Cart Size for 16.3 hh draft cross

[bludini]

My horse is a Percheron Thoroughbred cross. he’s 16.3hh and not bulky. I was wondering if any of you could provide and estimate size of cart i should be watching for.

he wears my former quarter horse’s harness. I ride him in eventing, and have started ground driving with a travois pulling a drag. he’s doing great and i’d like to move on to a cart.

any advice is welcome.

thanks!

[Drive_NJ]

My DraftX-QH wears an 80 blanket and is over 16H

we have the marathon cart made by Carriage Machine Shop
as seen on John Greenall’s site http://users.vermontel.net/~greenall/carts.html

I LOVE this cart - it is fairly light to pull by hand on the ground
it has rear access – which some people hate but Im OK with
I find this cart easier for me to get into than most of the “front” entry roadcarts and with my limited mobility - it works fine

as for size - the wheels are 50 inches, the shafts are (I think) 80 inches long from the crossbar / swingletree
its at least 24 inch - probably wider - at the crossbar

I had to re-position the footman loop
and we put an additional step off the back (for me)

but other than that it went right on the horse

it IS lower than front entry carts but I can still see over his back

for most 2-wheel carts - the wheel and the shaft will get you into a cart the size you need

not sure where you are located but there are usually carts of this type for sale used

at our barn - another PONY driver uses a RunningBrook SPINNER
we find this cart MUCH heavier to handle on the ground than my larger cart - just something to think on . . .

[Chewbacca]

My Chewbacca is 16.2. He wears an 80" blanket.

His cart has 80" shafts from trip to tree, and overall length of the cart is 13 feet from tip to back of rear step. It has 48" wheels, and TBH, it’s a hair too short for him. He really needs 50" wheels, but we make do. I can’t remember for the life of me how far off the ground the shafts are when level, but it’s been a long time since I measured that.

I would suggest a 50" wheel cart, for sure. But make sure you measure the distance from the ground to the point of the shoulder so you know where the cart shafts should rest when level. Also measure how wide the horse is so you know the shafts will fit around him.