Horse drawn carriage two main different types of swingle tre

The two main types are the solid bar swivelling on a central pin and the flexible rope type that moves on a system of pulleys.
The swingle tree fulfils an important function, when the horse is pulling the carriage via the traces and breast collar there is a horizontal seesawing movement caused by the shoulder action of the horse if you did not have a swingle tree the breast collar would rub the shoulder of the horse causing discomfort and harm.

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Sports

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• Horse
• and
• Carriag
• carriage
• driving
• combined

[biguglygadgie]

weve always known then as a floating tree

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