Here is a 1/12th scale model of a Exercise or Breaking Sulky, built to 1/12th scale and totally Scratchbuilt.
Had to make ALL my own nuts and bolts, as you CAN NOT buy miniature square nuts, or, miniature Coachbolts in 12BA.
I've searched the web, BUT be blowed if I can find any, it would sure save me quite a bit of time, if I could just buy them of the shelf.
This Working Drawing was originally printed in "The Australasian Coachbuilder and Wheelwright", August 1917.
Printed the drawing out so that it is exactly 12th scale, then just make ALL the bits to the same size as the drawing.
This a 3/4 Break Cart, as the shafts are only 14 feet long and used for Medium, to maybe Heavy horses.
A full sized Break Cart, has 16ft shafts and the larger vehicle was used for all larger TYPES of horses, think Draught horses.
These vehicles were used to 'Break In' any horses that were going to be used in ANY Horse Drawn Vehicles.
Normally you would put a trained horse in the shafts and attach another "GREEN" horse to the trained horse with a very strong halter and drive around for quite a few days, so that the 'green horse' got used to the 'commands' and didn't take fright from the noise, or sight, of the vehicle following along behind it.
Then you took the trained horse out and into the shafts with the 'green horse', this is why the 'shafts' are a lot longer than a normal vehicle.
If the new horse wants to play up and start kicking around, then he is at least 3 foot further forward from you than where you are sitting, which is quite a bit further forward than if you’re in a Normal Sulky.
Saves the trainer from getting kicked to death, if the horse takes fright and starts to root around.
The Shafts in these type of vehicles are very easy to replace, just in case a “Green Horse” kicks them to pieces, just undo the bolts holding the broken shaft to the vehicle, drop the broken one out and replace with a new shaft. You just had to remember to paint the new shaft, when ever you can find the time, most tmes the new shafts never get painted though.
First the drawing, then into a few happy snaps -------------------
Any questions, then please ask -----------------
Had to make ALL my own nuts and bolts, as you CAN NOT buy miniature square nuts, or, miniature Coachbolts in 12BA.
I've searched the web, BUT be blowed if I can find any, it would sure save me quite a bit of time, if I could just buy them of the shelf.
This Working Drawing was originally printed in "The Australasian Coachbuilder and Wheelwright", August 1917.
Printed the drawing out so that it is exactly 12th scale, then just make ALL the bits to the same size as the drawing.
This a 3/4 Break Cart, as the shafts are only 14 feet long and used for Medium, to maybe Heavy horses.
A full sized Break Cart, has 16ft shafts and the larger vehicle was used for all larger TYPES of horses, think Draught horses.
These vehicles were used to 'Break In' any horses that were going to be used in ANY Horse Drawn Vehicles.
Normally you would put a trained horse in the shafts and attach another "GREEN" horse to the trained horse with a very strong halter and drive around for quite a few days, so that the 'green horse' got used to the 'commands' and didn't take fright from the noise, or sight, of the vehicle following along behind it.
Then you took the trained horse out and into the shafts with the 'green horse', this is why the 'shafts' are a lot longer than a normal vehicle.
If the new horse wants to play up and start kicking around, then he is at least 3 foot further forward from you than where you are sitting, which is quite a bit further forward than if you’re in a Normal Sulky.
Saves the trainer from getting kicked to death, if the horse takes fright and starts to root around.
The Shafts in these type of vehicles are very easy to replace, just in case a “Green Horse” kicks them to pieces, just undo the bolts holding the broken shaft to the vehicle, drop the broken one out and replace with a new shaft. You just had to remember to paint the new shaft, when ever you can find the time, most tmes the new shafts never get painted though.
First the drawing, then into a few happy snaps -------------------
Any questions, then please ask -----------------
