I finally did something today that I'd been meaning to do for ages. I strapped the wrist-watch type GPS (Garmin Foretrex - ebay, about $60) onto my saddle and actually even remembered to turn it on. I didn't really have any particular gait goals today, but thought it would be fun to see what speed Sina was actually going in different gaits. I'm getting her back into shape after a good period of limited exercise, so we are mostly going fairly slowly, no cantering just yet. As I'd expect, her walk speeds ranged from about 2.9 mph to almost 4mph. However, one surprise came with one stretch of foxtrot. I would have thought it no more than about 5 mph - maybe more foxwalk than foxtrot. But, it actually measured at around 6.8-7.1 mph, so I guess that qualifies it as a full foxtrot. I repeated it a few times, so I'm pretty sure the speed was accurate. Her maximum speed today was 7.7mph. I wasn't watching the GPS when we hit that, but I assume it was when we saddle-racked.
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