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Pictured is a zebra-drawn carriage that is parked outside the Royal Albert Hall, London, 1900. Carriages have been used for many years for private passenger use, though throughout history, they have also been used to transport goods. Carriages normally have suspension using leaf springs, elliptical springs (in the 19th century), or leather strapping. The four-wheeled wagon and two-wheeled cart both share important parts of history that surround the beginning of the carriage.
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The term carriage is from the Old Northern French ‘cariage,’ which simply means ‘to carry in a vehicle.’ Sometimes a carriage is also referred to as a team, meaning ‘horse and team.’ A carriage that has a horse is commonly called a ‘rig’, and a graceful horse-drawn carriage with servants is called an ‘equipage,’ whereas a horse-drawn carriage that offers more support such as a harness and attendants is called a ‘turnout’ or ‘set out.’
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In regards to the picture above, when the European colonizers entered Africa in the 19th and early 20th century, the local zebras during this time were found to have great resistance to diseases that were commonly carried by tsetse flies, which made domesticating them a good alternative, instead of importing horses.
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The real reason why Africans never domesticated zebras was because instead of horses, which naturally roam and eat grass, zebras are much more aggressive and nervous. Though it seemed impossible to domesticate them on a much larger scale, it was easier to tame them to perform horse-like, which had occasional success. The first time it was proved successful was when Lord Walter Rothschild trained a team of zebras to pull a carriage, which he drove past Buckingham Palace to showcase his success.
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24 June 2019 | 12:00