Old Billy

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Old Billy (also called Billy or Ol' Billy) was the longest-living horse on record, verified to have lived 62 years. He was born in Woolston, Cheshire, England, in 1760, and died on 27 November 1822. The average lifespan of a horse is 25 years. Billy was a barge horse, pulling barges along canals. He was described as resembling a large cob/shire horse, brown in color with a white blaze, and less than 15 hands high.

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