what is the average life span of a horse?

Answer 1

depends on the breed. My quarter horses live to be about 18. But I once had one, (my first one) lived to be 24.


The 51-year-old Copper is the oldest horse in the United States, according to one source. And after last week’s reported death of a 51-year-old equine overseas, Copper might now be the world’s oldest horse on record.

I got this off of:
http://www.ecmagazine.net/su04htm/oldesthorsesu04.htm

Answer 2

If a horse has been used for general riding they can live between 25-30 years. Some horse live much longer. I have ridden horses well into their 20's and worked at a stud where a stallion was still active at 26. A horse that has been over worked for most of its life, or has problems due to its breeding is likely to live a shorter life.

Answer 3

A horse can have a sensible career up until about 18, but they tend to live between 25 to 40 years depends on the breed, the care of the horse and a whole lot of other stuff.

Answer 4

Like people it depends on how healthy they are! Many horses live up to 30 or onwards, but typically I guess late 20s would be a safe assumption. We have a pony thats 28 and still thinks hes 4. Tender loving care and attention to health will ensure your horse lives and long and content life span.

Answer 5

The average life for a horse is 30 to 35 years of age, they can make it to this age if they are well taken care of in there older years.
of course they also need to be taken care of in there younger years.
I have had a quarter horse (buttons.) who lived to be 36 years of age, and a very good friend of mine has a saddle horse who is now 29. and still doing good.
I have seen mules that were in a age more than 45 years old.
Just like us they can die young of a heart attack or stroke, or get cancer, become ill and or many other things that will cause them to die younger.
The sad thing is when I see the ones that may have lived to a ripe old age that die young because of abuse or neglect.

Answer 6

The aveage age that a horse should live is between 30 - 35 years, there has been instances where a horse has lived to be 60 years old. It depends greatly on how good their teeth are whether they live to that age.

Without teeth they can not eat, if they do not eat they can not continue to live.

Answer 7

It depends on how well it is cared for.

I would be guessing but I would say somewhere around 15-20.

I have had several horses and they were the following ages when they went on to greener pastures.

37, 34, 28, 28, 23, 23, 18(but he had a heart problem).

Answer 8

The breed is the remaining factor to your question.

Ex: Quarter Horse's life spand is adv of 28 years of age.

Appy's are adv of 32 years of age.

so on and so forth.

However, the main thing that determines their age is the care they recieve through out their young and adult hood life. If they do not recieve good care on their bodies nor nuitrition, they have a much higher chance of dying before the adv life span.

Answer 9

Horses in general are known to live between 25-30 years...some have been known to live past 40...all depends on the breed and the care they've received!

Answer 10

40