Horses and Buggies
Horses, buggies, 2-wheeled carts, ox carts, topless wagons, etc. These are several types of transportation used by the different traditional and conservative Mennonites living in Belize and are all locally made by their own members. Unlike the ones used by the Amish of North America, the ones here are all the open kind and use rubber tires. Also, how a buggy is made reflects how conservative their group is. Old Colony Mennonites The Mennonites of northern Belize; Shipyard, Little Belize, Neuland, etc. use horses, 4-wheeled buggies and 2-wheel carts mostly for personal transportation within the community and to travel to surrounding villages. These Mennonites allow the use of motorized farm equipment as long as it has steel tires. Hence steel-tire tractors are depended on for pulling heavy loads and plowing, leaving the horses for lighter transport. Buggies and carts are made of planed lumber and painted b...