We all know that horses can move at impressive speeds, and there is no more beautiful sight than a horse cantering along a hillside trail! However, the pace a horse travels at can affect how the distance it can travel. So, how long can a horse canter for?
The walk is the slowest pace of the horse, at an average of 4.3 miles per hour. It is a four-beat gait, and the horse will always have two or three feet on the ground.
So, as we have learned, the canter is not the most energy-efficient pace for a horse to travel. At a steady canter, a very fit endurance racing horse may be able to canter for up to seven hours.