| Breeders of Canada's National Horse THE CANADIAN HORSE Le Cheval Canadien |
When in conversation with people, the topic of
horses invariably comes around. "So, you have
horses. What kind?"
"Canadian" I answer, and then it comes.....
"Yes, I'm sure they're Canadian, but what kind?"
This horse, The Canadian, has been around for
over 350 years, a gift to New France from the Sun
King, Louis XIV, in the mid-seventeenth century.
Yet here in our own country people don't even
know what our National Horse is. People don't
know that The Canadian Horse is the only horse to
have evolved in Canada. People don't know that
The Canadian Horse has now been shown to be
genetically distinct from all other breeds. People
don't know the unparalleled contributions The
Canadian Horse has made, first on the farm, then
on the battlefield, at the race track and in the show
ring. People don't know what a magnificent prize
we have here in our own country.
horses invariably comes around. "So, you have
horses. What kind?"
"Canadian" I answer, and then it comes.....
"Yes, I'm sure they're Canadian, but what kind?"
This horse, The Canadian, has been around for
over 350 years, a gift to New France from the Sun
King, Louis XIV, in the mid-seventeenth century.
Yet here in our own country people don't even
know what our National Horse is. People don't
know that The Canadian Horse is the only horse to
have evolved in Canada. People don't know that
The Canadian Horse has now been shown to be
genetically distinct from all other breeds. People
don't know the unparalleled contributions The
Canadian Horse has made, first on the farm, then
on the battlefield, at the race track and in the show
ring. People don't know what a magnificent prize
we have here in our own country.
Education is the key to the survival of The Canadian Horse.
The Canadian Horse, Le Cheval Canadien, Little Iron Horse. A Canadian Horse by any other
name would still carry all the history of its nation on its powerful sturdy body.
All the talk in the world can't give you the full appreciation of this humble treasure we have here.
Only until you spend time with a Canadian Horse will you come to feel its pride.
The Canadian Horse, Le Cheval Canadien, Little Iron Horse. A Canadian Horse by any other
name would still carry all the history of its nation on its powerful sturdy body.
All the talk in the world can't give you the full appreciation of this humble treasure we have here.
Only until you spend time with a Canadian Horse will you come to feel its pride.
