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Fine harness – American competition with high-stepping driving horses; Harness racing – A form of horse racing that uses a two-wheeled cart; Pleasure driving – A horse show class involving horses pulling carts; Roadster – Horse and pony driving competition; Scurry driving — High speed obstacle competition
Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky , spider, or chariot occupied by a driver.
From the beginning of organised motor sport events, in the early 1900s, until the late 1960s, before commercial sponsorship liveries came into common use, vehicles competing in Formula One, sports car racing, touring car racing and other international auto racing competitions customarily painted their cars in standardised racing colours that indicated the nation of origin of the car or driver.
Nearly any breed of horse can be trained for pleasure driving. Fine harness: Also called formal driving. Horses are hitched to a light four-wheeled cart and shown in a manner that emphasizes flashy action and dramatic performance. Refined pony breeds and certain light saddle horse breeds noted for their action are most often seen in fine harness.
Ancient chariot racing (2 C, 19 P) C. ... Harness racing (11 C, 12 P) Horse driving competition (17 P) Horse ... Pages in category "Horse driving" The following 21 ...
The colors and patterns of jockeys' silks have special meaning for horse owners. The silks for the historic 150th edition of the Kentucky Derby on May 4 at Churchill Downs are filled with a ...
It is one of Canada's premiere harness racing events and draws record breaking crowds every year. The CDP grandstand originally housed a restaurant and enclosed and open viewing areas for both winter and temperate season racing. In 1990, the adjacent Charlottetown Civic Centre was built onto the CDP complex. A fire in the early 1990s among the ...
Carriage driving is a form of competitive horse driving in harness in which larger two- or four-wheeled carriages (sometimes restored antiques) are pulled by a single horse, a pair, tandem or a four-in-hand team. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh helped to expand the sport.