Droshky

A droshky or drosky (Russian: дрожки (plural); Polish: dorożka (singular); German: Droschke (singular); Estonian: troska (singular)) is a term used for a four-wheeled open carriage used especially in Russia. The vehicle has a long bench on which the driver or passengers sit as if on a saddle, either astride or sideways.^[1][2] From droga, the pole that connects the front and rear axles.

Drosky 1858

Dorożka (Street-cab), a sketch by Aleksander Orłowski

Orlov Trotter Krasa in racing droshky by Sverchkov

See also

• Other horse-drawn vehicles of Russia:
  • Tarantass — a long four-wheeled carriage with no springs or seats
  • Telega — a wagon
  • Troika — sleigh driven by three horses abreast
  • Kibitka — enclosed sleigh driven like a troika
• Horses in Russia