How Old Is a Horse?

30 Year Life Span!

A horse is a major commitment! They can live up to 30 and sometimes even 40 years ! If you plan on getting horse, you better be dedicated because you will have them for a while.  The first five or six years are the prime years of a horses life.  During the years it's important to get in the major training to their career.  Although, for race horses there is a very different process.  Their prime is the first few years.  Most often horses are raced when they are around three and hardly race past the age of six.  You can tell a horses age by looking at the their teeth.  Yes it's true, the longer the teeth the older they are.  Although some horses ( like mine ) have a bad habit of "cribbing" and grind down their teeth.  Then, you must rely on their birth papers to know their age.