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==Man on Horseback== '''Speed:''' *Walk: 4β5 mph (6β8 km/h) *Trot/Gallop (short bursts): Up to 25β30 mph (40β48 km/h) '''Daily Distance:''' * Normal travel: 30β40 miles (48β64 km) * Hard push (military courier or urgent dispatch): 50β70 miles (80β112 km), with horse changes '''Sustainable Duration:''' * With horse changes (relay): Several days * Same horse: 2β3 days at hard push, longer at 30β40 miles/day '''Notes:''' Elite couriers (like Genghis Khanβs Yam system or Roman Cursus Publicus) used relay stations to cover 100+ miles/day.
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