The horses also all had humans on their backs. To my knowledge, none of the humans had horses on their backs.
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Test_Tickles@lemmy.world 1 day agoThat’s pretty cool. However, no human has ever won by more than 15min, and every horse has a 15min delay built into their times. So even the biggest winning margin of nearly 11 minutes would have lost to the horse if they had started at the same time.
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 16 hours ago
For it to be scientifically accurate of a comparison, the ratio of weight:human needs to be equal to that of rider:horse.
In case my phrasing is confusing, to illustrate what I mean here is an example: a 200lb horse carrying a 100lb human is equivalent to a 100lb human carrying a 50lb weight.
jboy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 hour ago
The Western States trail in the California Sierras used to be where a 100-mile horse race took place that horse and rider had to complete in 24 hours. At some point in the 1970s one of the riders decided not to take a horse, and he finished in 23 hours on foot. Now it’s an annual footrace that the winner finishes in about 14 hours.