Sunday, January 4, 2015

About Old Horses - How long do horses live?



4 January 2015

Orchid 49 may be oldest horse living now. She is now in Remus Horse Sanctuary in Brentwood, Essex.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/549874/Is-this-49-year-old-nag-the-world-s-OLDEST-horse

2013
Shayne, at age 51 stood at 15 hands and weighed 480kg and was put to sleep after he collapsed on February 22, 2013
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2288910/Worlds-oldest-horse-trots-final-furlong-Irish-draught-Shayne-51-sleep-Essex-sanctuary-reaching-120-human-years.html


1822
Old Billy, a working barge horse, was 62 years old when he died on November 27 1822.

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