AMERICAN HORSES 



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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 mid- 

 dle of the century, when Marquis de Tracy arrived at 



FIG. 122.— STANDARDBRED STALLION "GAY AUDOBON" 



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 semi- 

 draft 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 Thorough- 

 bred, the other after the drafter, though lacking the pon- 



