How long do horses live?

Horses commonly live to be 25 – 35 years old, and horse ages translate into human ages almost linearly, but with major differences in age equivalents as babies where mature at a rate far faster than humans, reaching pony puberty by age two:

Horse age    Human age
1  year       6 years
2  years     13 years
3  years     18 years
4  years     20 years
5  years     24 years
7  years     28 years
10 years     35 years
13 years     43 years
17 years     53 years
20 years     60 years
24 years     70 years
27 years     78 years
30 years     85 years
33 years     93 years
36 years    100 years

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