gear puts you close to the rating rather than under it by a wide margin. Manual jack and spare tire are included.
Being a current-year unit, there is no deferred maintenance to inherit and no rust to negotiate over. Freight is a flat $550 to anywhere in the continental US. If the trailer is not what you expected, you have 30 days to send it back. Questions go to sales@acornmachinery.com or (712) 356-0109.
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