Coaches, Carriages, and Carts: Type, Use, Design, and Industry

by Gloria Austin

Horse-drawn vehicles are the foundation of modern transportation. These vehicles produced many innovations used today, such as the spring. Other than observing a horse put to a carriage, there are proper ways to identify these vehicles and their unique characteristics. One style of driving, called "four-in-hand", required the training of four-horses and exercising them well in order to pull large, heavy coaches with many passengers or freight...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1951895002
• ISBN13: 9781951895006
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Equine Heritage Institute
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 8.5"