Old Billy
Old Billy (AKA: Billy Boy or Billy), not to be confused with the Quarter horse of the same name, was the longest-lived horse on record. Old Billy was verified to be 62 at his death.[1] Born in England in 1760, he lived as a barge horse that pulled barges up and down canals. Old Billy was said to look like a big cob/shire horse. He was brown with a white blaze.[2] On 27 November 1822 Billy died. His lithograph was published, showing Old Billy, with Henry Harrison, who had known the animal for fifty-nine years.
Billy's skull now resides in the Manchester Museum.[3]
References
- ^ Ensminger Horses and Horsemanship pp. 46–50
- ^ "The Mane Facts About Horse Health". HorseFacts.org. Archived from the original on November 27, 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-16.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Amazing Facts From The Manchester Museum" (PDF). Manchester Museum. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
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