Published on Monday, August 25, 2008
By SANDRA STOKLEY
GLEN AVON - Like many seniors, Brandy Seltenreich has his good days and his bad.
He's near-sighted. He's lost about half his teeth. And when the arthritis in his leg flares up, it makes it hard for him to get around.
But the 41-year-old pony still nickers in recognition when his owner, Laura Seltenreich, pulls into the driveway of their Glen Avon ranch in northwestern Riverside County.
"He wants company," said Seltenreich, 42. "He likes massages."
Ben Blue, an Inland-area equine veterinarian, said a horse/pony year equates roughly to three human years, which would make Brandy a supercentenarian at 123 years old.
Blue, who does not treat Brandy, said horses typically live to their mid-20s.
"They're lucky if they get to 30," Blue said. "If they get to 40, they're really lucky."
Brandy still has a way to go to beat the record for oldest pony on record. That title in the U.S. appears to belong to a pony in Virginia Beach, Va., named Teddy E
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