Meadowbrook Cart (2008)
Built in Edgewood, Iowa, by an Amish carriage maker following the traditional 1890s design for this type of easy riding road cart. Loaned by Teresa Mulhausen, Wyndtree Farm, Swisher, Iowa.
Harness (2019)
Made in Kalona, Iowa, by an Amish harnessmaker to fit a light driving horse (as opposed to a heavy draft horse), such as a Standardbred, who can trot at speed for more rapid road travel. Loaned by Teresa Mulhausen, Wyndtree Farm, Swisher, Iowa.
Model Horse “Big Fred” (2020)
Constructed by the curators in the proportions of a tall light driving horse (16.2 hands) to wear the harness and bring a three-dimensional equine presence to the gallery. The model horse is named in tribute to the real horse “Fred” who was a 15.3 hand Percheron/Standardbred cross who did pull this cart as well as a four-wheeled buggy at Wyndtree Farm in Swisher, Iowa.