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Russian troika
Moir, Ethel, 1916, Photograph
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Russian troika
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Title
Russian troika
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This image is taken from Ethel Moir Diary Vol. 2
Artist / maker
Moir, Ethel
Date
1916
Size
7.5 x 10.2 cm
Type
Photograph
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Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
A troika is a traditional Russian harness driving combination, using three horses abreast, usually pulling a sleigh. It differs from most other three-horse combinations in that the horses are harnessed abreast. The middle horse is usually harnessed in a horse collar and shaft bow; the side horses are usually in breast collar harness. The troika is traditionally driven so that the middle horse trots and the side horses canter; the right-hand horse will be on the right lead and the left-hand horse on the left lead. The troika is often claimed to be the world's only harness combination with different gaits of the horses.
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