Oh, those wacky Brits and their long-lived horses! (Must be all that beer they drink?) Remus, a rare Suffolk Punch believed to be the oldest of his breed, has died in Stowmarket at the age of 28. Story link Now I’m curious: do drafts tend to live as long as light horses? I can’t say I’ve really given it much thought before.
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Notice to my fellow history nuts: there’s a great post at Lagniappe’s Lair about Comanche, a mustang/Morgan cross who was the sole survivor of the Battle of Little Bighorn. You can still see his preserved body at the University of Kansas.
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Last month I told you about equine art and artists in Florida; now someone’s gone and nicked the life-sized “Light Years” statue which was standing outside the DeLand Museum of Art. Can’t imagine how you’d sneak off with something like that, unnoticed. Link
From BBC Kids:
Are Bill and Ben the oldest twin horses in the world? The 24-year-old brothers are hoping to trot into the record books with their claim to the title.
Although twins aren’t uncommon in the human world, experts say it is really unusual for twin foals to be born.
The Veteran Horse Society, which looks after Bill and Ben, is asking Guinness Records to check out their claim.
The twins used to give rides to kids at London Zoo but are now retired and living near Cardigan in Wales.
Veteran Horse Society spokesperson Julianne Aston, said the boys are so similar it can be hard to tell them apart.
She said: “They are so alike that we have tie a blue ribbon in one of their manes so we can distinguish between them.”
The horses, which have white hair and blue eyes, enjoy snacking on carrots, apples and are given sugar-free mints as a treat!
Julianne added: “They are great with us, but they seem to argue and bicker between themselves and often have temper tantrums. I suppose they’re similar to human brothers.”
Guinness is investigating their claim and the brothers will soon find out if they’ve set a new record.
What a sweet pair of cremellos! The VHS must take good care of their critters; Bill and Ben’s stablemate Sugar Puff, a Shetland/Exmoor cross foaled in 1951, is the world’s oldest pony. I’ll see if I can rumble up a photo of him for a future post.
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