Carriage Horses Today
horse carriage can be found in many cities and tourist destinations. One of the most interesting places for a horse carriage ride is Mackinac Island, Michigan, where automobiles have been banned for more than a century. Horses, whether ferrying passengers or cargo, supply most of the transportation. You can even rent your own […]
carriage Horse-drawn History
Early modes of horse-drawn transportation consisted of basic wagons made of wood with rough-hewn solid wooden wheels and a skin-covered body. These early horse wagons were constructed in Mesopotamia as early as 3500 BC, during the Bronze Age. The two-wheeled chariot was developed around 2500 BC.
      The first modern-style horse carriage was reportedly […]
The Sarvonian Carriage Horse (also known informally as the “Wain Horse” or “Wagonhorse”) is one of the newer breeds of horses, developed as a light draught animal for pulling private conveyances. Big and sturdy, they are nevertheless not as heavy or expensive to feed as the Sarvonian Heavy Horse, which makes them more affordable as […]