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    $\begingroup$ The Pony Express made similar very long distances. But note that to do this, they swapped horses along the way. That is, someone would take a horse and gallop at top speed for a relatively short distance, then the rider would transfer to a new horse, or hand the message or package to a new rider on a new horse, and then the second person would take off. There's no way any real horse is going to maintain a gallop 24 hours a day for 7 days. But you CAN have one horse travel at a very fast pace for an hour, then pass the "payload" to another horse who carries it at a fast pace for an hour, etc. $\endgroup$
    – Jay
    Commented Dec 12, 2014 at 19:30
  • $\begingroup$ Of course, and I said that. $\endgroup$
    – Oldcat
    Commented Dec 12, 2014 at 19:41
  • $\begingroup$ As for forage and "fine" horses. I had accounted for that. They will carry a limited amount of supplemental bags of grain on the pack-horses. And the horses themselves are accustomed to this mode of travel and are not as spoiled as a normal fine horse would be. $\endgroup$
    – Tonny
    Commented Dec 12, 2014 at 19:42
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    $\begingroup$ This doesn't answer the question at all. As you explicitly say, this is only for the case where you can change horses regularly; the question very clearly states that changing the (riding) horses is not an option. $\endgroup$
    – David Richerby
    Commented Dec 13, 2014 at 15:46
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    $\begingroup$ It gives a historical maximum rate and method, if a subsequent user needs it or if the current poster changes his mind. $\endgroup$
    – Oldcat
    Commented Dec 15, 2014 at 22:54