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- Breaking Cart, circa 1890 - Drivers used breaking carts to train and exercise horses. It took great skill to prepare a horse to accept the weight of a vehicle, get used to the noise of the moving carriage, learn to pull in harness with other horses, and respond to the driver's commands. This cart was used to train horses owned by railroad mogul Leland Stanford.
- circa 1890
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Breaking Cart, circa 1890
Drivers used breaking carts to train and exercise horses. It took great skill to prepare a horse to accept the weight of a vehicle, get used to the noise of the moving carriage, learn to pull in harness with other horses, and respond to the driver's commands. This cart was used to train horses owned by railroad mogul Leland Stanford.