Retirement and Death
In 1994, at age 18 and after 11 years of competition, Big Ben was retired to Millar Brooke Farm. On December 11, 1999, after two veterinarians informed Millar that Big Ben was suffering from a third, untreatable case of colic, he was euthanised at Millar Brooke Farm. He is buried on a knoll overlooking the farm.
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