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Equipment
Another
difference between Standardbreds and Thoroughbreds is
the amount of equipment pacers and trotters wear on
the racetrack. All Standardbreds wear the basic equipment
of a harness and a bridle, along with a Buxton martingale,
which keeps the harness from slipping. Below is a Standardbred
outfitted in the most basic equipment.
Standardbreds
race in sulkies, also known as racebikes. These are
light-weight, two-wheeled carts that are attached an
either side of the harness, and the driver sits close
behind the horse.
Standardbreds
train in jog carts, a heavier, longer version of the
sulky. The jog carts also attaches to either side of
the harness, but its tires and wooden shafts are thicker.
The driver sits further away from the horse.
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