The Amish use a horse and buggy for their transportation and growing up in the Amish the sound of a horse trotting brings back memories. Sometimes on the way home from visiting family late at night in the dark, my brothers and I fell asleep in the backseat of the buggy to the sound of the horse running on the pavement and Mom would wake us up once we are at home. An average driving horse weighs around 1000 pounds. The average speed is around 10 mph but it depends what kind of horse you have, som