How long does five miles take you?

[Alphamare]

Just wondering how long it would take you and your horse to do five miles? How much faster work would you be doing as that can affect speed.

 

[neddy man]

45 mins walk, good bit of trotting, and an short canter on a grass fit horse rode 10 hrs a week

 

[rara007]

35min solid trotting.

 

[olop]

I do about 5 miles a day on my boy mix of strong walking and trotting it takes me 45 mins

 

[Alphamare]

Wow that's fast! We must really slop along then as it takes is twice as long. We are building their fitness currently and trying to balance speed increases (time spent trotting or cantering) and distance increases.
I think I will start throwing in some interval training on shorter hacks.