My suggestion would be to go the middle road. Go to a place that makes trailers and have one of their stock models custom built with upgraded/heavier duty components. Usually if you negotiate well, this can be done for a little more than the added cost of the materials used to upgrade.
Totally agree, an ALU trailer would be terrific and for your needs there's a factor of buy once / cry once so doing it right might hurt bad but only one time.
Agree with other poster, having priced out custom build before, it's almost impossible to beat a similar spec pre made trailer.
If you buy a true pro-grade trailer with upgrades and then have it customized, I cannot see how bad you'd have to abuse it for it NOT to last 20 years. Obviously, if you buy a "weekend horse hauler" for the hobby rider that likes to play cowboy 3 times a year, you're going to have a trailer that looks like busted @ss in a year. They make different grades for a reason.
If you're hauling stock weekly, IMO a home built trailer like you posted won't be any better. Treated plywood comes unlaminated if left exposed to the sun, moisture, and barnyard acid.
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