Horses of the 17th Century
Thursday, 29 November 2012
I thought this topic was very intresting and fun. I picked this topic because I wanted to know more than I already knew and I did. This topic tought me alot about the 17th century and how they lived back then. Even though it was tough to get some of the information that I needed I kept looking and finnally I finnised. So here is my blog on the Horses Of The 17th Century.
Country Living
Farming

Equipment
The equiptment consisted of basicly plows, and harnneses. The average harnness was easy to hook up but not everyone could do it. Lots of animals particulary the oxen were used to plow fields in the 17th and 18th century. They used oxen more because they were easily kept and the expense of the horse was to much for some people. Alough there was'nt much information that I could find on this subject because horses were not used very often.
Friday, 23 November 2012
Equipment
Lots of the carriages had a simple design, if
it was one horse or many in single file there was two shafts or poles that went
on either side. If it was a pair or many pairs, a team, a pole attaches between
the pair. That pole, is attached to another pole, which attaches on one side of
the horse. There is another design which made the second pole go in front of
the horse. The driver can steer the horses using two reins or leather things
which run down the middle. The reins attach to rings which run along the
harness. The collar is a big leather thing shaped like a rain drop. The collar
goes over the horses head and has attachments that connect from horse to horse.
The rest of the harness is pretty simple. There are more leather pieces coming
from the collar which attaches underneath the driver. Lots of horses need
special training to be able to have a haness put on them even a simple designed
one.
Stabling


The Copenhagen Stable had a zigzag shape and was very complex. This stable was important because it was built for the king and could house all his horses and carriages. In 1690 this stable held 52 horses and very few staff. At the end of the 17th Century this stable held 170 horses and 152 staff. As new kings entered the thrown the stable was reconstructed. As a certain King entered the thrown he had reconstructed it so that it would have a rectangular riding ring so he could ride his horses and not be hurt. There was not a lot of information out there but this what I could find on stabling in the 17th Century because people did not have the money to start up stables
Tuesday, 6 November 2012
Horses in the 17th Century
Carriages


a gig with the driver at back

Stage Coach

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