Without completely destroying it, I mean. What would be a feasible distance to ride a horse, so that it would be rested and in a fit state to continue a similar distance the following day, and again after that. (Same goes for the rider, I guess!)
2007-02-05 23:46:39 · 12 answers · asked by Juno 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
The Texan and the Australian were in the bar bragging about their respective properties. The Texan said "Why, I can ride from the ranch all day in any direction and I haven't reached my boundary."
The Australian took a sip of his beer and said "Yeah. I had a horse like that once."
2007-02-05 23:52:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on the horse and his training. There are some horses that are bred strictly for endurance riding and able to go great distances. If the horse is healthy and sound with no lameness issues he'll be able to move a lot easier and quickly. One reason there are vet checks on the long distance endurance races today is to make sure the rider isn't overworking the horse. If the horses heart rate is erratic the horse and rider are disqualified. This is why most people that participate in these sort of events exercise their horse so his body gets use to that hardship. Also most riders at some point dismount and take a break by either stopping or walking the horse to give the horse a rest so he can continue the long distance.
2007-02-06 06:10:01 · answer #2 · answered by silvaspurranch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like any athlete horses vary a lot in their ability and training. Top endurance horses compete in events where they travel 100 miles a day, for several days in a row. Most horses could not travel more than 10 or 20 miles a day without being very tired sore afterwards. My horses, who have just been pasture ornaments lately, would think they were going to do if we went 5 miles. LOL
2007-02-05 23:58:05 · answer #3 · answered by Shelley 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, I just watched a special on the Discovery Channel. Ghengis Kahn (spelling?) had an army and all of them were mounted. It was said that they could cover 70 miles a day while other armies struggled to march 10 miles a day. But, all of the men in Ghengis' army had 2 or three horses each. So, I'd say they got the next day off with no rider. Maybe about half that distance...so let's say 35 miles?
2007-02-05 23:57:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
All depends on the horse. If he is nice and conditioned he could go a good 25 miles pretty easy. But if he has been sitting out in the pasture for some time, you'll have to be careful. He could get lame in a hurry. If that is the case, I wouldn't push him any more than 8 miles to begin with.
2007-02-06 00:03:32 · answer #5 · answered by Horsetrainer89 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on the fitness of your horse and the breed. the fitter it is, the further it can go, obv. If u do indurance riding, Arabs are probably the best horses for this becuase they have a lot of endurance, if they are fit enough and are built to travle.
im not sure how far exactly. But if it is your own horse, you should be able to tell when he/she get tired or when to stop and have a rest.
2007-02-08 08:02:41 · answer #6 · answered by Eryn v 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you and your horse are in excellent condition, I would travel no more than 15 hours a day and that includes taking breaks !
You should look into your local riding clubs and join them for long rides, or take your horse to special horse camps where you can take your horse or use one of their horses for long rides and camp outs in the evening, that back to riding in the am.
2007-02-06 00:03:01 · answer #7 · answered by lady_tiko 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the superb conditioned horses in the international do a hundred mile races, besides the incontrovertible fact that theses have a slower %. simply by fact they are going so some distance. the well-known horse might desire to shelter 15-20 miles in one day and not tie up. A rider might desire to be 20% or much less of the horses weight. they might get as much as 40+ mph.
2016-10-01 12:27:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dude u cant destroy anything you'd just be changing the horse into a different type of matter and i dont know anything about how far a horse can go in a day and still be ok
2007-02-05 23:50:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read somewhere 25 to 35 miles is average.
2007-02-05 23:54:35 · answer #10 · answered by SGT. D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋