No not me, there's no chance I'll ever be able to retire - it's the good looking one on the right in this photo.
From the Douglas Bay Horse tramways online pages:
Strawberry roan Clydesdale "Philip", who is 21 years old this year and started tramming back in 2003, retired from the tramway yesterday and will be joining friends and former stable-mates at the Isle of Man Home of Rest for old horses.
Yes, my namesake has retired from a life of hauling tourists along Douglas prom and will live out his days at the fantastic retirement home. He has a life of wandering around spacious fields, munching grass and being fed pony nuts by eager visitors to look forward too.
All of this costs money, so as soon as I heard, I was on the phone to sponsor him. This only costs a tenner a year and when you see how well the animals are looking after, it well worth the tiny expense. If I can't travel on a Philip-powered tram, at least I can help keep him in nibbles.
If you fancy sponsoring a horse, head over the Home of Rest for old horses website - and if you ever make it over to the Isle of Man, pay them a visit.
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