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A Canadian Horse. The Canadian Horse descended from the French stock Louis XIV sent to Canada in the late 17th century. [6] The initial shipment, in 1665, consisted of two stallions and twenty mares from the Royal Stables in Normandy and Brittany, the centre of French horse breeding. [7]
The Canadian Warmblood is a Canadian breed or registry of warmblood sport horses with European warmblood ancestry. Admission to the stud-book is based on both performance and parentage: a horse must have in its pedigree at least one from a list of twenty-five influential European warmblood stallions foaled between 1840 and 1926, and must also pass a Keuring or performance inspection.
Overskate (1975–1992) was a Canadian Thoroughbred Champion Hall of Fame racehorse.Sired by Nodouble out of the dam Overstate who was a descendant of the great sire Princequillo as well as Man o' War, Overskate was foaled at his owner's farm in Port Elgin, Ontario.
The Canadian Hunter was the result of half-blood crosses between local Canadian mares and Thoroughbred stallions, [1] including 16 imported from England to Ontario by the Canadian Racing Association. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] In 1926, the Canadian Hunter, Saddle and Light Horse Improvement Society was founded.
For racehorses, such as Secretariat and Man o' War, see List of racehorses.. Big Ben, Canadian international show jumper and Olympian owned and ridden by Ian Millar; Brentina, American international dressage horse and Olympian ridden by Debbie McDonald
The Canadian Horse of the Year is a thoroughbred horse racing honour given annually since 1951 by the Jockey Club of Canada. It is the most prestigious honour in Canadian thoroughbred horse racing. [1] Part of the Sovereign Awards program since 1975, it is similar to the Eclipse Award for American Horse of the Year honours given in the United ...
The Pony Derby, much like the horse derby, follows the same criteria and judging in the Classic and Handy Hunter rounds. However, the fence heights differs for the pony size. "If it is a small pony, the fence height is 2’3, the medium ponies jump 2’6, and large ponies jump 2’9 to 3’0.
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