Who was the Oldest Horse?

 

Old Billy was the longest living horse on record. Born in England, 1760, Old Billy lived as a barge horse that pulled barges up and down canals, who worked for the Mersey and Irwell Navigation Company until 1819. (A barge is a flat-bottomed boat, mainly built for river and canal transport of bulk goods.) Some people presume he was a Thoroughbred, and others say he was a Quarter horse. Although no one really knows Old Billy's breed, most people have said that he looked like a big cob/shire. A lot of people also believe Old Billy was a Draught horse since he would have had to been a heavy draft breed, considering he pulls extremely heavy loads. He was brown with a white blaze.

Old Billy was bred by a farmer, Edward Robinson, at Wild Grave Farm, Woolston, near Warrington, in 1760. His owner, Henry Harrison was 17 when he began to train Billy as a plough horse at the breeding farm and Billy was just two years old, according to Harrison’s account.

Old Billy died at the age of 62, on the 27th of November, 1822. 

Above is a portrait of what many people think Old Billy looked like, but like I said before, no one really knows for sure what he looked like. 

Today, Old Billy is still remembered as the 'Longest living horse ever recorded.' 

If your horse is suspected with a health issue, consult your vet straight away. 

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