Rutgers’ Lord Nelson dies at 42
The only horse ever to be penalized in a college football game has died. Rutgers University says Lord Nelson was 42, or the human equivalent of 126 years. One of Lord Nelson's duties during his
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Apr 15, 2015, 7:06 PM
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The only horse ever to be penalized in a college football game has died.
Rutgers University says Lord Nelson was 42, or the human equivalent of 126 years.
One of Lord Nelson's duties during his 37-year Rutgers career was carrying the school's Scarlet Knight mascot during football games. It was against Army in 1994 that Lord Nelson was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct after he broke free and raced down the sideline at Giants Stadium.
Lord Nelson, an American quarter horse, was one the first horses to comprise the university police department's mounted patrol unit when he was purchased in 1978. He served for 10 years before becoming part of a student-run patrol unit for 20 years.
He retired as equine professor emeritus in 2000 to teach children about horses.
His personality is one that Karyn Malinowski, director of the Rutgers Equine Science Center and faculty member in the Department of Animal Sciences, says was "one-of-a-kind."
