For 25th time, The Man versus Horse 35 km (22 mile) cross- contry race was held in Llanwrtyd Wells, Mid Wales, UK, in Saturday 12.6. In all previous races, horse had won runners and bicycle riders participating in the race. But the gap between fastest horse and man had been narrowed in recent years, so likelihood of man's victory was higher.
Besides honor, there was some reward offered for such a feat:
For 25th time, The Man versus Horse 35 km (22 mile) cross- contry race
My uncle, who has worked with horses, always laughs at cowboy shows with sprinting horses that appear to run for miles at full speed. He says horses are very fast, but they can't keep the speed up over long distances.
Gleshna
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For 25th time, The Man versus Horse 35 km (22 mile) cross- contry race
My uncle, who has worked with horses, always laughs at cowboy shows with sprinting horses that appear to run for miles at full speed. He says horses are very fast, but they can't keep the speed up over long distances.
This might have something to do with horses having to be only slightly faster than a saber toothed tiger. ;-)
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For 25th time, The Man versus Horse 35 km (22 mile) cross- contry race was held in Llanwrtyd Wells, Mid Wales, UK, in Saturday 12.6. In all previous races, horse had won runners and bicycle riders participating in the race. But the gap between fastest horse and man had been narrowed in recent years, so likelihood of man's victory was higher.
Besides honor, there was some reward offered for such a feat:
Now THIS is scary! Look at the second pic down of him running the race. What the HELL is that black and white thing running behind him? Isn't that cheating? Who wouldn't break new records with something like that behind you? news.bbc.co.uk3801177.stmOpen ↗
