Driving

    Another sport that is increasing in popularity is driving, and many breeds of horse that were originally used as carriage-horses have found a new role in this sport.  Combined driving, which was introduced in 1969, is the equivalent of a three-day event, and includes a dressage test, a cross-country marathon, and an obstacle-course in the show-ring.  Trivia:  The first trams were horse-drawn, usually by one to four horses. They traveled at a speed of around 6-7 mph, and were still being used well into the last half of the 19th century.  A landau was the preferred fine-weather carriage for fashionable ladies and gentlemen of the 19th century.

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