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  2. Coat of arms of Ontario - Wikipedia

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    The crest is a black bear, native to Ontario, passant sable, on a gold and green wreath. Shield. The shield of arms consists of three gold maple leaves, representative of Ontario, on a green background, above which on the upper third is a wide white band with a red Saint George's Cross, which recalls the historic connection with Britain in ...

  3. Coat of arms of Canada - Wikipedia

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    The crest consists of a crowned gold lion standing on a twisted wreath of red and white silk and holding a maple leaf in its right paw. Helm The arms show a royal helmet , which is a barred helm of gold embossed with a maple leaf design looking outward, with mantling of white and red, stylized in the official version to look like maple leaves.

  4. Cairn - Wikipedia

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    A cairn marking a mountain summit in Graubünden, Switzerland. The biggest cairn in Ireland, Maeve's Cairn on Knocknarea. A cairn is a human-made pile (or stack) of stones raised for a purpose, usually as a marker or as a burial mound.

  5. Symbols of Ontario - Wikipedia

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    Shield of arms: Shield of arms of Ontario Shield of Arms of Ontario: May 26, 1868 [2] The shield of arms was granted by royal warrant of Queen Victoria. The shield of arms is used on the current-arms escutcheon. [3] Gold maple leaves were adopted on the shield of arms as it historically represented Ontario (whereas green maple leaves ...

  6. Regional tartans of Canada - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] The four colours reflect the colours of the maple leaf as it changes through the seasons—green in the spring, gold in the early autumn, red at the first frost, and brown after falling. [3] The Maple Leaf tartan is used by the Royal Canadian Regiment Pipes and Drums, and has been worn by the second, third and fourth Battalions.

  7. Old Friends Equine - Wikipedia

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    Horses at Old Friends Equine Old Friends is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) equine retirement facility in Georgetown, Kentucky , accredited by the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA). The organization started with one leased paddock and two horses, but it now owns 136 acres, Dreamchase Farm , with additional leased pasturage.

  8. Greenwood Raceway - Wikipedia

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    Fair had two horses in that Plate which never ran in the Plate Trials but worked out between the two divisions of the Trials. Their times were faster than the times of either of the trial divisions. Greenwood Raceway was the site of the Canadian Pacing Derby , the North America Cup , the Fan Hanover Stakes , the Maple Leaf Trot , and the ...

  9. Gold coach - Wikipedia

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    These horse-drawn coaches were made of wood and covered with gold leaf, a solid golden coach would be very expensive and so heavy that it would be a practical impossibility. Although a gilded coach with or without painted panels was a sign of high social and governmental status, the position of the occupants of the coach determines the number ...