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Encyclopedia > Sulky

A sulky is a lightweight two-wheeled racing cart that is used in most forms of harness racing in the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, including both trotting and pacing races. Smaller sulkies are also used for dogs, both for racing and as transportation. A trotter training at Vincennes hippodrome Harness racing is a form of horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait. ... The trot is a gait of the horse where the diagonal pairs of legs move forwards at the same time, a diagonal gait. ... Horse gaits are the different methods by which a horse, either naturally or through human training, moves itself. ...


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AHRC - Sulky Standards (1984 words)
When a sulky is tested in accordance with Appendix A it shall exhibit stable handling characteristics without difficulty of operation, and there shall be no fracture, cracking, looseness, detachment, permanent deformation or any other type of failure of any member, joint or component of the sulky.
When a sulky is tested in accordance with Appendix B there shall be no fracture, cracking, looseness, detachment, permanent deformation or any other type of failure of any member, joint or component of the sulky.
When a sulky is tested in accordance with Appendix C there shall be no fracture, cracking, looseness, detachment, permanent deformation or any other type of failure of any member, joint or component of the sulky.
Coupling mechanism for a sulky - Patent 5564721 (6116 words)
The sulky according to claim 1, wherein the hitch point, upper support member and lower support member are operatively connected together for adjusting the tilting of the seat relative to a horizontal plane when said sulky is disposed at a predetermined angle relative to said horizontal plane.
During the cresting of a hill, the wheels of the sulky are moved towards the wheels of the motorized vehicle so as to maintain a proper distance between the operator of the sulky and the controls of the motorized vehicle.
During the traversing of a ravine, the wheels of the sulky are moved away from the wheels of the motorized vehicle so as to maintain a proper distance between the operator of the sulky and the controls of the motorized vehicle.
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