Carriage Horses, Past and Present

Carriage Horses, Past and Present
by Angel S. Gnau

A look at the most important part of a horse-drawn vehicle: the horse

The horse has always been an integral part of history. Soon after man tamed horses to use as beasts of burden and invented the wheel, the carriage was developed. The word carriage comes from the old northern French word cariage, meaning “to carry,” and can be used to refer to any number of two- and four-wheeled designs. It was also used for railway cars, and later, for automobiles.

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