How far can a team of horse pulling a wagon travel in a day?

Answer 1

Well Arabians can travel a lot they are in endurance races. Also a horse that is Arab can travel a lot some others breeds could travel a lot. I actually have a Arab he loves trails he fine for going long

Answer 2

There is no single correct answer here. Too many variables: What breed is the horse? How well trained and conditioned is the horse? How old - or young - is the horse? What is the terrain the horse has to cover? Is water available on the course? How much weight is the horse carrying? And hardest to figure, how much heart does the horse have?

The single wrong answer I know of is best shown in those movies where the characters tear off on horseback, at the full gallop, and they gallop and gallop and gallop, mile after mile after mile - and the horses never even get lathered up. You cannot sprint a horse a marathon distance, not even a Thoroughbred. You might try, kicking and slashing with spurs and whipping with reins or whips, but, if you do that, the horse will, sooner than you might expect, just drop dead.

Horses are designed, basically, to walk to get to where they want to go. They are also designed to be able to kick into full gallop in a heartbeat. This attribute is quite helpful, considering that it enables them to get away from lions and tigers and bears. Lions and tigers and bears run really fast - but only for short distances. Horses are designed to run really fast for just a little bit longer. Which is why horses still exist.

If you and a horse start together to run the Boston Marathon, and you can merely trot the whole way you will, almost certainly, cross the finish line way ahead of the horse.

How far can you ride a horse in a day? Basically, how far can your specific horse walk in a day? It will need to stop periodically to get something to drink, to eat, to just hang out wandering around in circles or just standing there.

If what you need is a critter to most effectively cover ground day after day, you do not want a horse. You want a mule. Generally speaking, mules are stronger, smarter, they do not tend to founder themselves, and they will usually just stop when they get really tired.

How far can you ride your horse in a day? Probably not as far as I can, myself, trot or ride a mule.

Horses are really pretty and they are spectacular short-distance sprinters but they are not a whole lot smarter than cows, generally speaking. They are smart enough to learn how to be neck reined. And, as the Lipizzaner stallions and rodeo demonstrate, they are much smarter than Jack Russell Terriers.

Basically speaking, how far you can ride your horse in a day depends on how far your horse can walk in a day. And that answer depends on the specific horse.

On paved roads, you can get a heck of a lot farther in a day on a bicycle than you can on a horse. And in rough terrain, you can get a lot farther on a mule. Mules are smart. Donkeys and burros are smart. Horses? Not so smart. But they are really pretty. And really fast sprinters.

Answer 3

There are several different factors that must be considered when estimating time and distances travelled. The road or road surface, the incline or lack thereof, the breed and fitness of the team, the condition of the load/carraige they are pulling.

But a pair of healthy Belgians in good fitness and health, pulling a lighter-weight buggy on a level road with good footing should be able to go 10-15 miles in a day. Not a 24 hr. day but 10 to 12 hour day.

A Wells Fargo stagecoach with a team of 4 to 6 could go around 20 miles between coach stops where the teams would be changed with fresh horses. But they usually had 4 to 6 horse hitches. There's the difference.

Answer 4

Average of 20 miles per day, pushing it the horse could go 30 with no ill effects.

Answer 5

A team of horse pulling a wagon can travel quite a distance in a day. If they move efficiently they could cover as much as 100 miles.

Answer 6

it depends how fit the horse is

Answer 7

50 miles