>>>> but i wonder if they do later in life... most ot thoroughbreds are very >>>> young, 3-6 mostly I have seen...
My friend, Shirley, was given a never-raced TB mare when she was in school at Virginia Intermont, getting her BA in horsemanship. I think Callie (Caifornia Girl - a clue to her age) was about 8-10 when she got her, and she died a few years ago at age 31, healthy until the last two days. Callie did a good many hunter shows, and a little dressage...just shows that a well-managed and cared for horse of any breed can live a good, long life. Shirley used Callie as a lesson horse sometimes, but never more than once a day, and usually more like 2-3 times a week. Callie was the first TB I ever met. She was 19 when I met her and if I could have talked Shirley out of her, I would have bought her. She was a grand old gal. Not all TB's are flighty and crazy. Karen Thomas, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.1/1303 - Release Date: 2/28/2008 12:14 PM
