Canadian Chunk ??

[Plowboy]

In the photo gallery on this site I noticed 2 pictures of what the posters name as Canadian Chunks. I am familiar with the breed called Canadian. Is a chunk a cross between a Canadian horse and some other breed or just a term for a cross breed draft horse in Canada. I know in the U.S. in the early 1900’s there were alot of farm chunks derived from mustang mares and imported Percheron stallions. If someone knows I would love to hear what a Canadian Chunk Is?

[Gooserun Farm]

I might be wrong but I believe the Canadian chunk is a breed of it’s own. Not sure of the origination. Could just be what chunk horses are called here in the northeast. The one my daughter is driving in the photo is supposed to be bred to another chunk. We’ll see. By the way, regarding the photo I am behind her holding the slack in the lines. Wouldn’t fit in the picture as my smile was too big. 🙂 Really love having her ask first thing in the morning if we can harness up HER horse. That and a hug make a pretty good start on the day.

[Plowboy]

Good luck with the little one and keep her interested as much as possible. I’m 30 and I’m the youngest serious teamster in our area that I know of. I’ll always be “the kid” until I have some of my own even though they treat me as an equal now. looks like a good all around horse no matter what breed it is.

[Jean]

I also believe they are a breed of their own. I can not tell my chunk from my percheron until I get up close to them. He is smaller, especially his head. He is an incredibly smart horse and so far pretty solid as far as bombproof. Of course he had one of the best trainers in the area teach him.

[Carl Russell]

I have had friends correct me that they do not have Canadian “Chunks”, they have Canadians! It seems that the “chunk” is nomenclature left over from the period when “chunk” was used to describe the small chunky grade cross that populated so many pre-tractor farms. Carl

[Jean]

I think it depends on what you are going to do with the horse. For me, I am happy to call my guy a chunk, but if I was going to show him, I might be more inclined to go with Canadian.

I don’t want him to get to big of an ego. He will be a simple farm horse for me and he needs to know that.

[Rick Alger]

Is the official breed name spelled “Canadian” or “Canadien”?

[Carl Russell]

Boy! Will somebody turn on the lights in here? It seems like we’re all grasping for something, but we can’t find it. Carl

[Jean]

Ok, I have a brochure in front of me titled “The Canadian Horse” However the website is http://www.lechevalcanadien.ca

I guess in English it is Canadian and in French in Canadien.

[Rick Alger]

Thanks,

I was thinking there might be a spelling distinction to support the gist of Carl’s #6 post- ie there is a specific breed, “Canadien Horse,” but there are also various grade horses called “Canadian chunks.”

[vthorseshoe]

I was told through customers conversation, that the Canadian Horse was presented to Canada as a gift from the king of France.

I have also been told that through modern day DNA testing. The Canadian Horse is the foundation horse breed of the American Morgan Horse.

If you go back to the history told for years how the school teacher would travel around and stay at folks homes. He was paid for some work with a colt. This colt became known as Justin Morgan. A strong chunky powerful horse who was good in the woods all day then could be ridden and raced on weekends.
Strong enough to have pulled a log with a number of men sitting on it.
Now look at the geography and the proximity of Vermont to Canada and it fits like a puzzle.
With the news of the DNA as proof of the Canadian Horse being the foundation of our Morgan’s.. You can definitely see the strong resemalance of our Morgans to the Canadian.
The origional Morgans were strong solid animals, not the saddlebreds we see today with a flavor of Morgan left in them through breeding.
my 2 cents;

I can only present this as 2nd hand hearsay but believe it to be retty darn close to the truth. 😀

[Drummond Fraser]

Bret4207,

We are friends of the Freeman family. Aden is fine, although carrying a flu lately. I’m sure he will be running more courses this Summer.

[cxb100]

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