Canadian Rustic Pony

Canadian Rustic Pony
	Canadian Rustic Pony
Country of origin	Canada
	Equus ferus caballus;

The Canadian Rustic Pony is a breed of pony that originated in Canada, particularly Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The pony is the result of a crossing between the Heck horse and Welsh pony-Arabian horse crosses.

History

The Canadian Rustic Pony was developed by Dr. Peter Neufeld of Manitoba, Canada.[1] Breeders developed the breed by crossing Heck horses from the Atlanta Zoo in Atlanta, Georgia with Arabian horse-Welsh pony crosses. On January 23, 1989, the Canadian Rustic Pony Association was formed, incorporated under the new Canadian federal Animal Pedigree Act, also known as Bill C-67. Prior to this, since 1978, Canadian rustic ponies had been registered through a registry based in the United States, and as of September 1989, 72 ponies had been US-registered. These ponies were eligible to become double-registered under the Canadian and US registries, and many did so. No ponies were found outside of Manitoba and Saskatchewan as of September 1989, but this was expected to change as more breeders became aware of the new breed.[2]

Characteristics

These ponies stand between 12.2 and 13.2 hands (50 and 54 inches, 127 and 137 cm) high. They can be gray, buckskin, dun or bay, have primitive markings such as dorsal and zebra stripes, and have partially raised manes. The facial profile is straight or slightly dished, with a prominent jaw. The neck is thick but arched, the girth and shoulders thick, and the croup slightly sloping. The legs are strong, and the ponies are said to move fluidly, especially at the trot. The Canadian Rustic Pony is used mainly for jumping, driving or as family pets.[2]

References

Tarpan, Oklahoma State University, retrieved February 10, 2009.
Hendricks, Bonnie. International Encyclopedia of Horse Breeds. University of Oklahoma Press. pp. 103–104. ISBN 978-0-8061-3884-8.

Horse breeds of Canada and the United States
These are the horse breeds considered to originate wholly or partly in Canada and the United States. Many have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively from those countries.
Alberta Wild Horse American Belgian Draft American Cream Draft American Crème Horse American Drum Horse American Indian Horse American Miniature Horse American Mustang, see Mustang American Paint Horse American Quarter Horse American Saddlebred American Shetland Pony American Sorraia Mustang American Sport Pony American Spotted American Spotted Paso American Walking Pony American Warmblood American White Horse Appaloosa Appaloosa Pony Assateague horse, see Chincoteague Pony Banker horse Blazer horse Camarillo White Horse Canadian horse Canadian Pacer Canadian Pinto Canadian Rustic Pony Canadian Sport Horse Canadian Warmblood Carolina Marsh Tacky Cerbat mustang Cherokee Horse Chickasaw Horse Chincoteague Pony Choctaw Horse Colonial Spanish Horse Colorado Ranger Conestoga Horse (extinct) Cumberland Island Horse Curly horse Florida Cracker Horse Georgian Grande Horse Kanata Pony Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse Kiger mustang Lac La Croix Indian Pony Missouri Fox Trotter Morab Morgan Horse Morocco Spotted Mountain Pleasure Horse Mustang Narragansett Pacer (extinct) National Show Horse Nemaiah Valley Horse Newfoundland Pony Nez Perce Horse Nokota horse Pony of the Americas Pryor Mountain mustang Quarab Quarter Pony Racking Horse Rocky Mountain Horse Sable Island Pony Spanish Jennet Horse Spanish Barb Spanish Mustang Spotted Saddle Horse Standardbred Tennessee Walking Horse Tiger horse Virginia Highlander Walkaloosa Welara
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Canadian Rustic Pony

History

Characteristics

References

Further reading