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How fast you can cover 25 miles with a driving horse will depend on the 
surface he will be trotting on.  If it were a decent surface, not hard 
pavement (unlikely), he could do that in three hours.  Take along a large 
ice chest with several ice packs and it is do-able.  I'd hate to trot a 
horse for three hours steady on a paved road, however.
I used to pick up our two girls from grammar school, but that was only 5 
miles each way, and our beloved horse also developed ringbone on all four 
feet by the time he was in his early 20s.  I don't recommend that.  I wonder 
how the Amish manage.  Do they pad the horses' feet, or ????

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nancy Sturm" <sturmranch@xxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2007 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] Hitching up the horses


> We were actually talking this morning about using our driving horse for
> errands.  However, we live 25 miles from town and I remember talking to 
> old
> timers who used to use teams for their town trips.  They made it a two day
> trip.  I'll bet they weren't going to Costco for frozen foods.
>
> Nancy
>
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