Sulky
A sulky is a single-axle horse-drawn vehicle , which is mostly used in lightweight construction, especially in horse racing for trotting . In driving tests, ponies are also presented in sulkies. It is typical for the sulky that, unlike a gig, it usually only has a single seat and no bench. The driver sits with his legs stretched out to the left and right of the horse.
Racing sulkys
There are training sulkies, mostly for the driver and front passenger, with a splash guard and mostly in a slightly heavier design.
Racing sulkies only offer space for the driver and either have no splash guard at all or it is replaced by a cloth. They weigh a maximum of 30 kg and are equipped with a forked drawbar and air-filled tires.
In the past, the sulky was "wrapped" on the horse harness with leather straps. Nowadays a "click system" is used almost exclusively, in which one of the two devices attached to one another on the displays is simply clicked into the devices attached to the harness.
The plastic covers over the wheels prevent a horse from stepping into the spokes.
Models
- Fashion fight
- rather light sulky with short signs. The driver sits just behind the horse. Sometimes - by adjusting the position of the seat - a certain leverage effect comes into play, which the horse quasi "lifts".
- Long shaft
- Longer ads, rather heavier. Use for larger horses that have a longer stride length.
- Two-seater
- heavy sulky for two people. Training sulky. Often used to have a second horse run along that the second person can take along on the lead.
- Further
- Foal carts, basket carts, joggers
