Object number
59/120/7
Description
This saddle is part of the harness for a carthorse. It is made of leather with brass trimmings. The harness was used on the Godman Estate in Horsham, West Sussex, and at Pepper Gate Farm in Lower Beeding, West Sussex.
Physical description
1 horse saddle: leather; wood; metal [brass]
Label Text
3. Cart Saddle. The cart saddle sits on a horse's back and consists of a wooden frame surrounded by leather with a rigid channel in the centre. This was designed to take a chain running from the shafts of a cart on either side and over the back of the horse. In this way, a small part of the weight of the cart, perhaps a tenth, was supported and balanced by the horse, making the process of pulling the vehicle much easier. This is part of two sets of cart harness that were collected in 1958 and had been used for many years on a farm at Horsham in Sussex. 59/120/7.5. Cart Saddle. The cart saddle sits on a horse's back and consists of a wooden frame surrounded by leather with a rigid channel in the centre. This was designed to take a chain running from the shafts of a cart on either side and over the back of the horse. In this way, a small part of the weight of the cart, perhaps a tenth, was supported and balanced by the horse, making the process of pulling the vehicle much easier. This is part of two sets of cart harness that were collected in 1958 and had been used for many years on a farm at Horsham in Sussex. 59/120/7.
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_3145.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_5599.tif - High resolution image
