At 11:40 PM 7/15/2003 +0100, Mark Tiller wrote: >-----Original Message----- >From: Steven Brust [mailto:skzb at dreamcafe.com] >Sent: 15 July 2003 03:34 >To: Iain E. Davis; 'lazarus'; 'Philip Hart' >Cc: dragaera at dragaera.info >Subject: RE: started rereading _TPotD_ > > >Switching horses every twenty miles, under ideal conditions, with the right > > >sort of horse, eating in the saddle or not at all, and not sleeping, it is > >possible to travel 500 miles in a 30 hour period...that is, it is possible > >to average more than 16mph. > >Are you basing that on the Pony Express Figures? I'm not doubting the >accuracy, just curious about the source. That was one source. Another was the French systems of posts under Richelieu at certain periods. And you can learn a lot about horses' top speeds and how long they can maintain them on the good ole' internet.