Excerpt from The French Canadian Horse: Evidence of Dr. J. G. Rutherford, Veterinary Director General and Live Stock Commissioner, Before the Select Standing Committee on Agriculture and Colonization, 1909Even though less given to style and showing perhaps less ambition than the Morgan and some of his other relatives, who it may he said in passing, benefited much from the strain of his blood which they undoubtedly acquired, the French Canadian was no whit. Inferior to any of them or perhaps to any horse of his weight, in strength and endurance. His hardiness and ability to thrive under the most adverse com tions were. Notable characteristics. Taking him altogether. He was a remarkable little horse, eminently suited for the needs of the habitant, well capable of performing the light agricultural work of the small Canadian farm under the 011 regime and equ: tllv ell adapted to the roads of Quebec which even to this day (specially during the inter srasm. Donned the employment of a light and active horse. Capable of nego taiming deep pitch holes and dcrpi-r snow drifts, which would bring to grief manv animals of more weight and greater pretensions.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.