If you look closely at the wall mount for the Portax chest bar shown here, we hope you can see that it can be released (click on the small view and a larger picture will pop up). That’s the chest bar portion of the Böckmann Multi Safe System (MSS). The chest bars feature an easy-to-use height adjustment, but there’s more… You hope this next feature is never needed, but if a horse gets his legs over the chest bar, you can unscrew the exterior tie loop that serves as the lower fastener for the chest bar wall mount (phew, that’s a mouthful). The lower portion of the wall mount and chest bar will come down, your horse will be free and you will have effected the rescue from outside the trailer. No need to risk injury getting inside with a panicking horse! In addition, with the Multi Safe System, the upper portion of the wall mount (with tie loop) remains in place. The Multi Safe System stall bars are a feature of all 2012 Böckmann horse trailers. (Please note: The Big Master we’re showing here is a 2011, which has a different style of chest and butt bar design. They’re adjustable and releasable, but different from the MSS.)

The thoughtful design extends even to the coupler. For starters, a built-in coupler lock is standard. Lock the trailer to the vehicle when parked together or secure the trailer when parked by itself. But wait, there’s more… On the side of the coupler, you’ll see an “X,” a “+” and a “-”. “X” means it’s not properly secured to the ball. The “+” means it’s properly secured. And the “-” means the ball is too small or worn. You still need to pay attention when you’re connecting the trailer, but Böckmann’s trying to make things a little easier for you.

That eye-catching silver trailer with blue roof and large jumper graphic is a Champion R that arrived recently. We were a little pressed for time and it gets a bit short-changed on the writeup this time, but we’re going to rectify that soon. Here’s what we have to say in this initial coverage… The Champion R is a good looking, robust, easy-pulling trailer for two horses to 17 hands. The silver walls are tough anodized aluminum planks as on the Portax (remember, anodized for corrosion protection) and the blue roof and nose are fiberglass. The “R” in “Champion R” signifies the Round nose that provides part of the space for a nicely equipped tack compartment, with telescoping saddle racks, shovel, broom, etc. as described for earlier models. The large triangular windows are nicely placed for light and ventilation. The pictured Champion R has an optional tinted roof vent for additional light and ventilation. It also has the optional anodized aluminum plank floor. As with the other Böckmann models, the Champion R has the standard Multi Safe System stall bars, padded walls & stall divider, kick panels, 3-position self-furling rear curtain and much, much more, And we’ll include that much, much more on the Champion R in an upcoming update.

This is just intended to be an introduction. There’s a lot more to say about Böckmann horse trailers. We plan to create a full Böckmann section as time permits (and more models arrive). In the meantime, stop by Traveled Lane Trailers and check out these premium quality, fuel-saving Böckmanns, loaded with safety and convenience features.