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Lifespan and Life Stages: Management Old Billy

Horses and ponies typically live 25-30 years depending on breed and care, though some uncommonly reach their 40s or beyond. The oldest verifiable horse was "Old Billy" at 62 years old. For competition purposes, horses are considered one year older each January 1st in the Northern Hemisphere and August 1st in the Southern Hemisphere, except for endurance riding which bases minimum age on the actual calendar age.

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Lifespan and Life Stages: Management Old Billy

Horses and ponies typically live 25-30 years depending on breed and care, though some uncommonly reach their 40s or beyond. The oldest verifiable horse was "Old Billy" at 62 years old. For competition purposes, horses are considered one year older each January 1st in the Northern Hemisphere and August 1st in the Southern Hemisphere, except for endurance riding which bases minimum age on the actual calendar age.

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Lifespan and life stages

Depending on breed, management and environment, the modern domestic horse has a life
expectancy of 25 to 30 years.[6] Uncommonly, a few animals live into their 40s and, occasionally,
beyond.[7] The oldest verifiable record was "Old Billy", a 19th-century horse that lived to the age of
62.[6] In modern times, Sugar Puff, who had been listed in Guinness World Records as the world's
oldest living pony, died in 2007 at age 56.[8]

Regardless of a horse or pony's actual birth date, for most competition purposes a year is added to
its age each January 1 of each year in the Northern Hemisphere[6][9] and each August 1 in the
Southern Hemisphere.[10] The exception is in endurance riding, where the minimum age to compete
is based on the animal's actual calendar age.[11]

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