Sulky hitch

In combination, a two-wheeled sulky having a frame with support assemblies rotatably supporting the wheels, a centrally disposed driver's seat on the frame above the wheels and rearwardly of the rotational axis of the wheels, a pair of forwardly and upwardly extending shafts above the wheels at the seat level and rigid with the frame with each shaft having a foot receiving stirrup oriented forwardly of the wheels and laterally outwardly of the seat to enable the driver to balance and stabilize himself in the seat, and a hitch assembly comprising a pair of side members forming extensions of said shafts, said side members including rear portions extending alongside the upper portion of the hindquarters of a horse and in laterally spaced relation thereto below the back of the horse, a pair of upwardly and inwardly extending intermediate portions forming rigid continuations of the rear portions adapted to extend upwardly and inwardly alongside the front area of the hindquarters of the horse to a point above the back of the horse forwardly of the hindquarters, a pair of forwardly and downwardly extending forward portions forming rigid continuations of the intermediate portions and extending therefrom in acute angular relation and in parallel spaced relation to each other and adapted to be disposed above the back of a horse, a downwardly and forwardly extending tongue member rigidly secured to the forward end portions, and means at the forward end of the tongue member adapted to be received on an upstanding post carried by the harness adjacent the shoulder area of the horse with the weight of the driver exerting an upward force on the harness post for removing weight from the horse.