But it is one he is enjoying and he is still lapping up his time in the black jersey.
Hore, the All Blacks hooker, was as keen as ever to make an impact on the field.
"I was talking to an 80-year-old the other day and he does not even buy green bananas, so he doesn't look too far ahead. His approach is not too bad, a bit like me, when you get to my age in rugby," Hore said.
"I'm rising 34. But I'm enjoying footy still. They are good lads round here and they make it good fun."
He had not looked much past this Friday's match between the Highlanders and the Chiefs with regard to the future, but the way Hore is travelling, he is sure to be in the black jersey for a good while yet.
Hore fitted in a couple of days on the farm in the Maniototo before rejoining the Highlanders yesterday.
He had had a busy past three weeks, starting all three tests in the just completed test series against Ireland.
He said the new All Blacks regime under new coach Steve Hansen was in good shape, and the side had brought the right attitude into the big win in Hamilton last Saturday.
"There [are]a few slight changes in what is going on.
"Training is a bit more streamlined, which is good. Shag [Hansen] likes being the boss and to be in control and that was good.
"Three-test series are good, as you do not have to worry about replanning in what you are going to do. You have seen what the Irish are going to throw at us.
"That third week, we trained well, got our attitude right and played well. Lucky enough, with a three-test series, you can right some wrongs. In that last test, we carried strong, cleaned properly, won some ball and never looked back from the first 10 minutes."
He said the second test, when the Irish nearly scored a historic first win over the All Blacks, only to be denied by a Dan Carter drop goal, was due to a combination of factors.
The weather had an effect, he said, along with the Irish getting a sniff, and slowing the ball down for the All Blacks.
"It was a relief to win. When you are in the All Blacks, nobody wants to be the first team to lose to the Irish. That is why New Zealand rugby is so strong. We did not want to be in the first team that lost to them."
Hore, who is not contracted to any provincial union, had roomed with Chiefs lock Brodie Retallick last week and there had been a bit of quiet banter going on about this week's game.
The Chiefs sit on top of the Super 15 table, and have lost just two games all season.
One of those defeats was to the Highlanders, in the first round of the season, in February.
"That first game is probably too long ago to go back to. In the second half, we slowed their ball down and we got our game going.
"There is not much different this week, really. Just get good ball for our backs.
"It's about forwards doing their job, fronting up and giving the ball to the backs ... nothing's changed. That's always been the way."
