I may be on the verge of a publishing deal for my fantasy story, and am working out the last glitches and uncertainties. One of those is travel, since naturally I need travel times to realistically match the distance traveled.
How fast can one travel on a good, durable horse, across a fairly flat wilderness? How much rest does a horse need during extended travel? How regularly does one need to tend to heir hoofs?
Basically, I need the broad strokes of all those things one needs to know in order to own an ride a horse responsibly. I'm not asking for an extended lecture; I just need to know the basics so I can slip them into the narrative to make things more realistic.
How fast can one travel on a good, durable horse, across a fairly flat wilderness? How much rest does a horse need during extended travel? How regularly does one need to tend to heir hoofs?
Basically, I need the broad strokes of all those things one needs to know in order to own an ride a horse responsibly. I'm not asking for an extended lecture; I just need to know the basics so I can slip them into the narrative to make things more realistic.