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Name of Carriage |
2-wheel or
4-wheel |
Brakes |
W/C |
Details:
Primary Vehicle? Weight? Cost?
Type of Equine Used? Program Comments. |
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Ralli Car
Fenix, Devon, UK
www.fenixcarriages.co.uk/carriage.htm
??? Available in USA
??? |
2-wheel |
No
Brakes |
YES
W/C |
Primary Vehicle
Weight? Used
w/ Lg Pony
£6000 (About $10,000
American)
Rated: “V.
Good” |
|
Bennington Superstar
- Made in UK
www.bennington.co.uk/carriages/index.htm
USA Representative
(Conn.): Jean Kinsella
Karst1204@earthlink.net
(Several RDA and a
few USA programs use this vehicle) |
2-wheel |
No
Brakes |
YES
W/C |
Primary and
Secondary Vehicle
350# Used w/ Horse
or Pony
$6000 used ($10,000
Imported New)
Rated: “GREAT for
therapy programs – very safe and easy to enter, excellent smooth,
balanced drive.” |
|
Hand Made by shop
– Welded Steel
Manufacturing plans
available from:
Charles Fletcher
spirithorsethera@aol.com
www.spirithorsetherapy.com |
2-wheel |
No
Brakes |
YES
W/C |
Secondary Vehicle
Weight? Used
w/ Lg Pony
Cost? Handmade
Rated: “Easy care
and safe.” |
|
Meadowbrook
Amish Made
Raber’s Carts
7576 TR 362
Millersburg, Ohio
44654
(Several programs
use this vehicle) |
2-wheel |
No
Brakes |
YES
W/C |
Primary and
Secondary Vehicle
350-400# used w/
Horse
$3000
Rated: “Drop
axel makes entry easy with W/C ramp and seats and arm rest are very
comfortable”; “Wheel guards and enclosed type seating good for students
who might otherwise move around”; “Ok maneuverability but all
Meadowbrook wheels sink in sand and are hard to pull.” |
|
Meadowbrook
Hillside Carriage
Lancaster County,
PA. |
2-wheel |
No
Brakes |
No
W/C |
Primary Vehicle
350# -Used w/ Horse
$1000
Rated: “Easy
maintenance. Safe and stable w/ dropped axel but NOISY” |
|
Easy Entry Cart
Buggies and Moore
616 Yarbrough Mill
Williamson, GA 30292
770-467-6420 or
770-584-0240
Buggiesnmo@aol.com |
2-wheel |
No |
No
W/C |
Secondary Vehicle
100#
$900
Rated: “Easy to use,
can be bouncy so students need good balance”; “Shafts can be
widened and lengthened slightly for different horses.” |
|
Country Estate
Superior Sulky &
Harness
Farmersville, Ohio
Phone/Fax ~
937-696-2446
mike@superiorsulky.com
www.superiorsulky.com
|
2-wheel |
No
Brakes |
No
W/C |
Primary Vehicle
175#
$1000
Rated: “Oak Cart
Ordered w/ Optional Wooden Wheels and addition of handhold rein rail”;
“Easy and light to pull”; “Driver’s sit at level of horse’s back and
horse hair or dust can come back depending on wind or season.” |
|
Easy Access Pleasure
Cart
www.chickssaddlery.com |
2-wheel |
No
Brakes |
No
W/C |
Primary Vehicle
75#
$550
Rated: “Good, we
have used these carts for 10 years and have only had to change the
bicycle type tires”; Adaptations include, “Welded on a higher metal dash
board and installed seat belts.” “Sits low, have to look to side to see
where you’re going.” |
|
Front Entry Cart
Chamberlain Hills
Carriage
562 Chamberlain Ave
SE
Buffalo, MN. 55313
1-763-682-6690 |
2-wheel |
No
Brakes |
No
W/C |
Secondary Vehicle
250#
$1500
Rated: “Easy and
light but takes up more storage space.” |
|
Smucker’s Easy Entry
Cart
Smucker’s Harness
Shop
www.smuckersharness.com
www.smuckersharness.com/pg48.html |
2-wheel |
No
Brakes |
No
W/C |
Primary Vehicle
Weight? Used w/ Lg
Pony
$800
Rated: “Easy care
and safe.” |
|
Pacific Carriage
Company
Washington State
http://www.pacificcarriage.com/
(A couple of USA
programs use this vehicle) |
2-wheel
4-wheel |
No
Brakes
Yes
Brakes |
No
W/C
No
W/C |
Primary Vehicle
200-300# Used w/
Pony & Horse
$3000-$6500
Rated: “Excellent,
Safe and light weight”; “Great ride.” |
|
Thornlea Carriages
Jerry Garner
Wabash, In.
thornleacarriage@aol.com
(Several USA
programs use this vehicle) |
4-wheel |
YES
Brakes |
YES
W/C |
Primary Vehicle.
700# used w/ Draft
Type
$5500-$6000
Rated: “Excellent
with very low maintenance and has a hydraulic lift”; “Wonderful and very
balanced, easy to maneuver”; “There is a tailgate weight limitation
which can limit the larger participant/ electric W/C”; “The W/C security
bars don’t fit an electric W/C - a safety strap must be used.” |
|
Freedom 4
Bellcrown Ltd
Hampton Heath
Malpas, Cheshire,
SY14 8BZ England
www.bellcrowneurope.com
USA Contact
(California): Linda Palagi
calynm@castles.com |
4-wheel |
YES
Brakes |
YES
W/C |
Primary Vehicle
Weight? Used w/
Horse
£4200 (USA?)
Rated: “Excellent
as it is specially made for disabled driving.” |
|
Bird-In-Hand Special
Carriage Machine
Shop
Christian Stoltzfus
Bird-In-Hand, PA. |
4-wheel |
YES
Brakes |
YES
W/C |
Primary Vehicle
500#
$4500
Rated: “Good”. |
|
Chamberlain Hills
Carriage
562 Chamberlain Ave
SE
Buffalo, MN. 55313
1-763-682-6690 |
4-wheel |
YES
Brakes |
YES
W/C |
Primary Vehicle
450#
$5500
Rated: “Very
comfortable”; “Great stability and flexibility with both power or manual
W/C’s”; “5th wheel OK with routine maintenance”; Adaptations,
“Added a jumpseat on the back”. |
|
Wagonette
Roberts Carriages
Quebec, Canada
www.voituresrobert.com/
(A couple of
programs use this vehicle) |
4-wheel |
YES
Brakes |
No
W/C |
Primary and
Secondary Vehicle
600-750# used w/
Draft & Horse
$4000
Rated: “Easy to
maintain and good safety with 5th wheel”; “We chose pneumatic
wheels so they wouldn’t sink in our sand but wood is available too”;
“Fairly easy to get on and off”; Heavy for horse if footing is not level
or firm” |
|
Puddle Jumper
Russ Hardwick
Hardwick Hideout
Inc.
Silver Springs, Fl.
www.hardwickhideout.com
rhardwick@cfl.rr.com
(A couple of
programs use this vehicle) |
4-wheel |
YES
Brakes |
No
W/C |
Primary and
Secondary Vehicle
290#
$6000
Rated: “Aluminum,
VERY easy to care for -just hose it down. Light to pull uphill and
through deep footing”; “Will custom make a bench seat but doesn’t fit a
large 200#+ student”; “The most quiet ride I ever drove.” |
|
New England Carriage
Imports
NECI Alfa
Contact: Perter von
Halem 800/373-0959
petervh@mindspring.com |
4-wheel |
YES
Brakes |
No
W/C |
Primary Vehicle
450# -Used w/ Horse
$6000
Rated: “Excellent” |
|
Spring Wagon
? Purchased Used |
4-wheel |
YES
Brakes |
No
W/C |
Secondary Vehicle
Rated: “Difficult to
enter & exit, high maintenance and TOO BIG.” |
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