. The French-Canadian horse [microform]. Horses; Draft horses; Chevaux de trait; Chevaux. 10 the driver «aid: ' The Canadian wcirked him to death.' A large horse that was mated with him afterwards died within a year, leaving the Canadian still well and sound. The Canadians are undoubtedly descended from a larpe breed of horse brought over from Franee in the early settlement of the country. The colts, not being as well fed and warmly stabled as their ancestors, and exposed much of the time to a rigorous climate and hard work, degenerated in s'ze, but improved in hardini^s and ;
. The French-Canadian horse [microform]. Horses; Draft horses; Chevaux de trait; Chevaux. 10 the driver «aid: ' The Canadian wcirked him to death.' A large horse that was mated with him afterwards died within a year, leaving the Canadian still well and sound. The Canadians are undoubtedly descended from a larpe breed of horse brought over from Franee in the early settlement of the country. The colts, not being as well fed and warmly stabled as their ancestors, and exposed much of the time to a rigorous climate and hard work, degenerated in s'ze, but improved in hardini^s and ; AS A ^fr. A. \V. Smith, for Xorth Middlesex, Out., spoke as follows, in lOOi), before the Select Standing Committee on Agriculture and Colonization: "There are quite a number of these horses that I have had the pleasure of handling personally, and I know of the good qualities which they possess. I have in mind one particular team which was typical of the large number that I was conversant with. This t.'am weighed '<0 ixiunds each as nearly as possible. They were very well matche<l. They were black. They would travel up to ten miles an hour and continue it for a couple of hours or more; 1 have seen them do it. On a ten-mile gait they wouKl continue for three or four hours without any trouble whatever. Besides tiuit. they would walk. ir tih Fm:.\CH-IAN M MIIOS liavi' ii lomi l)i-ti;iiil tlii'iii thi y will lUK ill It iiiiul thi-y nicivp it. *â 'â¢'' '⢠^^ ' ordiniiry ,i/.d at iil»,nt mil, Imm-, 1 tliiiik tlmt is oii,. ,if the best qiiiklities cuuld have in a farm Imrse and tiic I'rencli-Canadian is an ideal fttriiiyr'o iior-e. Hc-ii).- linn, | Imvc seen tlic siiiii,. icmn iigiiiii~t other heavier horse* that would wcinh pMlmlilv to poiinds. Tlic Kriii,h-('iiiiii(lian horses would draw a heavier load than heavier horses. That is one of the eharactoristic* 1 have touiid ill tlie
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