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Old September 7th 03, 05:54 AM
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"darryl" wrote in message
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There are a number of endurance races for horse and rider in Australia
and overseas.
The typical event covers 200 km over two days (100 km each day). The
horses are restricted from going any further each day and must pass a
number of veterinary inspections along the route to gain approval to
continue.


Yeah, I've seen coverage of one of these events on TV. It's very big
in the middle-east and I think they were saying it was Aussie horses
that are the current leaders or at least rivaling the Arab horses.
But, from what I saw, the speed they were tavelling at would _easily_
be exceeded by a person on a bike, probably a runner too.

hippy


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Old September 7th 03, 11:06 AM
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David S. Maddison wrote:

Consider a man on a bike in a competition against man on a horse. Who
do you think would win and under what circumstances. I am conisering
all types of horses, terrain and bikes. E.g. Mountain bikes over rough
ground on dirt tracks or a buitumen road with the horse running on
grass alongside.

David

Steve Hogg said yesterday at the Sydney bike show that an endurance
runner (i.e. not even on a bike) can outrun a horse in terms of distance
covered. If this is true, the horse would have no hope against a bike,
provided the terrain was fit for cycling on.


Unless the horse's name is TRIGGER!! hehe

DJ
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Old September 7th 03, 11:06 AM
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"Andrew Swan" wrote in message
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David S. Maddison wrote:

Consider a man on a bike in a competition against man on a horse. Who
do you think would win and under what circumstances. I am conisering
all types of horses, terrain and bikes. E.g. Mountain bikes over rough
ground on dirt tracks or a buitumen road with the horse running on
grass alongside.

David

Steve Hogg said yesterday at the Sydney bike show that an endurance
runner (i.e. not even on a bike) can outrun a horse in terms of distance
covered. If this is true, the horse would have no hope against a bike,
provided the terrain was fit for cycling on.


Unless the horse's name is TRIGGER!! hehe

DJ
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Old September 7th 03, 01:03 PM
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"Andy G" wrote in
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well, any distance under 5 km the horse will win. usually... but....
over that and the horse will die trying to catch up.

when was the last time you saw a horse race or event over 20 km.


You need to get out more, I have seen horse "events" go for weeks, riding
across country, albeit not often galloping all the way...

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Old September 7th 03, 01:03 PM
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"Andy G" wrote in
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well, any distance under 5 km the horse will win. usually... but....
over that and the horse will die trying to catch up.

when was the last time you saw a horse race or event over 20 km.


You need to get out more, I have seen horse "events" go for weeks, riding
across country, albeit not often galloping all the way...

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Old September 8th 03, 04:26 AM
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David S. Maddison wrote in message . ..
Consider a man on a bike in a competition against man on a horse. Who
do you think would win and under what circumstances. I am conisering
all types of horses, terrain and bikes. E.g. Mountain bikes over rough
ground on dirt tracks or a buitumen road with the horse running on
grass alongside.

David


A horse on a race track will do 1 km in just under a minute, standing start
A cyclist on a velodrome will do it just on a minute, standing start

Now a horse on a bike could not be beaten over a 1 km. That I'd like to see !!
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Old September 8th 03, 04:26 AM
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David S. Maddison wrote in message . ..
Consider a man on a bike in a competition against man on a horse. Who
do you think would win and under what circumstances. I am conisering
all types of horses, terrain and bikes. E.g. Mountain bikes over rough
ground on dirt tracks or a buitumen road with the horse running on
grass alongside.

David


A horse on a race track will do 1 km in just under a minute, standing start
A cyclist on a velodrome will do it just on a minute, standing start

Now a horse on a bike could not be beaten over a 1 km. That I'd like to see !!
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Old September 8th 03, 01:04 PM
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"rickster" wrote in message
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David S. Maddison wrote in

message . ..
Consider a man on a bike in a competition against man on a horse. Who
do you think would win and under what circumstances. I am conisering
all types of horses, terrain and bikes. E.g. Mountain bikes over rough
ground on dirt tracks or a buitumen road with the horse running on
grass alongside.

David


A horse on a race track will do 1 km in just under a minute, standing

start
A cyclist on a velodrome will do it just on a minute, standing start

Now a horse on a bike could not be beaten over a 1 km. That I'd like to

see !!

Yes, but the longer the event the more easily a horse is out run by a man on
foot, let alone a bike. they do not have the endurance to compete.

Kevin

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Old September 8th 03, 01:04 PM
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"rickster" wrote in message
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David S. Maddison wrote in

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Consider a man on a bike in a competition against man on a horse. Who
do you think would win and under what circumstances. I am conisering
all types of horses, terrain and bikes. E.g. Mountain bikes over rough
ground on dirt tracks or a buitumen road with the horse running on
grass alongside.

David


A horse on a race track will do 1 km in just under a minute, standing

start
A cyclist on a velodrome will do it just on a minute, standing start

Now a horse on a bike could not be beaten over a 1 km. That I'd like to

see !!

Yes, but the longer the event the more easily a horse is out run by a man on
foot, let alone a bike. they do not have the endurance to compete.

Kevin

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Old September 9th 03, 03:52 AM
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Man Vs Horse has been run over a 22 mile course in the UK for the last
twenty odd years.

A runner has never beaten the winning horse yet, despite a substanatial
prize being offered.

Only in the last few years have cyclists beaten the horses as a better
class of cyclist found this event.

The course is a tough cross country course with some serious hills.



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