This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 Excerpt: ... larger than the Virginian, more muscular and with greater weight of bone, but not the equal of the Conestoga in either size or strength. This type was spread through all New England, where it was perfectly adapted to conditions. It played an important part in the formation of the Morgan strain of horses, which, in ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 Excerpt: ... larger than the Virginian, more muscular and with greater weight of bone, but not the equal of the Conestoga in either size or strength. This type was spread through all New England, where it was perfectly adapted to conditions. It played an important part in the formation of the Morgan strain of horses, which, in turn, entered into the develop ment of both the American trotter and the American saddler. The early Canadian horse.--While it seems certain that horses were introduced from France to Port Royal as early as 1609, yet this settlement played no part in the distribution of the Canadian horse. The next notable authentic importation did not occur until after the middle of the century, when Marquis de Tracy arrived at Quebec with his expedition including a large number of horses. Other large shipments followed. Since the St. Lawrence region was largely settled by the French, who were at that time breeding medium weight horses, we find them developing a type of semidraft horses in Canada, although later many light horses were introduced, so that the region became famous for two types of horses, one fashioned after the Thoroughbred, the other after the drafter, though lacking the ponderous size of the present day draft horse. It is worthy mention that in the acclimation the Thoroughbred lost some of his speed as well as the drafter his size, but both gained in hardiness and endurance. Because of the speed and endurance the light type became widespread, many of the horses finding their way to New York and Kentucky, where they entered into the formation of the American trotter and the American saddler. While the eastern colonies and the eastern central and southern states were being settled and populated, the horses that had escaped from the Cortez expedit...
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