Step inside a Shadow, whether Stable Mate or 700 Series, and you’ll likely note it’s a bright and inviting place to be.  The interior walls are white.  There are plenty of windows and vents.  The workmanship is very good and there’s an overall tidiness that’s very appealing. 

See those black panels on the lower walls?  They’re Rumber® kick panels and they’re standard in Stable Mate horse areas.  A Rumber product specialist once told us that the product was developed to line trenches for hand grenade training.  If Rumber can hold up to grenades, it should be able to stand up to a kick!  Not only is Rumber tough, it only weighs about 20 lbs. per 4x8 sheet; it protects your horses, protects your walls and helps save fuel!  One of the things we like about Shadow is their willingness to use modern materials & methods to produce a better trailer. 

Stable Mate stock combos feature stall dividers with easy-to-use, quick-action latches and drop down feed doors along the head wall.  Air gaps on the kick wall and rear gate have integrated tracks so you can add optional Plexiglas inserts if desired.  Stable Mate stock combos have nicely equipped dressing rooms and the dressing room wall is on hinges so you can swing it out of the way to haul a load of hay or a small tractor.  In the slant models, stall offset is 40" and Shadow has angled the dividers to produce a stall length that's very close to what you'd find in a 7' wide trailer (all Stable Mate models are 6' wide).

	Shadow 617SC 3H stock combo with optional escape door and trim stripes.
And last, but not least, there are the Stable Mate Stock and Rancher livestock models.  The Stable Mate Stock models resemble the other Stable Mates in that they have an aluminum frame, smooth white aluminum skin, Rumber kick  panels and rubber floor mats.  (Those are side and interior views of a Stable Mate Stock model just above this paragraph.)  Stable Mate Rancher models are more like traditional livestock models – aluminum frame and extruded aluminum skin, but no kick panels or floor mats.  Standard height on Stock models is 7’; standard height on Rancher models is 6’6”.   With their 7’ height, floor mats and kick panels, the Stable Mate Stock models are suitable for either horses or livestock. Stable Mates are available in 1, 2 & 3 horse slant load bumper pulls, 2 & 3H slant goosenecks, 2H straight load bumper pulls & goosenecks and livestock bumper pull models.  This writeup covers the Stable Mate SC series, but Shadow also offers the Stable Mate S models with drop downs on the head wall and windows on the kick wall and the STK slant stock combos with livestock-type air gaps on both walls.  If you’re looking for an affordable aluminum straight load, see the Stable Mate 612 and 6145 straight loads elsewhere in our Shadow section (they’re 7’6’ tall!).  Good looking, versatile, easy to pull and affordable.  Check out the Shadow Stable Mates at Traveled Lane!