Random Facts about the Durability of a Horse DURABILITY OF A HORSE
A horse will travel 400 yards in 4-1/2 minutes at a walk
400 yards in 2 minutes at a trot, and 400 yards in minute at a gallop
The usual work of a horse is taken at 22,500 lbs. raised 1 foot per minute, for 8 hours per day
A horse will carry 250 lbs. 25 miles per day of 8 hours
An average draught-horse will draw 1600 lbs. 23 miles per day on a level road, weight of wagon included
The average weight of a horse is 1000 lbs.; his strength is equal to that of 5 men
In a horse mill moving at 3 feet per second, track 25 feet diameter, he exerts with the machine the power of 4-1/2 horses
The greatest amount a horse can pull in a horizontal line is 900 lbs.; but he can only do this momentarily, in continued exertion, probably half of this is the limit
He attains his growth in 5 years, will live 25, average 16 years
A horse will live 25 days on water, without solid food, 17 days without eating or drinking, but only 5 days on solid food, without drinking
A cart drawn by horses over an ordinary road will travel 1.1 miles per hour of trip
A 4-horse team will haul from 25 to 30 cubic feet of lime stone at each load
The time expended in loading, unloading, etc., including delavs, averages 35 minutes per trip. The work done by an animal is greatest when the velocity with which he moves is 1/8 of the greatest with which he can move when not impeded, and the force then exerted .45 of the utmost force the animal can exert at a dead pull.
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