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To: AnAmericanMother

Isn't she gorgeous! What's 22 in human terms? I've known horses who made it into their mid-30s.


36 posted on 05/29/2006 8:39:45 AM PDT by Xenalyte (Anything is possible when you don't understand how anything happens.)
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To: Xenalyte
Gosh, anything over 20 is considered "aged" - mostly because after 20 you can't tell their age by their teeth anymore.

I've heard various equivalence systems, but you would probably consider her about sixty. She has some of the signs of age - long teeth, loose lower lip, hollows over the eyes - but she's ridden every day and is in excellent condition with plenty of muscle. She has a bit of an advantage because she was never broke to saddle as a broodmare so she hasn't got the wear and tear on her frame that a horse in continual use would have -- she was 14 before she had a rider on her back (me). It was no big deal - she did turn around and give me a quizzical look, like "What are you doing up there?" but she's an essentially cheerful horse who's very human-oriented (from all those years in the breeding shed) so she quickly became a very good riding horse.

39 posted on 05/29/2006 8:48:07 AM PDT by AnAmericanMother ((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
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