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How many horses would have pulled that rigTrue.
Here in the US the overland wagon of choice was the Conastoga Wagon. It was massive, makes all of the others downright small. You can't get a good feel for the actual size until you've been next to one or inside one.
The smaller version, the one with 5' tall rear wheels needed 4 horses or 2 oxen. The bigger ones needed between 6 to 8 horses (or more) or 4 to 6 oxen (or more).How many horses would have pulled that rig
We've donated a few pieces to a couple museums in re both sides of our family.My family went from Boston area to Montana via wagon. My great great grandfather brought giant vases in boxes that his wife would not leave behind. Their belongings are in a museum and their house is on historic registry and restored to original. Amazing people.
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They look like suffolk punches. To me my friend keeps them ive been trying to up load some vids of shires and clydales to no availThe smaller version, the one with 5' tall rear wheels needed 4 horses or 2 oxen. The bigger ones needed between 6 to 8 horses (or more) or 4 to 6 oxen (or more).
I got to ride in a restored one back in 1976 and it required a ladder to get in it. The rear wheels were about 8' tall. It was on a cross country trek and was being pulled by 6 Clydesdales with 6 others in reserve.
I recently participated in a cattle drive commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Chisholm trail. There were 10 wagons involved and 2 of those were "prairie schooners". Those are big wagons but could fit inside a Conastoga wagon.
The 1st pic gives an idea how big the horses would of been. I can't remember the name of the breed but these are a special breed used by mounted nights and for hauling aftwards. They pulled one of the schooners.
The last ones are just general pics from the trail.
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My dream is to ride a cattle trail in the usa dream on ehThe smaller version, the one with 5' tall rear wheels needed 4 horses or 2 oxen. The bigger ones needed between 6 to 8 horses (or more) or 4 to 6 oxen (or more).
I got to ride in a restored one back in 1976 and it required a ladder to get in it. The rear wheels were about 8' tall. It was on a cross country trek and was being pulled by 6 Clydesdales with 6 others in reserve.
I recently participated in a cattle drive commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Chisholm trail. There were 10 wagons involved and 2 of those were "prairie schooners". Those are big wagons but could fit inside a Conastoga wagon.
The 1st pic gives an idea how big the horses would of been. I can't remember the name of the breed but these are a special breed used by mounted nights and for hauling aftwards. They pulled one of the schooners.
The last ones are just general pics from the trail.
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It is hot and dust work my friend...yet fun.My dream is to ride a cattle trail in the usa dream on eh
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I could see that. I checked my notes though, these are cross breeds between the Clydesdales and Percheron.Percherons.lackntan, post: 255370, member: 5907"]They look like suffolk punches. To me my friend keeps them ive been trying to up load some vids of shires and clydales to no avail
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