Minted Wells Fargo Stagecoach

[freebird2537_0]

I need to know the height and the width of the horses that go to the minted Stagecoach

[lakefor94]

You are going to have to contact the seller of the item. On the listing page, find Contact Seller and send the seller a message.

[chevymontecarlo88]

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@freebird2537_0 wrote:

I need to know the height and the width of the horses that go to the minted Stagecoach

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I guess that depends on the type of horses and age. They come in all different sizes. Are you talking about American Quarter horse, Thoroughbred, Arabian or the giant Clydesdale's? My preference are always Thorougbreds although they can be a little cranky. Hope this helps.

[mudshark61369]

@freebird2537_0,

To determine how large the horses would have to be for your Stage Coach you first need to determine its scale.  The standard W.F. Concord 6 passenger coaches made before 1886 was;

9'L x 7'W x 13" tall, the dimensions of which may not have included the driver's box and "Trunk" storage platform on the outside of the actual "Coach".  You may want to look inside your coach to see if it had a center row bench, the hall mark of the 1886, 9 passenger coaches made by Abbot - Downing of Concord, New Hampshire who also made many of the 6 passenger "Concord" style coaches used by W.F. prior to 1886. 

Once you figure out its scale, you can try to find appropriate size horses for your hitch-up. If you do not know the scale of your coach, use the converter in the link below.

https://scalecalculator.com/

If your coach turns out to be a popular model scale 1/43, 1/35, 1/32, you may be able to find plastic playset horses for it fairly easily. If you want more detailed ones you may have to try and find scale model metal horses from the Civil War era.

Most models, banks and cookie jar replicas of the Wells Fargo, Concord coaches are based on a 6 passenger Coach # 186 which is on display at the Wells Fargo Museum in San Francisco Ca.

Despite the popular depiction of Horses pulling stage coaches, Mules were used equally as often, depending on terrain, weather conditions, distance between stops or way stations, and payload.  The types of horses used to pull coaches varied on a six hitch team, the 1st team"Wheelers" larger horses that were used to get a coach rolling they could have been any of the larger breed of draft horses such as Clydesdales, Belgiums, or Percherons. The middle "Swing" team would be a smaller breed of horse, that were well trained as were the Wheelers. The lead teams also a smaller breed of horse, were the least well trained, a bit flighty, and were reigned in by the wheelers and swing teams.