Wednesday 19 August 2015

Lifespan of horses

How long does a horse live ?

Most of horses live between 25 to 30 years, but if you take care of your horse properly it might live up to 33 years. The oldest horse (called Old Bill) lived up to 55 years.
Big horses live shorter than small horses like the Arabian horses. Therefore, the people who feed  their horses adequately and take care of them properly would have healthy horses which can live longer than normal.


                                                    Arabian horse




What are the sign of an old horse?

How do we know if a horse is young or old? well, finding the horses' age it's not similar in every horse and it all depends to the breed of the horse and the way they live.

But after the age of 15 your horse will counts as an old horse but not all horses does a horse can be 20 and it still can be like a young horse.

signs of an old horse:

   1. Horses that are old are having grey hair around their eyes.
   2. Skins of old horses would be more loose than a young one.
   3. An old horse would walk slower because it's muscle is weak.
   4.The front teeth of old horses are long and their teeth at the back is shorter.
   5.An old horse has less energy than a young horse.










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