HOOT! What I want to know is, did the cat go in there voluntarily, or did it take a lot of encouragement?
Oh, and a question for you, oh horse-woman - is 50-60 miles a reasonable distance to travel by horse in one day? For a single rider, in spring, on a dirt road over a plain with a few marshy stretches? Or is that way too long or too short to be plausible?
I'd say 50 is rather a lot. Unless you only needed to do this for a day or 2 and you had a few days rest afterward, you'd be well advised to slow down a bit. Remember 100 miles is the legendary endurance distance for one day. That can only be done with special light tack and gear, the most extended care on the way (crew standing by with water to drink and to cool down) and then still often half the starters don't make it to the finish. They grew tired and many go lame because they stumble or something. After such a race most horses get 2 to 4 weeks off to recover because it takes so much out of them. Half of that distance is lighter but still a long long day if you were planning on keeping it up for a while. Without a few days recovery time exercise builds upon each other, so the first day you start with a horse that is 100%, but the second day you start at 80% and the third day at 50%..
If you wanted to make your horse last you just wouldn't want to ride him that tired. If you were in an emergency that would be a different situation, though I don't believe 100 miles would be doable without the care endurance riders get unless you're willing to accept the possibility your horse might die.
It's a total distance of 150-160 miles, so I was thinking a 3-day journey (this is in Rohan), but maybe I should give it 4 or 5 days instead; it's not an emergency. Thanks for the info!
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Date: 2005-03-03 11:36 pm (UTC)Oh, and a question for you, oh horse-woman - is 50-60 miles a reasonable distance to travel by horse in one day? For a single rider, in spring, on a dirt road over a plain with a few marshy stretches? Or is that way too long or too short to be plausible?
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Date: 2005-03-04 09:12 am (UTC)Remember 100 miles is the legendary endurance distance for one day. That can only be done with special light tack and gear, the most extended care on the way (crew standing by with water to drink and to cool down) and then still often half the starters don't make it to the finish. They grew tired and many go lame because they stumble or something. After such a race most horses get 2 to 4 weeks off to recover because it takes so much out of them.
Half of that distance is lighter but still a long long day if you were planning on keeping it up for a while. Without a few days recovery time exercise builds upon each other, so the first day you start with a horse that is 100%, but the second day you start at 80% and the third day at 50%..
If you wanted to make your horse last you just wouldn't want to ride him that tired. If you were in an emergency that would be a different situation, though I don't believe 100 miles would be doable without the care endurance riders get unless you're willing to accept the possibility your horse might die.
Sorry for the lecture :)
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