Originally Posted By: Varminterror
My family has also been breeding registered quarterhorses for 5 generations, and had several that we've put on the track, or sold to a track stable. I've yet to own a horse that I believe could just flat run down a deer in the wild on a regular basis. Sure, I've ran a few down with a horse, roped a few even (not recommended), but by and large, my money is on the wild deer in a foot-race, not the quarterhorse with a supposed 15mph advantage in top speed. More often than not, if you take out after a deer, they'll evade your horse with ease..
Just out of curiosity, where do you lay the odds if you removed the 35-40 pound saddle and the 170-220 pound rider, assuming a fast horse decided to run a deer down on it's own? I've never tried to rope a deer, yet, but I'm thinking a muley on flat ground would be slower than a whitey.
