The history of horse-drawn transport has developed from antiquity to the present. For thousands of years, horse-drawn vehicles were the dominant means of overland travel, serving military, ceremonial,
Stone rubbing of an ancient Chinese Han Dynasty horse cart
Horses with chariots used at siege of Dapur in 1269 BC.
The breast-collar harness, used in China from the ancient to medieval era, c. 147 AD
Horse-drawn wagon, c. 1455
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A carriage is a two- or four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle for passengers. Coaches are a special category within carriages; they are enclosed carriages with four corner posts and a fixed roof. From the
History of horse-drawn transport
…invention of mechanized transport. Early examples include the chariots and carts of the ancient Near East and Mediterranean. By the medieval period, carriages with suspension systems and pivoting axles were used by royalty and aristocracy, while wagons and carts were essential for trade and agriculture. In…
A royal landau outside Buckingham Palace, London
Competitive driving in France
Coach of a noble family, c. 1870
George VI and Queen Elizabeth in a landau with footmen and a postilion, riding on the near wheel horse, controlling two horses. Canada, 1939