Equine Motorcoach Arrives in Lafayette, Louisiana for Ranch Outlet Anniversary Celebration
5.20.2008 part2

Julie Calzone owns a national advertising and public relations firm, Calzone & Associates, which is based in Lafayette. She competes and breeds dressage horses, hunter/jumpers and thoroughbred racehorses.

Equine Motorcoach owners spent nearly a year working with several manufacturers researching and engineering the right chassis to support a new type of horse transport vehicle for the United States. The new Equine Motorcoach combines the comfort and amenities of a top-of-the line RV with accommodations for horse transport and tack and supplies storage.

Kentuckiana’s Premier Truck Center worked with Tom Stinnett of Tom Stinnett RV Freedom Center and Mark Lee of Lehel Coachbuilders to engineer a truck chassis that met with the U.S. Federal Highway standards relating to construction, brakes, crash safety and emissions.

Equine Motorcoach is built in Europe on the custom chassis specifically engineered by Volvo Trucks North America. Coaches are available in a 4-6 horse configuration. A 2-3 horse configuration on a smaller truck is due by the end of 2008. Every Equine Motorcoach is built to the customer’s specifications including exterior finishes and interior amenities.

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