Fun Horse Facts

[betwys1]

According to this site: 40 Incredible Facts About Horses (horseyhooves.com) , the oldest horse was "Old Billy" from Lancashire, England, who lived to be 62.
Also, horses have less bones than humans. I did not expect that!

Here's Old Billy in his later years, looking a little gaunt with hips and ribs in evidence. I imagine having only your middle fingers and toes may help the bone count?

 

[MaryFlora]

I wonder how they fed Old Billy and in what quantity? Our old horse gets senior pellets and alfalfa pellets. Now that the grass is up he grazes on a huge pasture as much as he wants. I would imagine perhaps softened grain or mashes for Billy?

 

[betwys1]

Hauling long boats on the Canal system is not the occupation of spoiled, pampered horses. This is what Old Billy did for most of his long working life and it doesn't come as a surprise when I hear that hundred year olds do daily chores which keeps them moving too...

 

[thathorsecrazychick]

Random fact. You guys probably already know this. Minis can not be paints only pintos.

 

[betwys1]

Random fact. You guys probably already know this. Minis can not be paints only pintos.

Another random fact. Paints can have a solid body color, but pintos must have white patches