CANADIAN PONT. The Canadian pony is distinct in many characteristics and was, un doubt edly, originally derived from the French horses brought over to Canada in its earliest settle ment Dwarfed by generations of exposure and semi-wildness, and subsequently crossed upon various stocks of horses hfiroduced into Canada, these nervous animals are valuable in propor- , tion to the characteristic points of the supposed' original progenitors, the Norman, or Percheron Horses. Their characteristics are: Head rather large, but lean and well-formed; forehead Cars wide apart., but upright; we eye small, clear, bright, and indicating spirit and courage; the shoulders strong, rather straight, with somewhat low, heavy withers, but witba broad, chest; the body compact, inclining to flatness, but with firm, muscular -loins; the croup round and fleshy, with muscular thighs; the legs heavy-looking, with large joints, but with sound, flat bones; the feet are hard, tough, and of the very best, so that the limbs and feet are the perfection of form for beauty and endur ance; the average height is about fourteen bands; the mane and tail are very heavy, and with a peculiar wavy form, and the back sinews and fetlocks are also covered with long, and often shaggy hair. The principal colors are black and brown, but chestnuts are not infre quent.. Occasionally a dark iron-gray is found,
with black legs, mane and tail. These are es pecially prized. Sorrels and dun-colored ani mals are not uncommon. These have lighter , manes and tails than the darker colored ponies, and are probably the result of crosses with the English blood horse: The Canadian pony, though not speedy, is capable of pulling the trotting load of a horse at the rate of six to seven miles an hour, and this, day in and day 1 el Z11111 1.10 WM 11111, an are easily kept, docile, spirited, of undaunted courage and perseverance, and sure-foOted on the 'Worst possible ground. Crosses of thorough bred, on Canadian mares of good form and action have produced , some wonderful trotting and pacing, as witness the get of St. Lawrence. We have one in mind, now, owned by a promi nent butcher of Chicago,; a little black mare, now fourteen years old, that has pulled her owner to and from the city daily for six years, a distance of seven miles, requiring more than forty minutes, and capable at any time showing a three-minute gait, whether trotting or peeing. As a rule they are somewhat headstrong; but if properly trained, they make nice pony teams that an invalid lady may fearlessly drive.