Depending on breed, management and environment, the domestic horse today has a life expectancy of 25 to 30 years. It is uncommon, but a few horses live into their 40s, and, occasionally, beyond. The oldest verifiable record was “Old Billy,” a horse that lived in the 19th century to the age of 62. The size of horses varies by breed, but can also be influenced by nutrition. The general rule for cutoff in height between what is considered a horse and a pony at maturity is 14.2 hands(h or hh) (147 cm, 58 inches) as measured at the withers. An animal 14.2h or over is usually considered a horse and one less than 14.2h is a pony.

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My half-Arabian mare, Ahi Jada, came into Texas in foal to H. A. Bask, a purebred delicious bay own son of the famous *Bask, foundation sire of park Arabians. A pretty half Arab, whose mother got out one night, A.J. was the result of an unwitnessed breeding, hence relegated to the other world of less than purebreds, but my soul mate, nonetheless.

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My half-Arabian mare, Ahi Jada, came into Texas in foal to H. A. Bask, a purebred delicious bay own son of the famous *Bask, foundation sire of park Arabians. A pretty half Arab, whose mother got out one night, A.J. was the result of an unwitnessed breeding, hence relegated to the other world of less than purebreds, but my soul mate, nonetheless.

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My half-Arabian mare, Ahi Jada, came into Texas in foal to H. A. Bask, a purebred delicious bay own son of the famous *Bask, foundation sire of park Arabians. A pretty half Arab, whose mother got out one night, A.J. was the result of an unwitnessed breeding, hence relegated to the other world of less than purebreds, but my soul mate, nonetheless.

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