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Civil War Equine Survivors - BettyO - 05-31-2016 11:16 AM
Great article on the Civil War's last equine survivors:
https://southcarolina1670.wordpress.com/2015/12/17/civil-war-survivors-old-ned-and-old-jim/
RE: Civil War Equine Survivors - RJNorton - 05-31-2016 11:23 AM
Neat article, Betty! Thanks for posting. I did not realize a horse could live to 43 - amazing.
RE: Civil War Equine Survivors - BettyO - 05-31-2016 11:59 AM
Most horses don't! Two of mine lived to age 28 and 32 respectively....with 32 being the usual oldest age. Purebread horses don't live as long usually as grade or "mixed breed" horses. My purebred quarterhorse mare lived to be only 28, while my quarterhorse mix lived to the ripe old age of 32. Ponies can live into their 40s with the oldest on record being about 45 years of age, I think. My sister has a Shetland pony, which she keeps as a pet companion for her large horse, who is approximately 35-38 years old or so the girl who sold him to her stated.....
RE: Civil War Equine Survivors - Susan Higginbotham - 05-31-2016 12:02 PM
Wow! I had no idea--I always assumed that horses lived only into their 20s or so.
RE: Civil War Equine Survivors - Gene C - 06-06-2016 06:40 PM
- The Horse in the Civil War - PBS TV Special
check your local station for the time
In KY, it's tomorrow
http://www.ket.org/episode/KUNHE%20000000/
RE: Civil War Equine Survivors - RJNorton - 06-07-2016 04:28 AM
Thanks, Gene. I don't know if this is just a shorter version of the same show or something totally different. But there is a 4+ minute YouTube video with the same (or very similar) title here.
RE: Civil War Equine Survivors - Jim Garrett - 06-15-2016 06:15 PM
Another notable horse was Comanche. He was ridden into the Battle of the Little Big Horn by Capt Myles Keogh. He was the only survivor on the US Cavalry side. He was severely wounded but managed to live to the age of 29. He was stuffed and mounted and can be viewed at the University of Kansas.
RE: Civil War Equine Survivors - L Verge - 06-15-2016 06:43 PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comanche_(horse)#/media/File:ComancheeCuster-GrabillLR.jpg See photo here
http://newwest.net/topic/article/comanche_the_horse_that_survived_the_battle_of_the_little_bighorn_part_1/C39/L39/
Even better article with full history of Comanche, who appears to have begun life as a wild mustang. Disgusting description of how men could capture wild horses via method known as "creasing."
Trivia Question Posted Here: Only two horses in American history have received funerals with full military honors. Comanche is one; who was the other?
RE: Civil War Equine Survivors - RJNorton - 06-16-2016 03:54 AM
(06-15-2016 06:43 PM)L Verge Wrote: Trivia Question Posted Here: Only two horses in American history have received funerals with full military honors. Comanche is one; who was the other?
Black Jack.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Jack_(horse)
RE: Civil War Equine Survivors - L Verge - 06-16-2016 10:06 AM
A+, Roger.