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Volume 2, Issue 2
March 2021
Coachmen of the Past
We are highlighting and honoring the many contributions of African American
coachmen to Colonial Williamsburg and the Coach and Livestock program. In this
issue, we spotlight the achievements of John Sheppard. John Sheppard was born
5/15/1908 in Charles City, VA. He was employed by the Foundation for 34 years,
making his way to Coach in Livestock on 6/9/1956 and retiring from the Foundation
in 1971. He died 12/3/1973 and is buried in the Chickahominy Baptist Church Cemetery in Toano, VA.
Coach and Livestock
COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG FOUNDATION
CW News 1950 Nov. p.1, 4
CW News 1952 Sept. p 4
�Kolton and Lukedrini
We have some new additions to our carriage horse herd! Please welcome, from Pennsylvania, Kolton and Lukedrini
(Lukey for short). These two boys are both Dutch Harness horses and have already been taught how to pull a carriage. They are the youngest horses we have in our carriage group. Lukedrini is 4 years old and Kolton is 5 years old.
These boys will be out and about often during the next few months as we get them used to the sights and sounds of the
historic area., especially greeting guests. If you see them on the street, please stop and say hi!
Lukey (Brown) and Kolton (Black)
The Landau
The Landau is a reproduction “convertible top” carriage, built by Colonial Williamsburg in 1960. It was restored
between 1988 and 1993. In 1975, when the emperor of Japan paid a visit to Williamsburg, it was decided to add Kevlar plates to the inside of the carriage. When the 1983 G7 Summit was held in Colonial Williamsburg, this carriage
was used to transport dignitaries to and from the events. Its most recent claim to fame is that it was used in 2007 to
transport Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to Williamsburg. The coat-of-arms is that of Philip Ludwell Lee, who
reportedly owned a landau in 18th- century Virginia.
.
CW News 1975 October P.3
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�Nankin Chickens
Colonial Williamsburg’s Rare Breeds program includes several rare breeds of poultry including the Nankin Bantam.
The Nankin is a very old breed, often referred to in the 18th century as the Yellow Bantam. The name Nankin is believed to come from the same word which is a reference to a color of cloth. The Nankin is a true bantam, which
means they have no large fowl counterpart. Many breeds of bantams are just
“miniature” versions of the large fowl, making true bantams a unique genetic resource. The Nankins come in two comb types,
Rose (flat comb close to the head with spikes) and
Straight (tall flat comb with five points). Colonial
Williamsburg has both types. The Nankin was
very popular before the advent of electric incubators because the hens get broody easily.That is,
they want to sit on eggs to hatch them, a job that
takes 21 or more days. The Nankin was a good
choice for gamekeepers because they will sit on
the eggs of pheasants and quail without breaking
them. When electric incubators became popular the little
Nankin Hen
birds lost their job and they slowly became more rare. They
are a foundation breed, which makes them important genetically. They were used to
Nankin Rooster
create other breeds of bantams including the Seabright. They are classified as “critical”by the
Livestock Conservancy. Please visit our little poultry ambassadors at the Wythe or the Powell chicken coops.
Training Carriages
Often times throughout the year you may see vehicles like
these driving around town. These are our training carriages.
We currently have 6 training vehicles in our fleet, and use
them to train new horses, train new drivers, rehab injured
horses, and to provide exercise for horses that do not pull
carriages on a daily basis. These vehicles are lighter than
our reproduction carriages, and also have some
21st century additions.
Both the carriages pictures
here have disc brakes. Should anything go wrong, our drivers are able to stop the
carriage quickly and safely. If you see one of these out in town stop and say hi. We
always enjoy talking about the extra activities we do to make carriage rides safe and enjoyable for our guests.
The Coach and Livestock Newsletter is a publication of Colonial Williamsburg Coach and Livestock Department
Vice President, Education, Research and Historic Interpretation:
Beth Kelly
Director of Coach and Livestock:
Paul Jeter
Editor:
Carl Childs
Written By:
Samantha Hughes , Elaine Shirley
To learn how you can help our department or if you have questions please call 757-220-7791 or email pjeter@cwf.org
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Volume 2, Issue 1
January 2021
Coachmen of the Past
For the next year, we will be highlighting and honoring the many contributions of
African American coachmen to Colonial Williamsburg and the Coach and Livestock
program. In this issue, we spotlight the achievements of James Sampson. James
Sampson was born 5/5/1922 in Philadelphia, PA. He was employed by the Foundation as Coachman / Ox Driver Interpreter beginning on 6/19/1964 and retiring in
1987. He died 11/24/1996 and is buried in the First Baptist Church Cemetery in
King and Queen County.
Coach and Livestock
COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG FOUNDATION
CW News 1965 May 18 p.3
CW News 1975 October p.3
CW News 1987 June p.3
�American Milking Devon
The American Milking Devon breed originated in Devonshire, England. The first
recorded instance of a Milking Devon arriving in the New World was in 1623 when
2 heifers (females) and a bull arrived in Plymouth Colony. Over the next 200
years, the breed grew and spread throughout the East Coast. By the late 1800s,
the breed had begun to be replaced by the Shorthorn Cattle and it was rare for a
Devon to be seen outside of New England, hence it’s placement on the Rare
Breeds list by the Livestock Conservancy.
In the 1700’s, the Milking Devons were used for milk, meat and labor, being used
as oxen. Oxen pull carts and wagons, they do farm work like plowing and logging
and they were used in quarries. Oxen are the trucks and tractors of the 18th century. Oxen can be any breed of cattle, but
some breeds are better at working then
others. Oxen can also be male or female but generally oxen are steers, or
castrated males. Oxen are still used
around the world as a valuable source
of labor. We currently have 25 head of
cattle in our American Milking Devon
herd.
The Blue Carriage
The Blue Carriage, built in the 1950s, was the first carriage to be constructed entirely by Colonial Williamsburg. It
was originally modeled after a coach called the Beekman Coach which was imported to the United States in the early
1770’s.
At the time this carriage was being built, there was no wheelwright shop or trade shop at Colonial Williamsburg but
a wood working shop as well as a machine shop were maintained. These shops became responsible for building the
carriage, under the guidance of Paul H. Downing, who was engaged by the Foundation as a coach consultant.
It has played host to several famous guests such as Margaret Thatcher during the 1983 G7 summit hosted by Colonial Williamsburg. Betty White was also a passenger of this historic carriage.
Not much has changed in the 70 years since the carriage was built besides the occasional touch up and repair. While
the foundation was closed due to the COVID Pandemic in 2020, the carriage was completely repainted by our coachman Edward Merkley.
While most of our drivers switch carriages on a daily basis, the Blue Carriage has become the favorite of one of our
coachmen Lee. Make sure you say hi to Lee and his horses Brigadier and General the next time you are in town.
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�The Hoof
A horse’s hoof is made of several different parts. The hoof wall, white line, and frog are three of the most important parts. The hoof wall is the part that you see as the outside of the hoof. It is essentially the horse’s fingernail.
This is the part of the hoof that the shoe gets nailed into. Now while this may sound painful, to a horses it is just like getting their nails clipped. They can feel the pressure but it
does not hurt.
Next to the hoof wall is a line, this is the White Line. This is the equivalent of the
quick from your fingernail. If a nail presses against the white line or gets too close, this
can cause the horse discomfort.
The final section is the frog. This is a triangle shaped piece at the back of the hoof
that acts like a shock absorber, slightly cushioning the foot as it hits the ground. It also
helps move blood from the hoof. When the horse puts his foot down, the blood gets pushed from the frog back up his
leg.
As the hoof is one of the most delicate and important parts of a horse, it is very important to protect them. So Drew
Morales is a very important member of our team. He is our farrier and the man responsible for taking care of our
horses’ feet. He visits our barn twice a week to put new shoes on our horses as well as trim any that do not have
shoes.
A horse’s hoof on average grows about a quarter of an inch every 4-5 weeks. Due to their hoof growth, we must remove the shoe and file
down the hoof, much like you do when cutting your own nails. It is the
same process. While we do most of our work on asphalt, we also replace
their shoes as well. Much like people, not all horses wear their shoes the
same way. Some drag their feet slightly, some walk more on the inside
than the outside, some drag their toe. All of this wears down the horseshoe. To help our shoes stay together a little longer, as well as add some
traction for our horses, we use a substance called “Drill tec.” This is
melted to the shoe before it goes on the horse. It has some sharpness to it
and allows our horses to grip the asphalt better, especially in the rain.
Drill Tec
There are several different types of shoeing styles in the horse world. We
use a process called hot shoeing. This means that we take a horseshoe, heat it up in
a forge and then hammer it to fit the horses foot. When we think we have it correct,
we place the shoe while it is still slightly warm on the horse’s foot. This allows the
shoe to leave a mark on their foot. Using this process, we can tell if we have filed
Filing the hoof
their hoof flat or if there is a section that we missed. It also tells us if we got the
shape of the hoof correct. It is important that the shoes fit the hoof and lies flat
against the bottom of it.
Once the shoe has been fitted to the hoof it is time to nail it on. This does not
cause the horse any discomfort. They feel the pressure but as long as the nail does
not touch the white line, it does not bother them a bit. After the shoe is nailed on the
horse can return to work with happy feet.
Checking the hoof
after hot shoeing
A finished
shoe
The Coach and Livestock Newsletter is a publication of Colonial Williamsburg Coach and Livestock Department
Vice President, Education, Research and Historic Interpretation:
Beth Kelly
Director of Coach and Livestock:
Paul Jeter
Editor:
Carl Childs
Written By:
Samantha Hughes
To learn how you can help our department or if you have questions please call 757-220-7791 or email pjeter@cwf.org
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Volume
Coachmen of the Past
1, Issue 3
December
2020
For the next year, we will be highlighting and honoring the many contributions of
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African American coachmen to Colonial Williamsburg and the Coach and Livestock
program. In this issue, we spotlight the achievements ofHarmon Washington Jr.
Harmon Washington Jr. as born 10/ 2/ 1918. He was employed by the Foundation as
Coachman —
Interpreter beginning on 6/19/ 1967 and retiring in 1981. He died
1/ 24/2002 and is buried in the Angel View Baptist Church Cemetery in Lanexa.
CW News 1981 March p. 4
CW News 1977 June 29 p.3
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Washington
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in the division
programs
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of Historic
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retired
and operations,
from Colonial Williamsburg
on
March 1 after 19 years of service,
Marmon joined the foundation in
Pg
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as
a
coachman interpreter.
Since
that
lime he has driven
carriages throughout the Historic
Area,
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transporting
associated
century.
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with
visitors
participated
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and
the
various
seminars, and in December 1980 he
performed a driving demonstration
for the Raleigh Tavern Society,
Harmon
HARMON WASIUNGTON, JR.
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Coachman Interpreter
has served
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at
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for
years, During retirement, he plans to
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do some gardening and carpentry
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work at his home.
CW News 1980 June p. 5
Randolph Coach journeys to Stratford Plantation
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Colonial
traveled
on
from
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coach
Williamsburg
the
unfamiliar
roads
far
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handsome
green
and
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yellow
Plantation, Robert E. Lee' s home on
the banks of the Potomac.
in
Stratford,
Va.
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the coach
from
Williamsburg
to Stratford
was no
easy joh. The coach had to he loaded
on to a large truck, and the pair of
black mares, Joan and Rabe, that
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in
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a
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at the event. Accompanying
costume
Randolph Coach joined a variety of
other vehicles for a special coaching
day sponsored by Stratford Hall
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and
Joe
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as
type
stagecoach,
and
open
trap, a shooting
break
which
was a
large version of a four -wheeled dog
cart, a Gooch wagon
used for horse
footman. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Brown
shows. and a roof seat break which
also attended.
was a larger sporting vehicle.
The Randolph Coach was quite a
hit and was the only example of its
type at the exhibition. It is a replica
of a town coach of English design
dating about 1790.
Other
road
vehicle
coaches
coach
that
present
which
included
was
ran a regular
a
a
public
The day began
with a demonstration by the U. S_ Marine Corps
Color
Guard
and the Quantico
Marine Band followed by a trumpet
call from the chimney, a parade of
the coaches and an inspection
schedule
on a definite route, a three; luarter
park drag, a wagonette, a Concord
Later the Randolph Coach participated in several competitive
events with the other coaches.
In memory...
Harmon Washington, retiree, died Jan,
nancc
by the
public.
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called the Victoria, and American
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�Sheep Shearing
In March, one of our employees, Thomas Stover attended Sheep Shearing School in
Maryland. He spent the weekend learning to shear sheep. Although we shear many
of our sheep with hand shears, knowing how to shear with electric ones teaches the
proper way to hold the sheep and to get a quality fleece off the animal. This year
with the pandemic, all the sheep were shorn with electric shears. Thomas is doing
quite well and will get to shear the pregnant ewes in February. The ewes get machine shorn about a month before they are due to lamb. Cutting the fleece offgives
the lamb a better chance to grab a teatfor milk, it gives us a clean fleece, and the
ewe loses weight at the end of her pregnancy, making her feel much better. Sheep
only need a very short amount of wool to keep them warm. Our sheep have long
wool because people have selected them for length for many years. We have recently shorn a few ewes that had beautiful fleeces. The amount of rain we have had recently made the fleeces very clean. Unfortunately,
when we feed hay to the sheep,
they tend to get it in their neck wool dirty to the point where the wool must be
thrown away. This late fall shear is a chance to get some pretty fleeces and see if
the short fleeces will have less hay in them come spring. It is an experiment to try to
improve our wool quality.
Randolph Carriage
The Randolph Coach was originally purchased
around 1930 for $500. 00. It is believed to have
been made in the 19th century using a 1770s carriage as a model. It was originally named the
Goode Coach but was renamed on its arrival to
Colonial Williamsburg. Since the Foundation has
owned the carriage it has been refurbished twice.
Once in the 1940s, to make it suitable for giving
rides, and once again
Coach Body
in the 2000s.
The Randolph
is the only carriage that has two different body
types. The sociable body is the one most commonly used. This body is an open design much like
our Blue Carriage. We also have an enclosed
body for the Randolph. This Coach body is a
modern reproduction ofthe 1940s body. The
original 1940s body still remains in our carriage
house today.
Sociable Body
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�Tools of the Trade
This month we are highlighting some ofthe tools we use in carriage driving and riding. One of the most important pieces of equipment when driving or riding is the bit. The bit made of a bar shaped mouthpiece and a
cheek piece that is attached to the bridle. The bit fits in the horse' s mouth and rests on their gums in between
their front incisors and back molars.
There are various types of bits that are used for carriage driving. One of the most widely used is the Liverpool
bit. This bit can be paired with numerous difference mouthpieces ( metal, rubber, jointed, or straight). Much like
you and I enjoy different shoe insoles, each horse has their own preference in mouthpieces. This type ofcheek piece has various slots for the reins to slide in as well. The closer the reins are to the mouthpiece the less pressure the horse feels in his mouth.
The chain attached to the bit is called a curb chain. This sits under the horse' s chin. The curb chain is not made
to be tight under the chin when the horse is at rest. Instead, it is made to get tighter when the cheekpiece has
drawn back about 45 degrees. This occurs when the driver asks the horses to stop or slow down. It gives the
driver extra leverage and more control over their horses.
Types of Liverpool Bits
Bit sits here
nclsars
Molars
Canine
Premolars
tooth
The Coach and Livestock Newsletter is a publication of Colonial Williamsburg Coach and Livestock Department
Vice President, Education,
Research
and Historic Interpretation:
Director of Coach and Livestock:
Beth Kelly
Paul Jeter
Editor:
Carl Childs
Written By:
Samantha
Hughes , Elaine Shirley
To learn how you can help our department or ifyou have questions please call 757- 220- 7791 or email pjeter@cwforg
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Volume
Coachmen of the Past
1, Issue 2
November
2020
For the next year, we will be highlighting and honoring the many contributions of
African American coachmen to Colonial Williamsburg and the Coach and Livestock
program. In this issue, we spotlight the achievements of Charles Jackson. Charles
Preston Jackson was born 7/ 12/ 1909. He was employed by the Foundation as
Coachman from 8/ 15/ 1958 through 9/ 28/ 1982.
CW News 1965 April 20 p. 4
CW News 1961 Dec. p. 1
Baughman Uses
Colonial Scene
For ' 62 Calendar
A
scene
tat the
Ludwell- Para-
dise Stable is the setting of the
widely
dletributed
1902
calendar
Baughman Company,
done by
color 1ittiogre. phera of Richmond.
CW
An ektat~ hrome
taken
by
Photographer
John
Crone,
enti-
tled " Saddling Up,'
shows
Pub-
lic
Relations
Staff
Writer
Burke
Davis with John' s olden#, daughter, Jennifer, and Coachmen- Interpreters
Willie
zinother Livery Addition To CW Scene
Six -Home Carriage Driving
Charlie
has been a coachman - in-
terpreter
since
carriages
down
1958,
driving
CW
Unite of Gloucester
Charles
Jackson
Minkins,. all
in
and
colonial
cue.
The Baughman
Company
has
recently printed a brochure of-
drew the wheel pns-
fering for sale prints or the many
used
for
Williamsburg
scenes
calendars in the past. Scenes in
ition, The swing team ( middle pair)
the pamphlet Include the B wt-
i'he largestand
Star and Pet --
heaviesthorses --
maker' s Shop which was the setting of the 1900 calendar, Bruton
Street. This spring, he and coach gxanWillie Mwkins are working with
are Daman and valiant; while CW' s
six horses Ar A time,
tamfly, Duke and Earl, are used as
den,
leaders.
bath in Williamsburg and Winter
in
Old
These
Williamsburg.
scenes- may be purchased for two
dollars each directly from the
Baughman Company, 801 South
usual pair.
lead horses
Willie
instead of the
rides
one
as postillion,
of
the
wh t1e
youngest
members
of the equine
There are two reasons
for
arranging the horses in that order,
The wheelers
J
Charlie drives the others, four- m-
according
J
hand,
have the harden of holding the car-
from
the high seat
of an old
Tally- lio pressed into service for
We' re training ourselres to drove
horses
riage hack on a downgrade,
as well
we' re training
to work
together,"
the six
explains
Jake Keyser. The training, for the
men and horses, usually takes plai: c
leaders look larger to an observer.
s ° placing the smaller horses upfront
gives the team a nice, balanced appearance.
After sitting in the driver' s seat
early in this morning. They drive out
far a few minutes to get a lint -harm
through Kings Mill W thePanes River.
We always
make a little better nine
impression of four- in- hand carriage
coming back, " Jake says, " because drwing. a CW News representattve
turned to Charlie to comment, " 1' 111
the horses know they' re heading for
het you' re a champ at Indian vexes the stable and food."
atns." Charlie lust flexed his muscles and laugted ,
Chum,
the
Randolph
as starting the carriage up from a
stop, And, perspective makes the
practice.
as much as
to Jake.
Parisi[
Palace
Street,
the
Palace
Caned,
the
Richmond.
Gar_
Sab-
�Breeding Season
Fall is breeding season for the Leicester Longwool sheep. Most breeds of
We don' t usually use the marking harness till later
sheep only ovulate in the fall because they are attuned to the days ofshorten-
in the season, but this year two of our ewes have
ing daylight. Their gestation period is five months, which means they lamb in
been sold and we want to know when they are bred
the spring when the grass growth is good for optimal milk production.
for the new owner. After 17 days, the average
We
usually put the rams in during October and lambing usually starts in mid -
length of heat period in sheep, the crayon color is
March around St. Patrick Day.
changed
The shepherd likes to know when the ewes are due and one way to do that is
by using a marking harness. Two of the four rams that are currently breeding
in the historic area are wearing a marking harness. The harness resembles a
backwards
backpack,
which sits on their chests.
The harness
contains
a col-
ored crayon about the size of a deck of cards. When the male mounts the female to breed her, a crayon
mark is left on her rear and the shepherd
knows
in case a ram didn' t impregnate
a ewe in
the first round. The rams usually get three to four
heat cycles to breed the ewes. Now you know why
the sheep' s butts are currently blue and not green the second color of choice, or even black - the third
color of choice. So, keep an eye out for more bouncing baby lambs in the spring!
that the ram has finished his work. This is an updated process for an old idea.
In the 18th century, you would smear tar on the ram' s chest, and he would
leave a mark behind in that manner.
The Royal Governors Coach
Coaches similar to the Royal Governors Coach
would have been above and beyond the means of
most people in the 18th century. This type of carriage would have been usedfor in town trips and
was not intended to be driven out into the wilder-
ness. Owners ofsuch carriages were generally
rich or aristocratic as they were the only ones
who could afford such luxury.
While the carriage was built in Austria, the Ged-
dy Foundry was responsible for the harness buckThe Royal
Governors
Coach
was built in 2004 in Vienna,
Aus-
tria and arrived in Williamsburg in 2006. A coach much like
this was built by coachmaker Elkanah Deane in 1773 for the
les and Phil Moore of Colonial Williamsburg' s
paint shop was responsible for the coat ofarms
andfine details to the coach.
Earl ofDunmore. " I made, in the city ofNew York, for his
It was shipped in a container across the Atlantic
Excellency the Right Honorable the Earl ofDunmore, a
in 2006 and has been in service
ever since.
coach, phaeton, and a chaise, which may now be seen by any
gentleman that has an inclination."
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�Retired Horses
As with all working animals, the time to retire eventually comes. This year we have retired 6 horses. Captain
and Ranger, who were the pair that pulled the Queens carriage during her 2007 visit, have retired to being professional grass cutters in Charlottesville.
Toby, who was often a carriage horse and riding horse to Mrs. Wash-
ington has retired to Ohio where the weather suits his allergies. Chief, who was a carriage horse along with
Sergeant has become a family pet and often participates in small carriage competitions. Finally, John and Zander, who were riding and driving horses have retired to be therapy horses and are making children and veterans
smile every day.
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Vice President, Education,
Research
and Historic Interpretation:
Director of Coach and Livestock:
Beth Kelly
Paul Jeter
Editor:
Carl Childs
Written By:
Samantha
Hughes , Elaine Shirley
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Volume
Coachmen of the Past
1, Issue 1
October
2020
For the next year, we will be highlighting and honoring the many contributions of
African American coachman to Colonial Williamsburg and the Coach and Livestock
program, In this issue, we spotlight the achievements ofBen Spraggins. Benjamin
Lewis Spraggins Sr. was born 4/ 21/ 1909 in Halifax County, Virginia to Mitchell
Spraggins and Mary Bruce. He was employed by the Foundation as a Stableman
from 9/ 17/ 1934 through 9/28/ 1953.
Spraggins Covers 11 Mites
Per Day on Coach Circuit
By
Fora
Don
man
thousands
Piedmont
who
has
of miles
travelled
and
never
left
James City County, Betz Spraggins
is a singularly
optimistic
coach - driver.
As
senior
member
of CW s coach driving team, Ben
travels approximately 11 miles a
day, or seventy- seven miles a
week,
and has been doing
that
since
1937,
when
he first
mounted
to the driver' s seat.
Ten
leaves
of
museum
Ben
times
every
day,
his hitching post in
the
with
his
front
carriage
loaded for a tour of Williamsburg,
In
April,
John
for
example,
Sheperd
passengers
in
the
month
biggest
Ben
and
around
carried
3000
their two
vehicles;
ever.
In June,
they are running
well ahead of
last year' s figureEach trip is
well filled, and Ruby Steele operates
a minature
Reservations
Of-
One
fice in booking the rides.
trip of the new Mulberry Phaeton
Ben
Spraggine
Oder- arauod the : muter
had seven passengers, counting the
small
fry that sat up on the driv-
er' s box.
The busy season starts in March
and runs through November. Get-
Winiamxherg Pride
Ben
Swagging,
terpreter,
in-
eaaetunaa-
readied
his
twentieth
service antliver'Sarry of August 18.
nut. employed
as a laborer
it
e& Ad, Ben Disco worked as janiti r,
stabiem
art,
stableman -coach ran,
laborer- C achrrian
and
coachman
before beaching his present
son on arch
14,
hlg
wife
at 430 South
and
Henry
if
it' s
Street,
This
That brick house an
used as a residence.
is
a
the right is
I think It' s
in a beautiful setting, don' t your'
Ben has a running commentary on
the Williamsburg scene that has
developed
naturally
watched
up
the
Insofar
1935
anything
grow
does.
the coach
the
From
carried
buildings.
The
coach used for that purpose has
tang gone; Ben' s new pride is the
bright green Randolph coach. During the war, the rides were carried
on
as
usual,
with
no
prob-
lems of gas or tie rationing. The
only fuel the coaches used was
hay, and there was no shortage of
that. Then the coach rebuilding
program
came
into
effect,
and
Co-
lnnial Williamsburg' s able coach'
consultant, Colonel Paul Downing
has
turned
out
the
Randolph
Coach and the Mulberry Phaeton
tv
replace
black one.
vorite
the
Of
oat -ten -authentic
there
all, Ben' s fa-
is the Randolph;
ite team
is Fancy
his
ting the coach and team from
the
stables
behind
the Capitol
each
morning,
at
Ben
nine,
his
ternoon.
makes
last
favor-
and Nancy.
at
Bven
his
four
with
first
in
a
run
the
af-
couple
of
hours all in the heat of the day,
that' s a
man and
Ben
full
day' s
beast.
was
working
schedule
on
for
construc-
tion jobs for CW before he took
to dnving the teams and explaining the restored area to eager viaItors.
He came to Williamsburg '
from
Halifax
work
younger
can have a tradi-
service
1940,
to
has
years.
two decades
until
he
area
thirteen
as
hostesses
as
restored
in the past
tion, the coaeh
children
not "
beautiful garden on my left", it' s
than
114. 51.
three
Brown-
poJJ-
A. she -time barber, Ben iive6
with
When you ride with Ben, you
get the notion that Williamsburg
is his town just as the Palace
somehow
belongs
to
Fleming
with
1134.
Ben
and
the
first
started
organization
in
with his wife and two
children live on South Henry
Street.
At forty years of age,
Ben
cuts
quite
a
figure
in
hts
colorful
knee breeches
and tricorn
hat and couldn' t even
begin
to
tell you how
been
taken
many
pictures
have
of him.
In general the routine goes
along quite pleasantly with some
new twist every day, as all have
found
who
have
dealt
with
the
public.
Generally It is the inoon-
siderate
drivers
rather
than
the
foolish questions that nettle him
the most. The other day he signalled
for
Gloucester
rein
from
a
turn
Street
into
only
Duke
of
to have
to
In sharply
when
a Hudson
Pennsylvania
Ignored
him.
Don' t we have
world',"
a lot fools in this
he was heard to mutter.
�Cleveland Bays
We have been hard at work with our Cleveland Bay Breeding Program. We are using
donor mares again this year and so far have 9 confirmed pregnancies. The gestation
period for a horse is 11 months so these foals will hit the ground in late Spring 2021
4 of our purebred mares, Willow, Nora, Bayberry, and Isabella
The Red Carriage
The Red Carriages is the oldest car-
riage in the fleet. It was originally purchased in 1940 for $500 as a Britzka
carriage. A Britzka is a two seater car-
riage with a convertible roof The carriage underwent
restoration
and
changes here at Colonial Williamsburg
in the 195Os and was renamed the Mul-
berry Phaeton. In 1957 Queen Elizabeth became the first member of the
Royal Family to visit Colonial Wiliamsurg and rode This carriage has been
in service ever since. The body and
Winthrop Rockefeller , Jeanette Rockefeller, Queen
Elizabeth and Prince Phillip in the Red Carriage in
underworks were overhauled in 2017
and repainted in a fire engine red. We
1957
know this carriage now as the Red Carriage.
The Coach and Livestock Newsletter is a publication of Colonial Williamsburg Coach and Livestock Department
Vice President, Education,
Research
and Historic Interpretation :
Director of Coach and Livestock:
Beth Kelly
Paul Jeter
Editor:
Carl Childs
Written By :
Samantha
Hughes
To learn how you can help our department or ifyou have questions please call 757- 220- 7791 or email pjeter@axwforg
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Cattle -
We are once again preparing our cattle for the Virginia State
Fair. We will be taking two of our Milking Devons Juno and Peach and
their calves Oscar and Olivia as well as one of our Shorthorns, Kate and
her calf Charlotte as well. Our staff will be hard at work over the next
month getting the cattle ready. This includes halter training some of our
newest additions, as well as a refresher on how to properly show cattle.
We also have a new addition to our cattle herd: We have recently
acquired
Devon Bull from Ray Clark of Vermont who is the Director
of Genetics and Breeding for the American Milking Devon Society.
Having this bull will help expand our genetic pool for our cattle and
further strengthen our herd.
Cleveland Bays -
All our foals have finally arrived! Our three newest
additions are doing well and enjoy playing together. Fudge, Isabella,
Williamsburg Valiant aka Moose, andWilliamsburg Fearnought aka
Monty can all be seen daily behind the Randolph House. Our third foal
Vol 6. August
2019
�Williamsburg Janus aka Mendel and his momWillow will be at the
Palace Pasture by the Gateway building.
of our Clevelands will be
registered to both the Cleveland BayHorse Society of the US, as well as
in the
This registration requires all three of them to have " official'
names as well as barn names as well as unique microchip numbers to
identify them.
Farrier -All of our horses see ourfarrier every 5 -6 weeks. Over the Cast
few weeks our farrier Drew Morales has been working hard keeping our
horses shod. Recently he has been working on a special case for us.
Thomas, one of our riding horses, has developed a crack in his hoof. This
can be a common occurrence in horses however Thomas has an extreme
case. To attempt to fix this Drew has given Thomas a special shoe that
supports the inside of his hoof in order to take pressure of the side with
the crack.
He has also come up with a clever way to glue the crack back
together in order to keep the integrity of his hoof.
Vol 6. August
2019
�Carriages -
After three years of work
the Red Carriage has been
completed! It has been a long and exhaustive project requiring a large
collaboration of departments, thanks to everyone involved: Both the Red
and the Blue Carriage have receivednew upholstery from Rick's
Upholstery in Gloucester and are ready to brave the elements once
again.
StaffLast but certainly not least, we have hired a new Supervisor.
Undra Jeter as many of you will know as a Coachman, is our new
Supervisor Journeyman Stud Groom. He will oversee daily barn
operations as well as the training of our Cleveland Bays. Please wish him
a Congratulations if you see him. We also have two new grooms, . manna
Collins and April Farenkrogh.
We will also like to say Thank you to our
fantastic summer hires Anna, Shelby and Cathi, we wish you well!
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2019
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Cattle - Our cattle herd has had some changes in the last few months. In
the beginning of March, we welcomed three new calves to the herd; with
more on the way in the next few months. We also hosted two members of
the American Milking Devon Board of Directors, Ray Clark and Dexter
Randall, to come and evaluate our herd as well as host a workshop for
our staff. During this week long experience all of our adult cattle were
gradedfor breed standard. Breed standard is based on qualities that the
perfect" cow would have.
Two of our cattle Peach and Juno scored very
high! As we strive to become a center of excellence for our rare breeds
this was an important step in making sure we continue to keep and
breed the top quality of animals.
Also during the process we had the chance to help another milking
Devon breeder start his own herd Daisy, and her new calf, who were
out with the other calves in the historic area, were two of the cattle sold
during that time and have moved to Michigan! We are happy to report
that they are both doing very well in their new home!
�Sheep- Lambing season is over!We have just ended the final wave of
lambing here at
had total of 15 lambs this season. They are
currently in the pasture at the corner of Nassau street and Francis
Street. You may notice some of the ewes have had a fresh, hair cut, this is
for their own health as well as that of the lamb. It is much easier for the
lamb to nurse with out wool getting in the way as well as easier on mom
while giving birth.
Cleveland Bays- Ourfirstfoal has finally arrived! Early Sunday
morning, our first purebred foal, Valiant was born. Not only is he the
first foal to be born here in 16 years, he is the first of our embryo
transfers to be born. He was the first embryo from
Willow bred to our
stallion Clarence. He is a very energetic and happy foal. He and his
mom, Fudge, are doing well and will be out in the Historic Area very
soon!
�Horses- We had another visit from our friends at
Woodside Equine Clinic this month. While we not
only have our bi-annual check ups we have
specialized visits. In the photo here, Dr. Hirsch is
examining one of our horses Duke using an
ultrasound to examine apotential injury to his
leg.
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Cattle- '
We' ve got some new arrivals in the barn! -We have recently
acquired two new oxen for our program. The two pictured below are
Sam and Hunt. They are Milking Shorthorn cattle from Maine and are
almost two years old: These two are
award winning oxen having won
their weight class at the Freiberg
Fair in New England: They have
been taking training excursions
through the historic area to become
accustomed to the new sites and
smells of Colonial Williamsburg. If
you see them walking through town
you may notice that they are
smaller than the other oxen in our
herd: '
While they are the same breed
of cattle as our other oxen, Pat and
Mike
as well as Enus,
and Roscoe,
they are notfully grown andwill
grow to be the same size in the
coming years.
Horses-
Our Clevelands continue to progress in their pregnancies.
Isabella' s foal is still backwards and we are keeping our fingers crossed
that it decides to turn around in the final months. All the other foals are
doing well and we greatly anticipate their arrival!
In other horse news it is time for our horses to have their annual
chiropractic checks. With the assistance of Woodside Equine Clinic every
one of our horses receives this checkup once a year. In it Dr. Anderson
Vol 5. January 2019
�checks for any soreness or
tightness in the horse and in
most cases can adjust it on the
spot much like a human
chiropractor does. We will also
soon be visited by Dr. Hirsch,
also from
Woodside, for the
horses regularly scheduled
health check. This checkup
involves vaccines, worm checks,
and teeth cleaning should it be
needed and always makes for a
busy few days at the barn.
Carriages- The slower winter season for us means that it is time to work
on our many behind the scenes project. One of our biggest projects this
year is the painting of the Red Carriage. This carriage has been out of
service for two years and in that time has been completely refurbished:
Our own Edward Merkley
which many of you may
know as a carriage driver is
the main man responsible for
repainting any of our
carriages. He has been
working hard and diligently
at this project for quite some
time. "We have brought in an
expert
carriage painter,
Geoffrey Ryder, to help us in
the final stages of the painting.
Vol 5. January 2019
�Barn -As part of our winter priorities it is time for us
to redo the stall mats in our barn on Franklin Street. As these mats
have not been redone since the barn was built some 18 years ago it
has
become quite the undertaking. While the oldmats
came in one piece,
the new ones are much like a giant jigsaw puzzle requiring assembly
into a
square and then into smaller 4x10 ones for our stalls. Our staff
will get a serious workout putting these mats in
when
the time comes. Pasture -We currently have around 64 acres for all
103 grazing animals that we
take
care
of.
On
average,our cattle need
around
2 acres of
sustainable grass per cow to
they also eat
flourish,
around2% body weight,
of their
so for a 1000lb cow,
an average 20lbs of forage a
day is needed. As we
have
27 cattle
that means
on average we need around 54 acres. Thatplus 30 horses and 46 sheep
means that we go through grass at an incredible rate. In the last
few months we have worked hard toreplant several of our pastures to
keep up with the demand of our animals. Our bypass
facility has been completely replanted and we are currently working on
our pasture at Quarterpath.
�Staff In the last month we have seen some staff changes in Coach
and
Livestock.. As was
announced, the Liberty Program ended at
the beginning of the month. With this we Cost our senior dlog trainer
Adam Claar. We will also be losing one of our Livestock Husbanders
Layne Anderson.We wish them well in their future
endeavors. With this however, we have also added two new members of
staff.Graham Callaway and Tess Plummer are our two new
livestock husbanders. You will be sure to run into them around town tending
to the sheep and chickens. Please stop by to say
hi!Vol 5.
January
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Horses- Ourpregnant Cleveland Bays are continuing toprogress well
and the foals are continuing to grow. Our last scan of Fudge and Isabella
was around i oo days. Fudge is one of our donor mares, and is carrying a
foal by our Clevelands, Clarence and Willow. Isabella is one of our two
purebred mares. She was bred to a stallion named Stainmore Wolfhound:
While all of ourfoals will help boost the currentpopulation of
Clevelands, of which there are fewer than the Giant Panda., Isabella' s is
genetically important to the breed The stallion that has been bred to her
currently only has 5purebredfoals in the world.As the gene pool
becomes smaller, any new bloodlines that can be made help improve the
quality of the breed At the
day mark, bothfoals were starting to
form bone structures andwere around the size of a Jack Russell Terrier.
Fudge
Foal' s Spine
Vol 4. December
2018
Isabella
Foal' s Eye Socket
�In other Cleveland news one of our geldings, Kenjoc Etay Buckshot has
officially made his debut as afullfledged carriage horse.
is the first
Cleveland Bay to be a carriage horse on the streets of Williamsburg since
the time of Lord Dunmore. He is currently being paired with one of our
more experienced horses Zander who is teaching him the ins and outs of
being a carriage horse for CW.
Buckshot ( left)
Zander (
right)
Cattle- It's breeding season yet again! This past week Darin and Lauren,
our outstanding ox drivers, got their hands dirty to breed our Devon
cattle.
As part of our ever expanding rare breeds programs we have
been actively breeding our cattle both the American Milking Devons as
well as the Milking Shorthorns. Darin andLauren are both certified
ArtificialInsemination (AI) technicians and have been breeding our
cattle successfully over the last year. While some of our cattle are
currently pregnant and are due in the nextfew months, these nextfew
will be due in the earlyfall of 2019.
Vol 4. December
2018
�Sheep- In October we 18 of our Leicester Longwool Sheep. This is the first
time in a number of years that we have used Artificial Insemination. As
this is a much more complicatedprocess than for cattle or horses a
specialist from Oregon come to perform the procedure. The first of our
lambs will be due in MidMarch. Unlike cattle and horses more than 50%
of the births result in triplets or twins. The picture below is a cross
section of the rib cage of a lamb.
Vol 4. December
2018
�Pasture - Over the last year we have worked hardin planting grassfor
our animals. Our Bypass facility was completely replanted in early
September andwe are seeing great results. In afew days our Devon
cattle will get to enjoy this fresh new grass for the winter.
Vol 4. December
2018
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Horses- On the 8th and
of September we took our side saddle riders,
Taylor Nixon, and Katharine Pittman up to Middleburg
to be living
art for the National Sporting Library and Museums new sidesaddle
exhibit. They braved the cold and rain and an impromptu
interpretation andQ &. about sidesaddle in the 18th century. Well done
ladies!
On the 20th and21st of September we had our vets come visit us. As part
of our Silver level herd health plan with Woodside Equine Clinic all the
horses get a checkup twice a year. This is to make sure all of our horses
are happy and healthy year round as well as fitfor their duties. During
this trip all31 of our horses received vaccines and several had their teeth
during this time, any ailments that the horses have been to
floated.
Also
the vets for previously are looked at as well such as chiropractic checks
or flexion tests. Flexion tests are the horse equivalent of the doctor
poking you and asking if it hurts. In these tests the vet evaluates the
horse by walking and trotting it, then stretching differentparts of its
legs to see if there is a change in the way the horse moves. From there he
can evaluate where the problem is if any.
Vol 3. September
2018
�Dr. Hirsch looking at Pharo
Why do we float a horses teeth? Horse's teeth do not stop growing,
because of this their teeth can grow sharp on the inside or outside edges
where there is no overlap this can cause painfor the horse. Floating a
horses teeth means that we file down the outside or inside of the horse's
teeth so that there is a smooth surface in the horse' s mouth making it
much more comfortable for the horse.
Cattle- This year we competed in the Open Dairy Competition at the
Virginia State Fair! We won the Senior Cow class, Champion Cow and
reserve Grand Champion with Georgia Peach one of our Milking
Devons. White' s Catherine, a Milking Shorthorn, won the 4 year old
Shorthorn Class, ColonialWilliamsburg Sara Jane won the Spring Heifer
Class for Shorthorns andfinally our Ox driver Darin Durham with
Colonial Williamsburg Juno won the Pretty Cow ( Fancy Dress).
Colonial
Williamsburg Moon was third in the spring heifer class and Colonial
Williamsburg Mercedes was fourth in the summer heifer class. Overall it
Vol 3. September
2018
�was a very successful weekend and we are very proud of our cattle and
team!
Eric with Colonial Williamsburg
Darin with Colonial Williamsburg Juno
Moon
Lauren
with Colonial Williamsburg
Layne
with
Devon' s Gate Georgia
Peach
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Training- Buckshot has had his first official outing as a carriage horse. He and his partner Pharo
took part in an evening ride for some very special guests. This is the first time a Cleveland has
been a carriage horse on the streets of Williamsburg since Lord Dunmore' s time as Governor.
Cattle- Dr. Bohm Harris came this month to pregnancy check our American Milking Devons as
well as our Milking Shorthorns. We are happy to announce that we will be expecting 3 new
calves next spring.
Horses- We are very proud to announce that our Cleveland Bay Breeding Program has been a
success this year! Willow and Clarence will be having a baby boy!! Through the process embryo
transfer and a donor mare named Fudge, our very own stallion Lord Brigadoon aka Clarence will
become a first time dad next year. Isabella is also currently in foal from an outside stallion
Vol
August
2018
�Stainmore Wolfhound, and we hope to also have two more embryos from Willow grow as well,
for the potential of four foals next year!
Fudge
It will be a busy year!
Isabella
Dogs- Our Liberty Mascots continue their community outreach. They recently visited the
Heritage Humane Society kid' s camp where they met some very excited new friends.
Dear Liberty
Caroline
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August
2018
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Carriages —Ephraim
and Lester Fischer from Double E carriages came down on Tuesday to
begin taking measurements for our new sociables. This is the first step in having two new
sociables built for 2019.
Mrs. Washington and Mr. Madison have begun carriage driving training They will
be out driving single and eventually pairs in the HA in the coming months. Our newest
Training —
coachman Renee will be out on the street next week.
Sheep- This past breeding season we had 14 lambs.
Cattle- All the calves are doing well. We have recently bred the shorthorns and the remaining
Devons.
Horses- Buckshot is continuing to progress in become a carriage horse. He has become a stellar
single horse so far. Frido is out on the street. He will be doing half days with Zander for a while
before we put him in as an everyday horse. Isabella is continuing to heal. She will be going back
to the vet for a pregnancy check soon so keep your fingers crossed.
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Dogs- With the heat continuing to rise, the Liberty dogs are staying inside. They can be found at
the visitor center every day from 3 -4pm as well as at the Art Museum on Wednesday' s from
1: 30- 2: 30pm.
Vol 1. July 2018
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