tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639697700009231176.post4744777251833458676..comments2023-05-23T06:24:24.628-07:00Comments on Cash's Steppin' Up: How old is an old horse?Kalinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11011912207459834938noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639697700009231176.post-74889130276166748192014-05-01T08:17:37.065-07:002014-05-01T08:17:37.065-07:00I agree! He's in the prime of his life! A barr...I agree! He's in the prime of his life! A barrel racer quit when her horse was 10? Most keep running these day till their mid 20's! And some past that! I really think people underestimate how strong horses really are.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441707453403481261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639697700009231176.post-50728714816614807312014-04-09T14:55:44.677-07:002014-04-09T14:55:44.677-07:00Also there apparently was this guy I know who rode...Also there apparently was this guy I know who rode his pony (maybe a horse) in competition and the pony was like 30 but they did pretty good. I guess it just depends on the horse. And then there was this other pole bending horse at a stable I worked at who was still bending poles at 17. Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531782361527308885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639697700009231176.post-35196258002798578602014-04-09T14:53:23.872-07:002014-04-09T14:53:23.872-07:00I found out the other day my horse is actually a f...I found out the other day my horse is actually a few years older than we thought. He's about 23-24 but he loves to canter even gallop (we won't be doing that anymore lol) He's full of energy. We are going to show him this year. We might be getting another horse to take the load off him a little bit.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531782361527308885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639697700009231176.post-34981673071615193702014-04-06T09:08:56.857-07:002014-04-06T09:08:56.857-07:00I rode a 27 year old horse. We walked, trotted, ca...I rode a 27 year old horse. We walked, trotted, cantered, and once accidently galloped. She was a Morgan and they have a pretty long lifespan, still it depends on what sort of work the horse does and health problems (if any). Horses in very hard work tend to "age" faster.Brenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12175715851044715782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639697700009231176.post-14480767779311952972014-04-05T19:48:21.318-07:002014-04-05T19:48:21.318-07:00It depends on the individual and what he does. Lik...It depends on the individual and what he does. Like Carly said, lesson horses can do well in the their 20s, assuming they are healthy. Trail horses and pleasure mounts can probably do well at that age as well. Some horses can even compete into their 20s. It really just depends. Paolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010335773772355225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639697700009231176.post-74239386985819061392014-04-05T13:00:30.016-07:002014-04-05T13:00:30.016-07:00It really depends on the horse.It really depends on the horse.SheMovedtoTexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01062200290148658096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639697700009231176.post-46888609688152421922014-04-05T12:38:04.519-07:002014-04-05T12:38:04.519-07:00I agree with Carly. It just depends on how much we...I agree with Carly. It just depends on how much wear and tear the horse has and how well they've been cared for. I've seen an 18 year old horse still easily jumping Grand Prix. I've seen 12 year olds that are extremely arthritic and can't perform well anymore. It really just differs with each horse.Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560432669562291616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8639697700009231176.post-61367372580980331922014-04-05T08:31:20.524-07:002014-04-05T08:31:20.524-07:00I think it just depends on what you're doing w...I think it just depends on what you're doing with the horse as far as too old to ride goes. Almost all of the school ponies at my barn are in their mid-twenties and they're still happily packing kids around with no extra maintenance. I guess they're technically "old", but I wouldn't look at them an think so. Likewise, there's a young 20yo. ex-jumper who's been retired for many years and I would consider him old. Carlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17308477892024999793noreply@blogger.com