Harness racing Harness racing 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, occupied by a driver, although in Europe, jockeys riding directly on saddled trotters ("trot monté" in French) is also conducted. In North America, harness races are restricted to Standardbred horses, although European racehorses may also be French Trotters or Russian Trotters, or have mixed ancestry with lineages from multiple breeds. Orlov Trotters race separately in Russia. The light cold-blooded Coldblood trotters and Finnhorses race separately in Finland,
Red River cart State has a half-scale replica. The Remington Carriage Museum, Cardston, Alberta, also has a full-size replica of a Red River cart. The Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta displays a full-size replica of a Red River Cart in front of their home in Pembina Hall. This Red River Cart was donated to the Faculty by the Métis Nation of Alberta in November 2015. Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site in La Junta, Colorado, also has a full-size replica of a Red River cart. Red River cart The Red River cart is a large two-wheeled cart made entirely