I am glad, for the horses’ sake, that it’s no longer fashionable to “check” their heads quite so high …
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September 14, 2012
a portrait
Posted by Jennifer under carriages / carriage types, history | Tags: postaday |1 Comment
September 13, 2012
throwing in the towel
Posted by Jennifer under Carriage Journal magazine, history, horses & driving | Tags: postaday |1 Comment
I’ve given up (for a few days at least) thinking I can post lots of photos on the blog each day and work nonstop on The Carriage Journal.
So, while I realize that, in the interest of finishing the story, I still owe you photos of the cones phase and the awards ceremony at the recent Celle CIAT, I don’t have the time at the moment.
I’m sure you won’t mind browsing through a few old photos while I finish the magazine, right?
Here’s a photo of Daytona Beach, Florida, c. 1906.
August 14, 2012
Today: a family portrait, c. 1900.
It looks like little brother is getting a driving lesson as well.
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Coverage of the World Four-in-Hand Championship begins tomorrow!
August 13, 2012
it’s our Omnibus again
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Here’s a lovely street scene, also from New York’s Fifth Avenue, c. 1903.
In the foreground (lower left) is a Hansom Cab waiting by the curb. To its right is a Brougham, which might’ve been hired (like a private taxi or town car), or might’ve been privately owned and driven by the occupant / owner’s coachman.
There are also some open-air vehicles.
And to the right of the street sign, but on the other side of the street … there’s what appears to be the same Fifth Ave. Omnibus that we saw in yesterday’s photo. And these horses are still not wearing saddles or breeching, so clearly that setup worked for them.
August 12, 2012
is something missing here?
Posted by Jennifer under carriages / carriage types, harness, history, horses & driving | Tags: postaday |[3] Comments
The two horses hitched to this Omnibus (New York, c. 1900) must’ve been been awfully good boys. There seem to be some pieces missing from their harness, as they have neither saddles (the part that goes around the horse’s midsection, where a riding saddle would go) nor breeching (the part that goes around the horse’s hindquarters and that helps him stop the vehicle).
I’ve seen old photos of work harness without saddles, and it was not uncommon for pair and team harness to lack breeching. But I think this is the first photo I’ve seen with just collars and traces, and nothing else.
The Slower Road 