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Q. Can you tell me when sleigh bells were first used and if they were used for some reason other than their musical sound? A. I don’t suppose it would be possible to say with any certainty when sleigh bells were first used, but we do know they were used in Europe as early as […]
Q. There seems to be different opinions about when russet harness is appropriate. When should it be used? A. There was never any precise rule about this; it is really a matter of taste. In general it depends on the kind of carriage being used and whether it is intended to be drive in the
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The first day of the 2018 Royal Windsor Horse Show featured Hackney driving for both the pony and the horse. The Hackney horse developed during the 14th century in Great Britain. As roads of the time were rather poor, the trotters were better suited as war horses than horses with more ambling pacing gaits, resulting
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