Avoid Allergic Items: Grover's disease involved skin can become itchy when exposed to allergic type substances such as perfumes, dyes, conditioners, powders, anti-perspirants, hair sprays, grasses, plants, fragranced products, shampoos, unrinsed laundry detergents, fabric softener sheets, dog or cat hairs, carpets, chemicals, Aloe Vera, PABA, detergents, acrylic nails, polishes, nickel, elastic, latex, etc. Hair conditioners can induce itch!
Once you know how much your trailer weighs you must add the weight of the horses being hauled in it and any equipment, feed, water, etc. For instance, we can start with a two horse tag-along trailer that weighs 2400 lbs. including mats and options. One horse weighs 1000 lbs. and another weighs 1500 lbs. Add 50 lbs. for one bale of hay and another 50 lbs. for one saddle and bridle and a small tack box. The GVW is 5000 lbs.
Since most trailers of this type weigh about 100lbs per foot of deck length (16' trailers will weigh about 1,600lbs, 18' trailers weigh about 1,800lbs and 20' trailers weigh about 2,000lbs), you must deduct that trailer weight off of the GVWR to find out what a trailer can truly carry on top of its own bed.