Many horses live, (and work), until they are over 30 years old! The oldest recorded horse was a barge horse in England known as "Old Billy". He lived till the grand old age of 62!! (K. Robinson, Euroa, AUS.)	There are over 300 different breeds of horses and ponies around the world. (G. Marlin, Melbourne, AUS.)	The smallest breeds are the Falabellas of Argentina. The tallest breed is the Shire, from England. (L. Hunter, Cairns, AUS.)
It is estimated that there are about 750 million horses in the world. (M. Devon, Armidale, AUS.)   Foals can stand soon after birth and can follow the herd within several hours. (L Morgan, Fayetteville, USA)	Draught Horses are the world's strongest animal apart from elephants. (C. Newport, Gympie, AUS.)   The horse that starred as Mr Ed in the TV series, was a registered American Saddlebred. (Sharron), USA	Most foals are born at night when the herd is least likely to be on the move. (V. Walker, Bishop, AUS.)   Modern racehorses all posess very similar genes - making it VERY hard to pick a winner! (R. Lions, Gainesville, USA.)

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