How far on horseback in 1 day?

[Caius Fabius]

Reconstructions of the Roman wagons that I have seen show a developed leather strapping suspension system. I have spent lots of time on horseback, not distance riding, but riding back and forth after cattle, checking fences, going back and forth to work, blah, blah blah. On the few times I rode long distances,even my butt got sore, and I was used to riding every day.<br>
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For a journey of 100+ I would have prefered to ride in a wagon, especially with pillows and seats. And your personally owned horse is probably better off if you don't wear her out on long marches to strange places with crowded stables. Of course, the centurion must be taking his slave along, to do chores, and cook, so does he want to ride at the pace of his slave, or to rent a horse for his slave as well? (Or let him ride on the wagon?)<br>
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replica wagon suspension from Archaeodrome:<br>
It was working for a while as a photo, then it just stopped, so I'll just add the link:<br>
[url=http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ROMANISROMANORVM/files/1015%20wagon%20suspension.jpg" target="top]groups.yahoo.com/group/ROMANISROMANORVM/files/1015%20wagon%20suspension.jpg[/url]<br>
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