Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Endurance Riding

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Endurance Riding:

Approximate Speeds of Gaits:

Gait	Small Pony	Large Pony	Horse
Walk	3 mph	3.5mph	3.7 to 4 mph
Slow Trot	4 mph	4.5 mph	5 mph
Medium Trot	5-6 mph	6-7.5 mph	6-8 mph
Fast Trot	6-7 mph	7.5-10 mph	9-11 mph
Canter	8-9 mph	10-14 mph	12-15 mph
Hand Gallop	12 mph	14-22 mph	15-25 mph

Today we did 7.13 miles in 1 hour 47 minutes. Our avg speed was 4mph with Confetti's max speed being 20 mph.  My medium pony can gallop with the big boys!

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Loretta
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