I don't know the averages... but we have two horses and a pony. The youngest horse is Rythm-aire (Morgan), is 25 years old, Bambi (Morgan/QH) is 30 years old, and Rusty (Shetland cross??) is 35 years old. I guess you could say we have a retirement home instead of a horse barn. My Wife's family has had all these girls since they were about 3 years old.
I've recently started doing some of the chores over there since we'll be taking them to our house and I want them to get to know me. So far so good... and I have to tell ya - though old, these gals are not hobbling old relics. I was suprised the first time I saw them how active and healthy they look. I've still got a TON to learn about horses... but I think they are a good way to get started.
So How old do they live... A long time if they are like our 3. [img]/forums/images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]