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A harnessed horse. A horse harness is a device that connects a horse to a horse-drawn vehicle or another type of load to pull. There are two main designs of horse harness: (1) the breast collar or breaststrap, and (2) the full collar or collar-and-hames. For pulling heavy loads, a full collar is required because it distributes pressure over a ...
Carryall: A type of carriage used in the United States in the 19th century. It is a light, four-wheeled vehicle, usually drawn by a single horse and with seats for four or more passengers. Chaise: A light two- or four-wheeled traveling or pleasure carriage, with a folding hood or calash top for one or two people.
The hansom cab is a kind of horse-drawn carriage designed and patented in 1834 by Joseph Hansom, an architect from York. [ 1]: 30 The vehicle was developed and tested by Hansom in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England. [ 2] Originally called the Hansom safety cab, it was designed to combine speed with safety, with a low centre of gravity for safe ...
Goat tying. Goat tying is a rodeo event in which the participant rides to a tethered goat, dismounts, catches, throws, and ties any three of its legs together. The goat must stay tied for six seconds after the contestant has backed away from the animal. If the goat becomes untied before six seconds have passed, the rider receives no score.
Limbers and caissons. A limber is a two-wheeled cart designed to support the trail of an artillery piece, or the stock of a field carriage such as a caisson or traveling forge, allowing it to be towed. The trail is the hinder end of the stock of a gun-carriage, which rests or slides on the ground when the carriage is unlimbered. [ 1][ 2]: 107.
Carriage Association of America. / 38.150°N 84.517°W / 38.150; -84.517. The Carriage Association of America ( CAA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the history and traditions of carriage driving, and the preservation and restoration of horse-drawn carriages and sleighs. It is headquartered at the Kentucky Horse Park along with ...
A brougham[ note 1] was a light, four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage built in the 19th century. [ 2][ note 2] It was named after the politician and jurist Lord Brougham, who had this type of carriage built to his specification by London coachbuilder Robinson & Cook [ 2] in 1838 or 1839. [ 2][ 3] It had an enclosed body with two doors, [ 2] like ...
Carriage driving, 1881, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Prince Philip during the Lowther Driving Trials in Cumbria, UK, in 2005 Ardingly, Sussex, 2007. Carriage driving is a form of competitive horse driving in harness in which larger two- or four-wheeled carriages (sometimes restored antiques) are pulled by a single horse, a pair, tandem or a four-in-hand team.