The canter is a controlled, three-beat gait that usually is a bit faster than the average trot, but slower than the gallop. The average speed of a canter is 16–27 km/h (10–17 mph), depending on the length of the stride of the horse. Listening to a horse canter, one can usually hear the three beats as though a drum had been struck three times in succession. Then there is a rest, and immediately afterwards the three-beat occurs again.
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The gallop is also the gait of the classic race horse. Modern Thoroughbred horse races are seldom longer than 1.5 miles (2.4 km), though in some countries Arabian horses are sometimes raced as far as 2.5 miles (4.0 km).
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The walk is a four-beat gait that averages about 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h). When walking, a horse's legs follow this sequence: left hind leg, left front leg, right hind leg, right front leg, in a regular 1-2-3-4 beat. At the walk, the horse will alternate between having three or two feet on the ground.
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Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: It is according to the condition of the horse. Most pasture horses rode on trail rides-maybe a half a mile. The highly exercised Thoroughbreds are raced commonly for a distance of 1.25 miles, but might be breezed (slow galloped) for 2 miles. Quarterhorses are only raced for 1 mile as they are known for short bursts of fast speed. Racking horses and saddle horses can keep up their easy gait considerably longer, but I don't know the distance on it. Source(s): Many years of reading horse books as well as owning horses for 20 years.
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The Ultimate Horse Site reports that the average horse can gallop at approximately 30 miles per an hour, give or take a couple of miles for the individual horse. Older horses, or those that are not well conditioned or have health problems, will probably gallop significantly slower than 30 miles per hour.
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The horse died, as did 25 others out of 199 who started.”. I guess the horse might be stopping to rest/eat at some points during that though, so maybe the answer is a bit less? Modern endurance races seem to take part over 100 miles, but there are vet checkups and a few rest points on the way.
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A horse will almost never win a race over a half mile if he reaches his absolute top speed in the race. A thoroughbred race horse galloping at a 44 mph pace will quickly tire and falter, allowing his rivals to pass him in the stretch. It really doesn't matter how fast Triple Crown winner American Pharoah can gallop. It matters how fast the 2015 Kentucky Derby Winning horse can run and how far he can maintain this fast galloping pace. GoPro Hero 3 Helmet Cam. Jockey cam shows what super fast galloping at 44 mph (workout) looks like from rider POV. Please Subscribe, Like and Share.
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Both these traits can be measured. The muscle tissue can be biopsied and the heart measured with an ultrasound machine. The heart can also be measured with a heart rate monitor which tells you how hard a horse is working at a specific speed or workload. The GoPro Hero 3 Jockey Cam and HR monitors make a great pair. If a horse can maintain a high cruising speed and continue work out near the aerobic threshold then he would be an exceptional animal.
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American Quarter Horses, who travel short distances at high speeds, can gallop at up to 50 miles per hour. Thoroughbreds are estimated to be able to gallop at approximately 40 to 45 miles per an hour. In 1972, Thoroughbred racing legend Secretariat set a speed record that has never been officially broken.
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Horse Speeds and Gaits. A horse's walk is a basic four beat gait. The walk is the slowest gait. A trot is the next speed up from walk, it is a two beat gait where the horses front and back legs move in sync. The trot is the equine equivalent to jogging, and is in fact referred to as a jog in some disciplines.
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how many miles can a horse gallop
A horse can gallops up to 1.5 miles or 2.4 km. A horse can gallop for 1.5 miles.