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<h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Old Billy</span></h1>
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<p><b>Old Billy</b> (auch <b>Billy Boy</b> oder <b>Billy</b>) war das am längsten lebende Pferd, von dem Kenntnis besteht. Er wurde 62 Jahre alt.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Geboren 1760 in England, arbeitete er als <a href="Treideln" title="Treideln">Treidelpferd</a>, das <a href="Schiff_ohne_eigenen_Antrieb" title="Schiff ohne eigenen Antrieb">Schiffe</a> Kanäle stromauf und stromab zog. Old Billy soll wie ein großes <a href="Welsh-Cob" class="mw-redirect" title="Welsh-Cob">Cob</a> oder <a href="Shire_Horse" title="Shire Horse">Shire</a> ausgesehen haben. Er war ein <a href="Brauner_(Pferd)" title="Brauner (Pferd)">Brauner</a> mit einer weißen <a href="Blesse" title="Blesse">Blesse</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Billy starb am 27. November 1822. Es wurde eine <a href="Lithographie" class="mw-redirect" title="Lithographie">Lithographie</a> publiziert, die Billy mit Henry Harrison zeigt, der das Tier 59 Jahre lang kannte.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Old Billy wurde von dem Künstler Charles Towne gemalt.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Literatur">Literatur</h2></div>
<ul><li>Edmund Leonard Seyd: <cite style="font-style:italic">Old Billy, 1760–1822. The world's oldest horse</cite> (= <cite style="font-style:italic">Publications. New series (Manchester Museum)</cite>. NS. 3.73.). Manchester Museum, Manchester 1973, ISBN 0-904630-01-3 (12 S.).<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rfr_id=info:sid/de.wikipedia.org:Old+Billy&rft.au=Edmund+Leonard+Seyd&rft.btitle=Old+Billy%2C+1760-1822.+The+world%27s+oldest+horse&rft.date=1973&rft.genre=book&rft.isbn=0904630013&rft.place=Manchester&rft.pub=Manchester+Museum&rft.series=Publications.+New+series+%28Manchester+Museum%29" style="display:none"> </span></li></ul>
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<ul><li><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.newcuttrail.com/old-billy-2/"><i>Old Billy.</i></a> new cut trail,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 13. Juni 2017</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AOld+Billy&rft.title=Old+Billy&rft.description=Old+Billy&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newcuttrail.com%2Fold-billy-2%2F&rft.publisher=new+cut+trail&rft.language=en"> </span></li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">M. Eugene Ensminger: <i>Horses and Horsemanship.</i> S. 46–50. </span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081127035247/http://www.fbresearch.org/horsefacts/facts/"><i>The Mane Facts About Horse Health.</i></a> In: <i>HorseFacts.org.</i> Archiviert vom <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r250917974">
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</style><span class="dewiki-iconexternal"><a class="external text" href="https://redirecter.toolforge.org/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fbresearch.org%2FHorseFacts%2FFacts%2F">Original</a></span> am <span style="white-space:nowrap;">27. November 2008</span><span>;</span><span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 16. Januar 2009</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AOld+Billy&rft.title=The+Mane+Facts+About+Horse+Health&rft.description=The+Mane+Facts+About+Horse+Health&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.archive.org%2Fweb%2F20081127035247%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.fbresearch.org%2Fhorsefacts%2Ffacts%2F&rft.date=&rft.source=https://www.fbresearch.org/HorseFacts/Facts/"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/morbid-monday-split-head-of-the-worlds-oldest-horse"><i>Morbid Monday: The Split Head of Old Billy, the World’s Oldest Horse.</i></a> In: <i>Atlas Obscura.</i> 4. März 2013,<span class="Abrufdatum"> abgerufen am 13. Juni 2017</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AOld+Billy&rft.title=Morbid+Monday%3A+The+Split+Head+of+Old+Billy%2C+the+World%E2%80%99s+Oldest+Horse&rft.description=Morbid+Monday%3A+The+Split+Head+of+Old+Billy%2C+the+World%E2%80%99s+Oldest+Horse&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.atlasobscura.com%2Farticles%2Fmorbid-monday-split-head-of-the-worlds-oldest-horse&rft.date=2013-03-04"> </span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mystudios.com/artgallery/C/Charles-Towne/Old-Billy,-a-Draught-Horse,-Aged-62.html">Old Billy, a Draught Horse, Aged 62</a></span>
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