Mokie, world’s oldest horse once owned by film star Burt Reynolds, dies at 40

The Arabian horse – born on the actor’s farm in 1985 – spent his latter years in Florida serving as a therapy animal

Guinness World Records’s oldest living horse – who was once owned by legendary actor Burt Reynolds – has died shortly after attaining the title, the organization announced recently.

Mokie the Arabian horse was 40 years old, having spent some of his latter years in Florida serving as a therapy animal for “people going through some of the darkest times of their lives”, Guinness wrote Monday on its website.