Canadian Horse
Name:
Canadian Horse
Height:
14.2 to 16 h.h.
Lifespan:
20 to 25 years +
Color:
Black, Brown, Bay, Chestnuts, Grays, (sometimes can have flaxen manes)
Markings:
Yes
Appearance:
The head is short with a wide forehead and narrow muzzle. The neck is strong, the shoulders are high and well-sloped, the body long and thick. This horse is hardy and long-lived. Being very well proportioned and solidly built. The hooves are said to be very hard and the mane and tail are wavy.
Aptitude:
Work, Hunting, Jumping, Endurance, Leisure riding, Trail riding, Driving, Light draft work, Cavalry
Facts:
Many of the Canadian horses were used for cavalry horses and were killed in the Civil War.
So many Canadian horses were exported or lost that by 1880 the breed was nearly extinct in Canada but in 1886, a small group of breeders in Quebec formed a studbook for the Canadian horse helping them come back.
The Canadian was developed from horses sent from France to Quebec between 1665 and 1670.
Super fact:
The early Canadian horse was put to the harshest of conditions without second thought, owners believed the best way to toughen up a horse was to simply let it survive in the harsh environment of the northern sections of the Americas, they were allowed to run loose in the forest in the summer, fed sparse supplemental feed in the winter, and worked hard with little support.
Canadian Horse
Height:
14.2 to 16 h.h.
Lifespan:
20 to 25 years +
Color:
Black, Brown, Bay, Chestnuts, Grays, (sometimes can have flaxen manes)
Markings:
Yes
Appearance:
The head is short with a wide forehead and narrow muzzle. The neck is strong, the shoulders are high and well-sloped, the body long and thick. This horse is hardy and long-lived. Being very well proportioned and solidly built. The hooves are said to be very hard and the mane and tail are wavy.
Aptitude:
Work, Hunting, Jumping, Endurance, Leisure riding, Trail riding, Driving, Light draft work, Cavalry
Facts:
Many of the Canadian horses were used for cavalry horses and were killed in the Civil War.
So many Canadian horses were exported or lost that by 1880 the breed was nearly extinct in Canada but in 1886, a small group of breeders in Quebec formed a studbook for the Canadian horse helping them come back.
The Canadian was developed from horses sent from France to Quebec between 1665 and 1670.
Super fact:
The early Canadian horse was put to the harshest of conditions without second thought, owners believed the best way to toughen up a horse was to simply let it survive in the harsh environment of the northern sections of the Americas, they were allowed to run loose in the forest in the summer, fed sparse supplemental feed in the winter, and worked hard with little support.