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Old Billy is considered the oldest horse to ever live in the world. He was born sometime in 1760 in Woolston, Lancashire, England. Old Billy was owned by Mersey and Irwell Navigation and spent his life working as a barge horse, dragging barges in the canals from the shore.
The greatest age reliably recorded for a horse is 62 years for Old Billy (foaled 1760), bred by Edward Robinson of Woolston, Lancashire, UK. Old Billy died on 27 November 1822.
- Old Billy (62 Years) Born in 1760, Old Billy is considered the oldest horse ever at 62 years old. He died on November 27, 1822, and spent most of his life as a working barge horse.
- Sugar Puff (56 Years) This pony is a Shetland-Exmoor cross who lived for 56 years (1951-2007) before collapsing and being put down. Sugar Puff is the oldest pony on record, coming from West Sussex, United Kingdom.
- Badger (51 Years) Another 51-year-old horse, this one of Arab-Welsh ancestry. (1953-2004) Badger still holds the official record in the Guinness Book of Records for the oldest horse.
- Shayne (51 Years) An Irish Draught with some Thoroughbred in his ancestry, Shayne lived to the ripe old age of 51. (1962-2013) The liver chestnut horse suffered from arthritis for an unknown length of time, but still enjoyed pasture time to the fullest.
Old Billy (also called Billy or Ol' Billy) was the longest-living horse on record. Old Billy was verified to be 62 at his death. [1] Born in Woolston, Cheshire , England in 1760, [2] Billy adventured and became a barge horse that pulled barges up and down canals.
- #1 – Old Billy. Believed to be the longest living horse ever, Billy was verified to be 62 years old when he passed in 1822. He was born in England in 1760 and spent his life as a barge horse.
- #2 – Shayne. An Irish Draught, Shayne was long hailed as the oldest living horse. He was euthanized in 2013 at the age of 51, when he could longer get up due to arthritis.
- #3 – Orchid. Interestingly, Orchid also lived at the Remus Memorial Horse Sanctuary – could there be something in their water? She was a beautiful Thoroughbred-Arabian mare who passed away October 2015 at the age of 50 from colic.
- #4 – Taff and Griff. Born in 1982, these identical cremello twins are in the Guinness Book Of World Records as the Oldest Horse Twins. They are just 11.2hh, making them technically ponies.
Mar 4, 2013 · Old Billy as he was known, is the oldest known horse, and his preserved head with its distinctive flash of white on brown fur is actually split in two, the skull in one museum and the...
The oldest horse ever was called Old Billy, who was foaled in Woolston, Lancashire in 1760, and was 62 years old when he died on November 27, 1822. His mane is tinged with grey and he’d have trouble clearing a fence but that’s because Shayne could be the oldest horse in the world.
