Horses

Horses in the colony went unshod, which caused no damage or inconvenience as the roadbeds were part level and sandy. The ordinary pace of the Virginian riders was a sharp hand gallop which led to the expression "a planters pace" as an indication of the energy with which they travelled and the fleetness of their steeds.
Source: Clayton's Virginia, p. 35.

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