Carriage Driving need to know stuff What’s That ? / How Do I ?

Horse and carriage driving need to know stuff what’s that? / How Do I? All the little points

 

Watch out for Lots of content to be added over the next couple weeks 26/4/2008

learning video clips, podcasts articles and more, we hope to answer many of those little questions about carriages harnesses accessories that somehow get forgotten about

 

You will find general reading pictures  answers to the questions below , many with supporting sound or video clips and links to more comprehensive article links found elsewhere on the internet .

 

Click on the links for information = information available 

 

Carriages

 1 ) For starting off ! Two Or Four Wheeled ?

 

2 ) A guide to appropriate carriage weight!

 3 ) A guide to appropriate carriage Sizing

4 ) The different types of wheels! -- What are extending Axels ?

  • Two Wheel horse carriage or Four Wheel Video     
  • Pictures 
  • Audio     
  • Links     

5 ) Types of Suspension Leaf Spring / Pneumatic!

6 ) The different types of shafts, U-Shaped fixed shafts and independent shafts

7 ) Sliding shafts what are they ?

  • Two Wheel horse carriage or Four Wheel Video 
    • Sliding Shafts
  • Pictures
  • Audio 
  • Links  

 

8 ) Disc and drum breaks and their use

  • Two Wheel horse carriage or Four Wheel Video 
  • Pictures
  • Audio 
  • Links  

9 ) Sensible checks and maintenance

  • Two Wheel horse carriage or Four Wheel Video 
  • Pictures
  • Audio 
  • Links  

10 ) Wheel widths adjustable axles

11 ) what is Delayed Steering do I need it

  • Two Wheel horse carriage or Four Wheel Video 
  • Pictures
  • Audio 
  • Links  

12 ) Types of Swingle Tree

 

13 ) Types of traditional carriages

 

 

 


 

Harnesses

 

1 ) Which Type of harness sliding Backband or fixed ?   

  • "Quick Note" Generally with a two wheeled carriage you use a sliding backband - four wheeled carriage a fixed backband although it is possible to use
     a sliding Backband on a four wheeled carriage that has fixed U-Shaped Shafts ( see Fixed U-shaped shaft FAQ and extra links on this topic! )
  • Two Wheel horse carriage or Four Wheel Video
  • Pictures 
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  • Audio 
  • Links 

2 ) Synthetic Or Leather Harness

  • Two Wheel horse carriage or Four Wheel Video
  • Pictures
  • Audio 
  • Links  

3 ) Some of the myths leather English or not English 

  • Two Wheel horse carriage or Four Wheel Video 
  • Pictures
  • Audio 
  • Links  

4 ) What are the general harness part names

  • Two Wheel horse carriage or Four Wheel Video 
  • Pictures
  • Audio 
  • Links  

5 ) How to measure your Shetland pony cob horse for correct harness size

6 ) Harness and draft explained

  • Two Wheel horse carriage or Four Wheel Video 
  • Pictures
  • Audio 
  • Links  

6 ) Horse Height Conversion Table

 


 

Accessories

 

1 ) The different sizing and types of carriage lamp

  • Two Wheel horse carriage or Four Wheel Video 
  • Pictures
  • Audio 
  • Links  

2 ) why use Safety clips and shackles different types

  • Two Wheel horse carriage or Four Wheel Video 
  • Pictures
  • Audio 
  • Links  

 

3 ) Safety and  General information

 

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"Click Here" If you are not sure what U-shaped fixed shafts are