Harness racers may be called Harness horses as a general term. They have two gaits, the pace and the trot. Trotters trot, and Pacer's pace. They could also be called by their individual breeds. In the USA only the Standardbred is used for racing. In other countries they have other breeds such as, but not limited to, Orlov Trotters, Russian Trotters, French Trotters and a few others.
Standardbred
Generally it is only purebreds that race since you have to register them and everything.
The tack.
The rider of a horse in a race is called a Jockey.
on their head it's called a halter but when they pull a cart its just a harness.
It's a trotter.
A steward.
There's harness racing and flat out racing.... Flat out racing is most common in thoroughbreds, appaloosa's and quarter horses. Harness racing is saddlebreds.
does a horse pull a cart with the harness, or does a horse push the cart with harness from the front
A person who rides horses (mainly thoroughbreds) is called a Jockey
These types of races are ran with the horses harnessed up to a 'sulkie', a lightweight 2-wheeled cart. Unlike other types of horseracing, the harness races are all ran at a fast-paced trot. If the horse 'breaks' from the trot he is disqualified.
Marie Hill has written: 'Single G; the horse that time forgot' -- subject(s): Single G (Race horse) 'Gentleman Joe' -- subject(s): Biography, Harness drivers, Harness racing
It means that the horse has the correct qualities needed to be a harness horse.