TRAINING OR ROAD CART

Introduction

Training or Road Cart - 1800’s onward.

Used for fast easy transportation of a single passenger and small loads. Also used to train horses for wagon pulling. This wagon belonged to Joseph Wood, a teamster from the nearby town of Oregon House, and was donated to California State Parks in 1965 by his daughter upon his death.

Road Cart

Road Cart

A single horse was hitched between "shafts" attached directly to the axle. The cushioned seat which hinged over the luggage/utility box is missing.

Cart With Horse

Cart With Horse

The wagon would have looked similar to this one in service, except the wagon here had leaf springs between the body and axle.

Photo Credits: Herb Lindberg