Patent ID: 7818951

Claim:
An apparatus for isolating forces between a horse and a sulky, the apparatus connecting a sulky shaft to a horse harness having a base plate mounted on the horse harness, a pin projecting substantially perpendicularly outwardly from the base plate, and a locking device carried by the outer end of the pin to removably secure the pin to the apparatus thereby facilitating attachment of the sulky to the horse and preventing accidental detachment therefrom, the apparatus comprising: a dampening piston having a first end and a second end, the first end being movably attached to the second end; the first end of the dampening piston having a ball joint connected to a rod, the ball joint mounted within a socket for rotational movement and having a central aperture for receiving the pin; and the second end of the dampening piston including a threaded connector for affixing the dampening piston to the sulky shaft.