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The average horse can run at about 30 miles per hour. Horses that are bred to run long distances have been recorded to run up to 40 miles per hour. Quarter horses bred for racing short distances have been reported to run as fast as 50 miles per hour. The highest race speed is recorded at 43.97 miles per hour by Winning Brew in Grantville, PA. on May 14, 2008.
The average horse walks at between 2 to 4 MPH trots at Between 4 to about 10MPH Canters at between 10-20 MPH and Gallups (ie dead run) at between 20-30 MPH. that is BEFORE adding in weights and driving. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_gait The walk is a four-beat gait that averages about 4 mph.he gallop is very much like the canter, except that it is faster, more ground-covering, and the three-beat canter changes to a four-beat gait. It is the fastest gait of the horse, averaging about 25 to 30 miles per hour, a well trained pair of horses can pull a carriage at full gallup.