Trailer Floors

[TomH]

I read something on here recently where someone said they wouldn't travel a horse in a trailer with less than 2 layers of flooring.

My trailer floor only has one layer. Would you deem this as being unsafe?

 

[9tails]

I'm wondering this myself! To make mine safer, I've added two strips of aluminium chequerplate (2ft wide, 3mm thick) where the hooves go.

 

[TomH]

Glad it's not just me. I'm paranoid!

 

[pennyturner]

Personally, I have a soft spot for old fashioned single layer hardwood floors, which visibly rot before they fail. Fair warning, which you don't get with modern alloy floors.

 

[zoon]

Yes, I prefer a single layer floor- multiple layers trap moisture between layers and rot faster and it is not always visible. Mine has a single layer hardwood plank floor with thick rubber matting - take the matting up when not in use.

 

[grandmaweloveyou]

Single layer. Can see whats going on.