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are the only springs provided, though town-made
fancy carrioles, with steel springs added, are
obtainable. 2nd. The weight of the driver being
so near to the axle, the downward pressure on the
horse’s back is but small.
In the particular carriole here sketched the
horse bears about one-eighth of the driver’s
weight, and this becomes considerably diminished
or quite balanced, when his luggage is strapped
to the luggage board behind, and upon this
luggage is mounted the boy, girl, man, or woman
who is there perched in order to drive the horse
and carriole back. 3rd. A very important
feature of Norwegian carrioles, not generally
understood and appreciated by tourists wdio use
them, is the low seat and the necessity of
stretching the legs forward till the feet touch the
footboard, much the same as in rowing. The
advantage of this is that if the horse should fall
in going down hill, the driver is not pitched out
head first and skull-cracked, as he would be from
an English two-wheeled trap, but is simply
brought up on his feet—standing on the foot-board.
The apron adds to this security. 4th. The whole
thing is a model of lightness and simplicity,
combining the facilities of the saddle with the
comforts of “ a one-horse shay.”
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