Carriage Tour

This is certainly a very unique sleigh! (Or, is it a cutter?) Some experts would consider the small jump seat (or half seat), facing rearwards, not enough of a seat to take this out of the cutter category. This seat was probably just meant for small children. These things sometimes get important to members of the Carriage Association and one can hear little arguments like this taking place over breakfast before the start of a day's activities at an Annual Conference. Some of our members are rather famous (notorious) for such arguments. Whatever, this particular sleigh was rebuilt in Nebraska in 1974. Notice that it has a crank brake that could have been applied by the driver. See the large, curved spike that would lower into the snow and ice. Interesting, but not very effective in stopping an over-spirited horse.