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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.
Best Answer: It would depend on the pace of the carriage. I will assume a full day of travel is 8 hours (12 is a bit extreme). Normally, carriages are pulled at a walk or trot. For long distance travel, it is almost always walking the entire way. Horses walk about 5 mph and can trot anywhere from 7-15 depending on the breed. So 8 miles to go with 5 miles per hour speed means a walking horse and carriage will travel forty miles. At a trot going 7 mph it would go 56 miles. Breeds with more ground covering trots are those like standardbreds and Fjords who trot race.