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In the days of the stage coach a 4-horse hitch could travel about 25 miles a day. Depending on the terrain the horses would be changed more frequently. After about 25 miles the passengers needed to rest. Stage coach was a very uncomfortable way to travel.
Answer- Depending on the kind of vehicle (wagon, buggy vis-a-vis-landau etc) the weight of the vehicle and passengers and contents, plus the kind of horses doing the pulling, their condition and the terrain/road condition- a decent dirt road is easier on the horses legs and feet than paved (either current pavements or old cobblestone) if the hitch has relief horses every 25-40 miles it easily make over 100-150 miles on reasonable terrain in a good day. Individual endurance riding horses do 100 miles carrying a rider in a day over a variety of terrain.
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∙ 12y agoDuring the 'heydey' of the stagecoach a team of four went about 20-25 miles a day. It doesn't seem like a lot for our modern cars but if you think about it, that's a lot of work for four horse powered stages. They stages usually ran as long as there was daylight, so from sunup to sundown is about how long it took.
Of course the terrain had much to do with how fast the stage got from one stop to another. If the road was flat and straight it was a much easier pull, and was just a smoother ride for everyone.
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