Which picture below shows the older
horse?
If you answered "the one on the
right," technically, you are correct! These two photographs
are of the same mare. The one on the left was taken on
December 29, 2003. The picture on the right was taken June 21,
2004. Roxy,** therefore, is six months older in the photo on the
right than she was in the photo on the left.
Trick question aside, the two
pictures dramatically dispel a myth
often heard in the horse community: "That horse is skinny because
its old." The truth is that Roxy
was skinny because she was not being properly fed and cared for.
We don't know Roxy's precise age, but
our best "guesstimate" is that she is in her late 30's.** She is
missing approximately half of her molars but, as illustrated in the
June photo, that is of little consequence when she is offered an
appropriate diet!
Please visit the
Exceptional Elders
Gallery to see more examples of senior horses enjoying their
Golden Years at home.
**The
Lady Roxanne departed this life in January, 2005. We greatly miss
her spirit and Pushy Ol' Broad persona, but know she is watching over
the current residents of Traveller's Rest. Roxy was the epitome of
resilience and the ultimate Survivor. May all Elders, as The Lady
did, spend their last years "large and in charge."
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"Every horse is good for something.
He could be a cart horse or a lead pony and he's still nice to
look at. You don't throw a whole life away just because
he's banged up a little."
-- "Chris Cooper as Tom Smith in "Seabiscuit "
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