Hungry hungry champions

[glenatron]

This morning when I brought a couple of sections of hay out for the boys they appeared to decide it was time for the southern england bucking championships. At one point Zorro managed to turn a complete circle bucking on the spot, which earned him straight 6.9s from all the judges.

It was a little reminiscent of this occasion but featured more jumping up and down from Small...

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[dancing-crow.livejournal.com]

I went and looked at the pictures from the other post you mentioned... those are great ponies! They look like they weather the winter as well as the Canadians I am working with (seen earlier this fall over here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dancingcrow/2959659305/ )

[glenatron.livejournal.com]

They're both british native types, more or less, so cold weather suits them better than hot really.

I haven't heard of Canadians as a horse breed, do you have any more information?

[dancing-crow.livejournal.com]

There are several links, a fairly detailed history is here:
http://www.legacycanadians.com/page/page/1098845.htm

I do think it is funny that the Morgans and the Canadians are so similar in shape, size and temperament, and disputed origins. To me it looks like the same set of horses north and south of a national border, and subject to national pride...

I used to work with Welsh Cobs, and adored them. Until then I had no idea that cob was a designation of size/durability.

[glenatron.livejournal.com]

I believe if you go back to it's etymology it's originally a designation of roundness, which fits my pony pretty well...