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  • fast ones?
  • It's a great question, and I don't know the answer. I'd suggest you check on whether pony breeds live longer than full-size breeds, and on the Przewalski Wild Horse. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Przewalski%27s_Horse which has two more chromosomes than domesticated horses. See also the (extinct) Tarpan (and its modern descendant, the Hucul pony): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarpan and the onager: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onager The links won't give you their lifespans, but they'll give you enough information to look them up in an encyclopedia of horses. Good luck with this question; sorry all I have are suggestions instead of answers. :( This article about wild horses in general might be useful too: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_horse
  • I think that the Thoroughbred will win in the long-run.
  • The pony breeds live a very long time, as do some of the heavy draft horses. Gotlands and Haflingers live a very long time as do many Shetland ponies. Many live into their 40s. But I did have an average Heinz 57 kind of horse (possibly Arab/Quarter horse) that loved to about 32 years of age. I owned him for 28 1/2 of those years. When he finally died, it was like losing my best friend since we had been together since I was 9.
  • ponies tend to live longer than larger horses as long as they are in good shape as the have strain on there bodies i know one thats 33 and still being rode regularly. also thoroubreds tend to have shorter lives as thaey are broken early and have a lot of strain on their bodies resulting in complications in later life
  • I just lost my 30 year old palomino quarter horse yesterday. Best we can tell, nothing but old age. She had started losing a little weight about 3 months ago and was having a little trouble seeing good. I owned her for 28 years and I miss her something awful. She was a good horse and I will never forget her.
  • A healthy horse, this might sound obvious but i know to many people who treat their horses like domesticated pets.. They are big animals who need working and feeding properly and i don't mean over feeding i see so many unfit over weight horses its a damn shame...
  • ponies, arabians, and smaller horses tend to live longer by genetics than larger animals. that said, the only horse breed i've really come across that ages faster than other breeds is the thoroughbred - and i believe this is mainly because of inbreeding and poor management when they're young. what we consider pampering is actually often cutting many years off of horses' lives.
  • New to this forum, but have just been reading through the posts with Interest. I have a beautiful old Arabxhighland Gelding who has reached the ripe old age of 30, every day now I find myself worrying if it will be his last, although he appears to be in great shape and occassionally still turns on the speed with his tail up classic Arab Style. I have had my boy since I was 3 and he was 6 months old, and I know when he goes its going to be the most traumatic thing ever. Here's hoping he has a few more years left!
  • I knew personally a Draft cross that lived until 36 "Whiskey" was her name. Usually, however, ponies live the longest. Lots of horses & ponies can live into their 30's, but when quality of life starts to be a concern, I think it's time to say "goodbye" and put them down humanely.
  • I have a Tennessee Walker gelding, Jake, who will be 42 next month. We now have him on a digestive aid and vitamins and have to wet his senior feed as his teeth are almost useless but he is healthy and happy. He is our babysitter, watching our weanlings when they come off their mothers. Jake is part of our family and couldn't imagine life on the farm without him...We blanket him in cold weather and will put him in the barn, it is heated, if it gets below 25 but since we are in Alabama, that isn't very often. We are just so thankful for him.

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