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Buckeye
Easy Riding Cart
Newly Restored click
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newest pictures
$3,000.00
Pleasure marathon with The Kid (15.2h) and Marnie |
The original Easy Riding Cart was an antique, purchased
in pieces by The Stutzmans at auction over 40 years ago. They
created a pattern from the pieces and began producing this elegant cart.
Even more popular today, the easy riding cart is known for its excellent
balance. --Placing almost no weight on animals back once the passengers
are aboard. This allows the horse or pony perfect freedom to show
off their gates. It is especially prized by dressage and pleasure
drivers.
The double bent short shafts give the animal extra
freedom in the shoulder and make it impossible for the shafts to stab the
horse. Since it is shorter and lighter than full shafts - the cart
is safer for the animal and easier to transport.
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The Kid driven by 13 year old Ali Houston-Ludlam
High Points Winner Junior Division, My Lady's Manor Pleasure Show
2003 |
This light cart is suitable for 14.3 - 16.2 hand
horse click here to
see the newest pictures of the cart.
 | 36" seat and Dennet spring assemble rated for
350lbs passenger cargo. |
| Lovely and elegant double bent short shafts
(horse length) with
horse bow and under shaft dagger style single tree. These are covered
from tip to breeching with custom black patent sleeves. This
patent protects your paint and adds a truly elegant touch to the
turnout. |
| All white metal fittings - there is no tinny
stuff here. These are chrome platted traditional fittings, Tips,
steps, keepers, imported Pullman tug stops, rein rail, spares box
closure, trace keepers etc. |
| Removable screw-clamp Lamp Brackets, that fit
standard bayoneted lamps |
| Custom made Patent leather dash with beautiful
chrome rein rail. This dash with rein rail sells for $400 today.
It attaches with 2 carriage bolts for easy removal and dry storage. |
| Deluxe black vinyl upholstery. The seat
cushion is easily removed for dry storage. |
| Movable black vinyl driver wedge seat, secures
with Velcro straps for easy removal, dry storage and cleaning. |
| 45" Amish Flat hub wheels with 7" chrome hub
plates that really catch the light. (50" in diameter including the
rubber.) |
| FEI compliant width, 160cm/ 62".
Machine turned axle with castle nut and inner and outer bearings. Extra
bearings included. |
| Generous spares box to insure you can carry all
your required spares. |
| New Paint! Patriot Blue by Dodge, with
clear coat. |
Marnie and The Kid,
Dressage at The Georgia International CDE, Advanced Level 1999 |
The secret to why the Buckeye can accommodate such a wide
range of horse sizes has to do with the fact that it has short shafts, and that
you use Tilsbury Tugs to hold the shafts instead of simple loops. The
short shafts end at the saddle, so you have no worries about the different
shoulder depths you will find between horses. The Tilsbury Tugs are
precise and adjustable where loops aren't. This allows you to raise and
lower the shafts by as much as 8 inches without misaligning the cart. The
single tree is nestled under the bow, so your traces will always run parallel to
the shafts, invisibly. Notice the invisible traces in the pictures of both
horse and pony in this cart...
14.2 hand pony, Rembrandt, driven by 12
year old Vel Boyd to win the Sunshine State Games Training Level Championship
1996
This is the same cart with smaller wheels.
Originally the cart had two sets of wheels (one for marathon and one for
presentation) and brass
hardware and fittings. In 2003, all the pony size pieces moved into
a pony sized buckeye easy rider and all the horse sized pieces moved into the
horse sized easy rider. |
