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AGE OF HUMANS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AGE OF HORSES
20~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~5
40~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~10
50~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~15
60~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~20
70~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~25
80~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~30
90~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~35
The typical life span of a horse is about twenty years.
With crossbreds its slightly longer. A Working horse is
considered to be old at the age of 17, the legs usually being
the first to fail. The world record lifespan of a horse is sixty-two years,
for an eighteen-century horse called Old Billy, that was born in
1760 and died in 1822. He was working till the age of fifty-nine.
People aren't sure if he was just a remarkable horse,
or two old Billy's accidentally or purposely condensed into one,
which did occur often back then.
The oldest pony that lived till the age of fifty four, in France.
The oldest race horse went till forty-two years.
His name was Tango Duke in Australia, 1935-78.
There are many exceptional records,
but of course they are very, very unusual.
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