A sulky is a lightweight cart used for harness racing. It has two wheels and a small seat for only a single driver. The modern racing sulky has shafts that extend in a continuous bow behind the driver
Harness racing sulky (2007)
Horse show sulky for roadster classes (2012)
Horse-drawn mower with a "sulky seat"
Wooden racing sulky (c. 1895 – 1910)
Roadster is a type of driving competition for horses and ponies where the horse and exhibitor appear in equipment similar to that used in harness racing. It is derived from the historical use of certa
Sulky
…sulkies" because they were "said to have been chosen by unsociable people fond of their own company or fits of sulking". A horse show vehicle used in roadster classes is also called a sulky. The drivers dress in racing silks and show their horses at a fast trot around the showring. Other uses of the term sulky include…
A competitor in a roadster show class