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[RC] QUESTION RE LONG DISTANCE SPEED OF HORSES - rides2farFor short distances I think a horse is faster. As the distances get longer, I expect that humans approach the speed of horses, and now I think at very long distances, humans are faster, but I'm trying to figure out where the crossover occurs. What about the ultra-marathons held at Tevis and Vermont? Are the horses & runners anywhere near each other at the end of *really* long distance? I've seen video of a few of those races and lots of the runners would never get out of a vet check as "fit to continue". Also, to *really* make if an equal comparison you'd also have to make the runner carry an equal percentage of his body weight that the horse is carrying. Angie ============================================================ Personally, I shouldn't give a s--- where the other people on the course are, and if I find myself starting to concern myself over this, I remind myself that this is the first step on the road to overriding my horse and tell myself to "knock it off!" :) ~ Kat Swigart ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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