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Re: [RC] figuring mph riding - Susan Young CaseyI'd figure more like 5 to 6 mph trot. That's just a forward trot...not the extended dressage trot in a manicured arena for a few strides. I'll bet you did more like 14 or 15 miles. Doing 15 miles with constant forward movement in 3 hours means you averaged 5 mph. That sounds about right to me.
A horse can average a 6 mph trot with little effort. My guy is lazy at a 7 mph trot. Charlie Brown has a real nice ground-covering trot that averages 9 mph and he LOVES to canter and can maintain a 13 mph pace.
The important thing is that #1 YOU RODE and #2 you rode for 3 hours. Hope you both enjoyed yourselves!
DAldr94141@xxxxxxx wrote: Hi. So what if you don't know how many miles you rode. Does anyone know approx. how fast a horse trots? I know every horse is different but say I went on a trail ride like I did today. We rode for 3 hours. We trotted about half that time. So, I figured about 4-5 mph. for trotting (not extended trotting) and about 3-4 mph for walking. So did I perhaps do 10 miles? Susan Young Casey, Princess of Pink; secretary, RRRSA Semper Obliquo (Always aside) Glenndale Grace Farm, Ft Gibson, Oklahoma U.S.A. "Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod if that will do, but ride on! Ride on over all obstacles, and win the race!" - Charles Dickens (1812-1870) Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software
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