what age do you class a horse

[adgetom]

as old

 

[barbaraNcolin]

15 according to some insurers

 

[HollyP]

I would say 17?

 

[barbaraNcolin]

But I used to bsja a pony who was into her 20s and she was still well up for it, didn't look the slightest like a biddy!

 

[adgetom]

tom is 17 nearly 18 and some people have said he is old
i wouldnt class him as old tho

 

[barbaraNcolin]

If he's still happy doing what you do with him then it shouldn't matter

 

[dopeesophee]

depends on the horse

i have a 17yr old and she can turn quicker etc and runs rings round some youngsters

so if they are happy etc then it dnt matter and if they are sound like my beast is then it dnt matter

 

[Leah3horses]

Personally I think it depends upon the horse.Some are old at 15, some aren't in their prime until then.

 

[golddustsara]

I agree it totally depends on the horse. I know someone with an eighteen yo who is lively as anything. When I rode with the uni club I used to ride a 21 yo who was a bucking bronco! Its the 'You are as old as you feel' line...

 

[adgetom]

he enjoys everything and only getts worked for max half an hour 5 times a week

 

[Ezme]

From a care POV I start to think about looking after them differently at 18ish if they've not shown signs of aging before then but like everyone's said they're all different, mags as acted like an old man (mentally anyway, physically only recently) since he was about 12!

 

[miller]

Mine is 19 and still acts like he did as a 4yo (tried to buck me off on Sunday) although I always have been very careful with ground etc - he would class as an older horse but like people - some don't act it

 

[jewel]

20's

 

[niagaraduval]

I would say 16+ but insurers probably anything older than 14..

 

[teabiscuit]

it really depends on the horse

 

[jellyshake]

it does depend on the horse but certainly I think horses go on longer now than they used to and insurers need to get up to date and not class a horse a veteran until 18 or possibly 20

 

[JM07]

personally, 20+

insurance-wise...16+

 

[skewbaldpony]

If you want a number, 20ish.
But actually, I would say when it becomes apparent that he has particular needs specific to his age.

 

[Maisy]

petplan insure to 25 now (full insurance).

 

[The Original Kao]

horse i'd say old would be 20 +
pony i'd say 25 +