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Intro<\/h3>\n

Closely related to Canadian horses<\/a>, the Canadian Pacer comes from the same initial stock of French horses sent to the New World during the mid to late 17th century.
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Origins<\/h3>\n

This breed comes from the old strains of Canadian horse<\/a> crossed with the Narragansett Pacer<\/a> blood added late in the 18th and early 19th centuries. This produced a larger animal who could cover ground faster. Later Dutch Warmblood<\/a> and English Thoroughbred<\/a> blood was added. <\/p>\n

The bloodlines were solid and many animals were exported to the US, where they contributed greatly to the development of the Standardbred<\/a>, Tennessee Walking Horse<\/a> and American Saddlebreds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Regardless of their solid pedigrees and athletic spirit the Canadian Pacer was never a huge success as a breed. Probably due to the development of race horses in the US. Another factor was their ungainly appearance, their head was thought to be too large and their eyes too small. <\/p>\n

Today the breed is rare and usually found as riding or ranch horses. <\/p>\n

Features<\/h3>\n

Average height 14.3 hands<\/p>\n

Physique<\/h3>\n

Head is rough, often with a convex profile
\nEyes are rather small
\nNeck is short
\nBack is long
\nLegs are long and sound<\/p>\n

Traditional Colors<\/h3>\n

black<\/a> | chestnut<\/a> | grey<\/a> | bay<\/a> | pinto<\/a><\/p>\n

Temperament<\/h3>\n

Highly energetic
\nWilling and able<\/p>\n

Use<\/h3>\n

Racing
\nPleasure horse
\nRanch horse<\/p>\n

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Video<\/h3>\n