Transporting tourists around the
Petra Archaeological Park is the
main source of income for horse
owners in Petra. Twenty carriages
have been imported from the UK
since 1989. Only nine are still in
operation and these are beginning
to show signs of wear and tear. The
Brooke Hospital is concerned
that the remaining carriages are
beginning to fail and so we
commissioned the Silsoe Research
Institute to investigate the situation.
An
investigation was carried out
which examined the kind of terrain
over which carriages were used,
how far they travelled, the design
and manufacture of the carriages,
as well as the implications of all
these factors have on the health
of the horse.
