USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A horse and buggy (in American English) or horse and carriage (in British English and American English) refers to a light, simple, two-person carriage of the late 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, drawn usually by one or sometimes by two horses.

Detailed explanation-2: -Horse drawn carriages were among the most popular forms of transportation between the years of 1815 and 1915. During the same time period, horseback riding itself was growing in popularity but required more specialized skills and expertise.

Detailed explanation-3: -buggy, also called road wagon, light, hooded (with a folding, or falling, top), two-or four-wheeled carriage of the 19th and early 20th centuries, usually pulled by one horse. In England, where the term seems to have originated late in the 18th century, the buggy held only one person and commonly had two wheels.

Detailed explanation-4: -By 1908, entrepreneurs were producing cars in earnest and their work couldn’t have come at a more fortuitous time. By the late 1910s, cities became inhospitable to the poor horse.