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Pompano, a quarter horse and former polo pony is 27 years old and
came from Lyndonville, Vermont in December 2003 due to owner
surrender.
- Within 24 hours of birth, a foal
has the ability to gallop.
- Most horses are fully mature at
the age of six.
- A horse's height is measured in
hands. One hand equals four inches or ten centimeters.
- Horses love to eat short, juicy
grass. They also eat hay, especially in the winter or
when they are stabled.
- The average lifespan of a horse
is around 20-25 years, though they can live for up to 30
years. The oldest recorded horse was "Old
Billy," an English Barge horse, who lived to be 62 years
old.
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