The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-21
A NEsTOR AMONG HORSES.
Here is One which is Said to Have
Been Ga Years old.

From the American Horse Breeder.
In many recent prints there have been
remarks on the age and longevity of the
horse, which some readers may consider
very amusing. In "Skeavington's Modern
History of Farriery," now before me,
find record of horse at that time, 1922,
to be in his Gath year. The horse at that
period belonged to the Mersey & Iswell
Navigation Company. He was bred by
Edward Robinson of Wilgraive farm, in
Woolston, a short distance from Warning
ton. When young. and, indeed, until he
reached the age of SO, the animal mani
Tested an extremely vicious disposition,
not only to human beings, but also to
dogs and any other creatures that hap
pened to oppose his progress or stood in
his way. This temper was particularly
shown when at the dinner hour, or other
periods a cessation of labor took place.
he was impatient to get into the stable
ON such occasions, and would use his
heels and teeth to remove any impeachment
placed in his way.
The writer says his front teeth were
perfect, but very long, while his bride
teeth were tuskS, which, after growing
to an unusual length became half Inverted
and described an uncouth semi-circle, con-
veXing to the upper jaw. His lower lin
was neither so loose nor so penduIous as
is generally seen in very old horses. His
eyes We're described as being very remark
ably placed in the socket, and We're at
the same time so bright and clear pre-
senting altogether so perfect an appear
ance, as to afford a strong presumption
that his sight was as good as that which
Is usually found in horses at the age of
u or IA years
Thirty years of his life, II seems. wera
spent in a mill, and the remainder min
cipally, in the Mersey & Iswell Nayiga tion
Company, towing boats. When in full flesh
and in the vigor of life he would scarcely
have measured is hands high He erazed
in summer on the banks of the Mersev
and in winter was taken into the stahie
and fed on mashes and soft feed He then
possessed the use of all his faculties in fol-
cradle perfection; was able to lie down,
dows, would frequently play and even gal
Top with some young colts that yrazed
along with him.
At that time there were no SYMPTOMS of
an early dissolution. The great age of this
horse would convince US that he had been
kindly treated and we naturally suppose
he was never put to any violent work Be
tween the rounds of a wheel and on the
banks of the Mersey this animal seemed
TO have spent his life, doing such labor A :
would only amount to wholesome exercise
1t is, therefore, these circums tances kind
ness of treatment and moderation of labor
which were the causes of --his extreme
longevity.
We would very much like to see this
principle of moderation extended more
generally to the horse at present We
know that all horses are not EMPLOYED in
a mill, nor can they be expected to do the
slow labor for drawing a boat, which gives
them and their driver a gait that once
seen can never be forgotten, especially the
driver, who never seems to be In hurry:
still we feel convinced that too many hors-
es are sacrificed In a shameful manner
which very little consideration might
prevent, and 1t is for this we wish to