Horse-drawn bread cart
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382019)
Rockingham, Australia
February 16, 2025 4:36am CST
The top photo shows a horse-drawn baker’s van which is on display in the Collie Museum. Isn’t it a lovely shape? Because I lived on a farm, we never had anything delivered by such conveyances but I know that the horses learnt the route and knew when to stop and start almost without being told.
I learnt to ride on a horse which had drawn a milk-cart (lower photo). We used her in a farm cart for small tasks around the farm and she taught me to ride. Don’t I look proud? And many of you would have seen it before.
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@DaddyEvil (174378)
• United States
16 Feb 25
Both are nice photos! And you do look happy in the photo. 
I grew up on a farm, too. I learned to ride on a Shetland Pony, then "graduated" to full-sized horses. We rode horses all over the countryside. (I'm a few days younger than you. We never used horses in our farm work. The most work they did was pulling carts filled with kids to picnics.)
I grew up on a farm, too. I learned to ride on a Shetland Pony, then "graduated" to full-sized horses. We rode horses all over the countryside. (I'm a few days younger than you. We never used horses in our farm work. The most work they did was pulling carts filled with kids to picnics.)5 people like this
@DaddyEvil (174378)
• United States
16 Feb 25
@JudyEv We had an old tractor for plowing and just walked across the pastures when we needed to bring the cows or horses in.
The horses would come by themselves if you called them by name and rattled an old bucket. Some of the cows would come in themselves if you called them by name but some you had to go find and then they'd follow you in to the barnyard.
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@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Feb 25
@DaddyEvil We had big mobs of catlle and sheep. The millking cows would come when called if they weren't already waiting to be milked.
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@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
16 Feb 25
Quite a vintage stuff.
We might find such an arrangement odd today.
Yet long time back, people had to come out of the norm and develop such things.
Nice Photo Memories as well.
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@vandana7 (102698)
• India
18 Feb 25
@JudyEv You said deliver milk to the nearby town. The guy in that movie, Topol is the actor, who supplies milk. You should watch that one. It was such a touching movie.
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
16 Feb 25
In the good old days we had horse drawn carriages and I have ridden on them.
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@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Feb 25
@allknowing Yes, I did understand that. My mother would take the older children to school in a horse and cart.
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@MarieCoyle (59193)
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17 Feb 25
Oh, the bread cart is so nice. I've never seen anything like that, although I do remember milk/dairy delivery trucks, they went to houses, picked up the glass empties, and left full ones. I wish that was still available, so convenient!
That's a special picture of you enjoying yourself on the horse!
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@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Feb 25
@MarieCoyle Trixie was a common name for a horse back then for some reason.
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@MarieCoyle (59193)
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18 Feb 25
@JudyEv
I always wanted a horse when I was younger. I had some family nearby that had several horses so I did learn to ride, and enjoyed going out often. Such good memories! I love the name Trixie for a horse.
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@popciclecold (40215)
• United States
16 Feb 25
That is a neat looking van, have never seen one before, thanks for sharing.
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@BarBaraPrz (51818)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
16 Feb 25
I remember when 'the breadman' would come to the house, and the milkman too. But they used motor vehicles. I think I remember the scrap man coming down the street with his horse and wagon, but that might just be my imagination co-opting one of my mother's memories.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
16 Feb 25
My goodness Judy that is an attractive green vehicle.
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@RasmaSandra (97991)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Feb 25
Never saw one but would sure enjoy having a cart with horse ride up with fresh bread,
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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22 Feb 25
What a neat looking delivery van! Great color and name
Now that's a big horse for a little gal. 
Now that's a big horse for a little gal. 1 person likes this
@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
17 Feb 25
What a nice restoration on that cart. My grandparents always had a horse or two around, but I do not remember if they rode them to work the cattle or not. I think my Uncle did. We did not have any carts to pull, though.
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@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Feb 25
My Dad was one of the last to use horses for farm work. We also used horses for all the sheep and cattle work.
@snowy22315 (208848)
• United States
16 Feb 25
You look so tiny on that big horse. I was probably riding a pony at the zoo when I was that age
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@FourWalls (86652)
• United States
16 Feb 25
I think I could spend days in that museum. 
I do love the design of the bakery cart.
You must have needed a step ladder to get on that horse! 
I do love the design of the bakery cart.
You must have needed a step ladder to get on that horse! 1 person likes this
@wolfgirl569 (135690)
• Marion, Ohio
16 Feb 25
That is a cute cart. You do look happy
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