I love Mackinac Island and the Grand Hotel. We went there for a week every year until Covid stopped us. I always introduce myself to the horses, and ask their names. There are pictures out there in the world of me, in full 1900's costume, hugging a horse named Billy. We were teasing our driver once about how people think nowadays that all carriage horses are abused. He spluttered, "Abused? I get up at 5 in the morning to give them a bath!"

I learned the Achenbach system many years ago and have found it in over 50 years of driving the safest. But one does NOT move the hands a lot, in fact the hand movements , be it the left hand, the anchor hand, or the right hand , the supportive hand, are hardly visible. The hand with the lines gets tilted forward or backward, in order to release pressure on one side and increase it on the other hand. The supportive hand will pull the lines out or push them back into the hand. In a nutshell, the Achenbach is supposed to work with the smallest amount of energy expended and the gentlest treatment of the horses' mouths.

Nice vid Kody ! You look great with them ! That horse you were handling looks like a real sweety . Now i would love to do that for a summer job. I hear those horsepeople are of the best around

These Are The Vehicles That Were Used In The 1600's To The Early 1900's With Horses And Carriages!! Good Old Fashion Cowboy/Suited Period! Before Cars Were Introduced.

@r.4259

2 жыл бұрын

Hello graalian, 2006 player here

@retroguy9494

2 жыл бұрын

I find it a bit difficult to believe that kind of omnibus would have been used in the 1600's!

@SA786.comChannel

2 жыл бұрын

@@retroguy9494 i believe the 1600's is when these were first used before it became more of a use in the 1700's before the world became a western period in 1800's with horseback being used aswell as buggies and then it became a modern horse period throughout the early 1900's before becoming a modern period with proper usage of cars and trucks throughout most of the 20th century and leading into the 21st which leads us to today!! (the early 1900's was similar to the 1700's but the only difference was the fashion and the way people behaved and did things) people used swords and knives alot in the 1700's to protect themselves from wild animals just incase their buggy broke down whilst traveling long distances!! and early 1900's was the complete opposite except with smart dresses and suits etc...

@retroguy9494

2 жыл бұрын

@@SA786.comChannel Well, certainly horse and carts were used in the 1600's. But they were more the palanquins, trolleys, etc. I believe the coach did not come into play until the 1700's. I really don't think they had the fancy type of omnibus shown here back then. Most of them sat only one or two people.

@SA786.comChannel

2 жыл бұрын

@@retroguy9494 oh, in that case i think you might be right there xD

Exactly what I'm looking for

Beautiful Wagon!

Beautiful

My dream one day is to drive a coach cross country!

I liked it

What's crazy about that is that Western (American) and English style riding is the exact opposite with the reigns. Interesting transition in history.

I like your video bro.

Plz tell me how buggy operate can all horses drag the buggy or first 2

4 reins into 2 ?? HOW TO ?? Please and thank you.

Thats where they got the ideas from ha lol the olddd school vehicles

is a very muscular horse required in horse drawn carriage?

You do not "drive" a horse, you "reign" it.

Lord, I've been cheated. Let me be reborn into the 18th century.

@elias7748

3 жыл бұрын

Year 1786

I’m partial to American myself but to each their own

whats the location here?

@AarontheFilmmaker

Жыл бұрын

Mackinac Island, Michigan! No cars allowed. Pretty neat.

The incessant rattle of the chains is incredibly annoying. Surely there's a way to quiet this (leather etc)

Csingh

Poor horses being blindfolded, they would enjoy the views.

@ZestBrew

3 жыл бұрын

The horses aren’t blindfolded, the “blinders” are so they don’t spook at any distractions on either side of them and to keep them focused on what’s ahead of them. The horses can still see forwards, it’s just like if you put you hands on either side of your head

For goodness sake; horses do not pull a vehicle, they Push into a collar which draws the vehicle along. Pretty basic and you got it wrong. No point watching any further.

@Helvetica.16

3 жыл бұрын

That's what pulling is-

@payntpot7623

3 жыл бұрын

@@Helvetica.16 Beg to differ. If a horse grabs something in its teeth it can "pull" the object towards it. However, a horse "pushes" into a collar which has the effect of drawing the vehicle behind it. Any good harness book, coachperson, even physicist could explain better, but the concept is not at all complex.

@Helvetica.16

3 жыл бұрын

@@payntpot7623 That's not how that works? Horses pull things with their bodies, and push too. But they aren't pushing a cart when they are attached to a harness they are technically pulling it? The object is set behind them, and only moves when they move forwards. Aka 'pulling'. Id assume. Only ever heard it called pulling.

@payntpot7623

3 жыл бұрын

@@Helvetica.16 As I said initially, technically they push the collar/breast collar, which in turn draws the vehicle. Check out any book or listen to any expert driver and they will confirm. Just because you have only ever heard it called pulling; does not mean it is correct. It is always good to learn new things in this life. It stops us from getting complacent and letting the grass grow under our feet!

Dude, what’s wrong with you?! These horses are being abused and forced to work! Search up carriage horse

@elias7748

3 жыл бұрын

This is not abuse. They actually like doing work.

@elias7748

3 жыл бұрын

@Saira Khanom they’d rather do work than sit in fields everyday. Of course, forcing them to work in extreme weather is abuse. But besides that, horses love doing work and it’s been like that for thousands of years since we started working with horses.

@mhdfrb9971

Жыл бұрын

The horses are not lazy like you

@Desertfox18

Жыл бұрын

This is not horse abuse! If you want to watch horse abuse, watch horse races.

Can we please get rid of all world destroying cars and go back to horses...?