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Comprehensive list of synonyms for road vehicles pulled by horses, by Macmillan Dictionary and Thesaurus. A horse-drawn vehicle is a mechanized piece of equipment pulled by one horse or by a team of horses. These vehicles typically had two or four wheels and.
Even after the chariot had become obsolete as a tool of war, there still was a need for technological innovations in pulling technologies as larger horses were needed to pull heavier loads of both supplies and weapons. The invention of the horse collar in China during the 5th century Southern and Northern Dynasties allowed horses to pull greater weight than they could when hitched to a vehicle by means of the ox yokes or breast collars used in earlier times.
With the invention of the automobile , the tractor and other internal combustion vehicles, the need for driving horses diminished, beginning with the end of World War I and to an even greater degree after World War II. However, interest in driving competition for horses continued, with the horse show and harness racing worlds keeping interest alive, and the development of the sport of combined driving continued to refine the art of proper training and driving techniques.
In addition, many third world nations retain a need for driving horses for basic farm work and transportation. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
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Retrieved from " https: Articles needing additional references from July All articles needing additional references Articles with short description. Views Read Edit View history. When a teams of horses were hooked to the machine, they would pull and the weights would move according to the strength of the team. A starting load of pounds is set into the dynamometer, a weight that most teams are expected to be able to pull.
Each team entered in the competition is hitched to the machine and they would pull it for a short distance. If the team can not pull the weight, they are removed from the competition and those that successfully pulled the weight continue on to the next round. The competition continues on in this way until only one team of horses remains.
Rules and regulations are in place to protect the safety of the horses during competitions. The Eastern Draft Horse Association, being the largest horse pulling organization in the United States, works to ensure safety during competitions by enforcing rules and regulations.
Each competition has its own rules in addition to the Eastern Draft Horse Associations rules. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Accessed October 18, Dressage Eventing Show jumping. Flat racing Harness racing Point-to-point Steeplechase Thoroughbred horse racing. Two-wheeled vehicles are balanced by the distribution of weight of the load driver, passengers and goods over the axle, and then held level by the animal — this means that the shafts or sometimes a pole for two animals must be fixed rigidly to the vehicle's body.
Four-wheeled vehicles remain level on their own, and so the shafts or pole are hinged vertically, allowing them to rise and fall with the movement of the animals. A four-wheeled vehicle is also steered by the shafts or pole, which are attached to the front axle; this swivels on a turntable or "fifth wheel" beneath the vehicle.
From the 15th century drivers of carts were known as carmen, and in London were represented by the Worshipful Company of Carmen. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A midth-century engraving of a Phaeton , from a carriage-builder's catalogue. Car jockey Flexible carpooling Real-time ridesharing Slugging Vanpool.
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