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A four-in-hand is a team of four horses pulling a carriage, coach or other horse-drawn vehicle. [1] Today, four-in-hand driving is the top division of combined driving in equestrian sports; other divisions are for a single horse or a pair. One of the international events featuring only four-in-hand teams is the FEI World Cup Driving series.
Horse pulling competition (2017) Horse pull, with dynamometer (2022) Horse pulling is a draft horse competition where horses in harness, usually two animals, pull a stone-boat or weighted sled and the winner is the team or animal that can pull the most weight for a short distance. There are different weight classes and strict rules to avoid ...
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 – type of horse racing; Scurry driving — High speed obstacle competition
Harness racing Combined driving. Horses can race in harness, pulling a very lightweight one-person cart known as a sulky.At the other end of the spectrum, some draft horses compete in horse pulling competitions, where single or teams of horses and their drivers vie to determine who can pull the most weight for a short distance.
Single horse – only one animal is used to pull the carriage; Pair of horses – two animals are harnessed to the carriage, side by side; Four-in-Hand (sometimes known as a "team") – four horses, one pair being in front of the other pair; Competitions are further divided into horses and ponies.
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Tandem—Two horses hitched with one lead horse directly in front of one wheel horse, driven by a man or woman in a cart. Considered an unsafe hitch by many drivers, since the tendency for the lead horse to turn around and face the wheel horse. Unicorn—Three horses hitched as a team with one horse in front of the team, driven by a man or woman
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.