The Lightweight Wagonette
The Bird-in-Hand Lightweight Wagonette is a lighter construction than the large wagonette. It has many uses: picnics, going to the races, pleasure drives, competitions, and commercial carriage rides. The body design is similar to the larger wagonette and uses a 3-spring gear.
Available in sizes to fit 12 to 16.2 hh
Approx. 650 lbs.
Included in Base Price:
- Painted hubcaps
- Painted metal work in choice of color
- Oak panels
- Double seat
- Patent leather on shafts
- Regular wood shafts with steel heel
- Plain vinyl or imitation cord upholstery
- Wooden or metal wheels
Rear passenger entry
The setting for the Hasen Family's three-generation photograph is Glennpenny Farm in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania. Stevie and Harley, Gypsy Vanners from the British Isles, are hitched to their Bird-in-Hand Wagonette. Diana Hasen uses her perfectly matched horses and the wagonette for commercial rides in the Historic District in Bryn Athyn as well as pleasure driving with her family. (Driver is Diana Hasen - Photograph by Stephen Moraux - Purchased from Running Brook Farm, West Windsor, Vermont)
Ernie Sylvester takes advantage of a beautiful sunny day in his Bird-in-Hand Wagonette on his farm in Leeds, Maine.
The setting for the Hasen Family's three-generation photograph is Glennpenny Farm in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania. Stevie and Harley, Gypsy Vanners from the British Isles, are hitched to their Bird-in-Hand Wagonette. Diana Hasen uses her perfectly matched horses and the wagonette for commercial rides in the Historic District in Bryn Athyn as well as pleasure driving with her family. (Driver is Diana Hasen - Photograph by Stephen Moraux - Purchased from Running Brook Farm, West Windsor, Vermont)
We use our Bird-in-Hand Lightweight Wagonette daily since the horses need to get comfortable with the vehicle before going into the show ring. It is a great lightweight carriage for transporting and also great for different styles of driving. It stands the test of time and changes with me as I grow as a driver." (Driver is Margaret Sproul - Photograph by Carl Dixon)
Judy Sabin (Carriage Trails, LLC) uses her Bird-in-Hand Lightweight Wagonette for historic tours of Portsmouth, NH & country carriage rides in nearby Dover, NH.
We use our Bird-in-Hand Lightweight Wagonette daily since the horses need to get comfortable with the vehicle before going into the show ring. It is a great lightweight carriage for transporting and also great for different styles of driving. It stands the test of time and changes with me as I grow as a driver." (Driver is Margaret Sproul - Photograph by Carl Dixon)