26! No way. He looks so good. I have a 24 year old quarter horse gelding who couldn't move like that to save his life. He's skinny and cranky and has his teeth ground down so he's on senior feed, but we love him. He was the kids horse and put up with a lot over the years. A well trained horse is such a joy. What is Bay's breed?
He's Arab... but a big one for his breed.
He's a very special horse to me... and he's doing pretty good, hoping to have another really good trail riding season with him this year. He's slowed down... He's had some symptoms here and there that he's getting old, he's being treated for Navicular, so it's especially good for me to see him still moving really well.
That's actually how I ended up free lunging him that day as an experiment. When he's loose in the pasture, he moves really freely and you can tell he feels great. When I put the line on him, he had a slight limp and didn't look as good. So I turned him loose. Immediately better... Hmmm.... Part of it is that close circling is hard on a Navicular horse... and part of it is he's got my number and knows how to get out of work! ;~)