My Old grey Mare
Aug 12, 2013 12:56:37 #
A recent picture of my horse who is coming up on 32years old, she has been in my life since 1984
Magic
Aug 12, 2013 12:58:26 #
Aug 12, 2013 12:59:30 #
Photog8 wrote:
She is a beauty...lots of spunk. ;-)
Thank you, she thinks she is still young.
Aug 12, 2013 13:01:17 #
Silly question, how do horses age physically, do they slow down (not here :) ), relax, or what
Aug 12, 2013 13:05:12 #
JR1 wrote:
Silly question, how do horses age physically, do they slow down (not here :) ), relax, or what
Not silly, she takes a lot of "naps" she has slowed down quite a bit but can find the energy it takes to make it to the feed bin as fast as possible. She wanders the pasture a bit slower then she used to. She has lost most of her teeth so she has to eat easy to chew food.
So I guess just like people in some ways.
Aug 12, 2013 13:09:22 #
fthomas
Loc: Philippines
What a lovely horse! Great shot! I had a Bay mare growing up called Misty! Man I loved that horse. My Dad loved her more and spoiled her and would not let me use her for work so she got very spoiled. One day some surveyors came around laying out a pipe line. She promptly went over to a truck and picked up one of the rolled up maps and took off. She held them off till my Dad could get there and finally retrieve their map for them. She had quite the personality.
Aug 12, 2013 13:12:37 #
She's a beautiful girl. Thanks for the photo. One of life's mysteries to me is how old animals become wise and deep souls. You're both lucky to have had so many years to share together, and I hope many more.
Aug 12, 2013 13:15:09 #
R.L.M wrote:
Not silly, she takes a lot of "naps" she has slowed down quite a bit but can find the energy it takes to make it to the feed bin as fast as possible. She wanders the pasture a bit slower then she used to. She has lost most of her teeth so she has to eat easy to chew food.
So I guess just like people in some ways.
So I guess just like people in some ways.
Thanks, being a cat lover, rescue person I can see how cats age and get ill, and dogs, horses etc appear not to change.
Thanks
Aug 12, 2013 13:21:19 #
Beautiful animal. Well handled. I did not know horses get that old. Interesting.
Aug 12, 2013 14:01:58 #
Aug 12, 2013 16:28:18 #
fthomas wrote:
What a lovely horse! Great shot! I had a Bay mare growing up called Misty! Man I loved that horse. My Dad loved her more and spoiled her and would not let me use her for work so she got very spoiled. One day some surveyors came around laying out a pipe line. She promptly went over to a truck and picked up one of the rolled up maps and took off. She held them off till my Dad could get there and finally retrieve their map for them. She had quite the personality.
What a great story, sounds like my mare, she is very very spoiled. Right now she is in the back yard taking one of her naps.
Aug 12, 2013 16:29:30 #
wings42 wrote:
She's a beautiful girl. Thanks for the photo. One of life's mysteries to me is how old animals become wise and deep souls. You're both lucky to have had so many years to share together, and I hope many more.
Thank you, she has indeed brought me a lot of happiness. I hope for many more years also.
Aug 12, 2013 16:30:25 #
cjkorb wrote:
Beautiful horse, she looks younger than her years.
Thank you, she has lived a pretty soft life in her retirement.
Aug 12, 2013 16:31:17 #
ebrunner wrote:
Beautiful animal. Well handled. I did not know horses get that old. Interesting.
To tell you the truth I did not know they lived this long either. Thank you for the comment
Aug 12, 2013 16:39:30 #
JR1 wrote:
Thanks, being a cat lover, rescue person I can see how cats age and get ill, and dogs, horses etc appear not to change.
Thanks
Thanks
I have seen a lot of horses get ill and die before they hit their 20's I think it is like humans some just live longer and do good. It's a struggle (and a lot of money) to keep weight on her in the winter since she hasn't got enough teeth to eat and process food right. I'm sure you have seen that in some of the rescues you come in contact with.
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