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a very pleasing character. The body is strongly built, and the legs 

 and feet are made of the most lasting materials. Large herds of 

 these ponies run wild in the prairies of the north-west, and many 

 are brought into Canada for the use of the inhabitants. 



THE CANADIAN HORSE. 



THE CANADIAN HORSE. 



THE CANADIAN HORSE is generally about fourteen to fifteen 

 hands high, and is a remarkably hardy animal, capable of travelling 

 very long distances, but in his pure condition not above the average 

 in speed. When crossed, however, with a thorough-bred horse, he 

 combines the speed of the latter with his own endurance and iron 

 constitution and legs, and in this way a great many of the best 

 American trotters are bred. Mr. Herbert says, " His crest is lofty, 

 and his demeanor proud and courageous; his breast is full and 

 broad ; his shoulders strong, though somewhat straight, and a little 

 inclined to be heavy ; his back broad, and his croup round, fleshy, 

 and muscular j his ribs are not, however, so much arched, nor are 

 they so well closed up, as his general shape and build would lead 



