"...BTW, 1/2 a gravity deceleration is about what cars like Ferraris,
Porsches, and Corvettes can manage. It may be optimistic to expect a horse to
actually stop that fast even on good footing..."
However, a car does not have two steel shoes about
4" across that can dig into the ground. The digging in of horse hooves
allows them to accelerate and decelerate faster than cars. Also a car can
not shift its center of gravity be lowering its rear end by a couple of feet
during a stop, though the rear suspension on modern high performance cars is set
up to prevent the front end from diving like cars of the '50's.
Ed
Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower
Road Victor, MT 59875
