Billy's taxidermied head on display in Bedford Museum. Old Billy (also called Billy or Ol' Billy) was the longest-living horse on record.Old Billy was verified to be 62 at his death. [1] Born in Woolston, Cheshire, England in 1760, [2] Billy adventured and became a barge horse that pulled barges up and down canals. Old Billy was said to look like a big cob/shire horse, and was …

Old Billy is considered the oldest horse to ever live in the world. He was born sometime in 1760 in Woolston, Lancashire, England. Old Billy was owned by Mersey and Irwell Navigation and spent his life working as a barge horse, dragging barges in the canals from the shore.

2013年3月4日 · The average horse lives around 25 to 30 years, but one English stallion was trotting until the age of 62. Old Billy as he was known, is the oldest known...

The tale of Old Billy, 1760 – 1822, a horse who worked for the Mersey and Irwell Navigation Company until 1819 and died at the age of 62, is one of the finest examples. Old Billy has made it into the record books as the holder of the record for equine longevity, though some sceptics have questioned whether he really did live to such an ...

2024年10月28日 · Old Billy (also Billy or Ol’ Billy) was the longest-living horse on record. Old Billy was 62 at his death. Born in Woolston, Cheshire, England in 1760, Billy was a barge horse that pulled barges up and down canals. Old Billy was said to look like a big Cob/Shire, and was brown with a white blaze. Billy died in November 1822.

The greatest age reliably recorded for a horse is 62 years for Old Billy (foaled 1760), bred by Edward Robinson of Woolston, Lancashire, UK. Old Billy died on 27 November 1822. <br /> Thoroughbred &#160; The oldest recorded thoroughbred racehorse was the 42-year-old chestnut gelding Tango Duke (foaled 1935), owned by Carmen J. Koper of ...

2023年11月3日 · Born in 1760, Old Billy is considered the oldest horse ever at 62 years old. He died on November 27, 1822, and spent most of his life as a working barge horse. Old Billy was from Woolston, Lancastershire, England. His age and stamina made him a celebrity. After his death, the remains of Old Billy were split up.

2021年1月19日 · Old Billy, the World’s Oldest Horse. Liz Goldsmith famous horses, horses Old Billy 4 Comments. Who would have guessed that the world’s oldest horse lived from 1760 to 1822 — that’s right, he was 62 years old and lived to that ripe old age at a time when horses were work animals and veterinary care was primitive at best. Even today, the ...

2024年7月19日 · The head of the world's oldest horse has been returned to its hometown after a team of artists campaigned to bring it back for a festival. Old Billy was foaled at a farm in Woolston, near ...

Old Billy, pictured above with Squire Henry Harrison, has gone down in history as the world's oldest horse. He was born in 1760 in Woolston, Lancashire, England and was a barge horse, owned by Mersey and Irwell Navigation, during his working life. Old Billy died on November 27th, 1822 at the incredible age of 62.