Victoria Day plus Three Canadian Horse Breeds

About this episode

This episode discusses the history of Victoria Day in Canada and highlights three unique Canadian horse breeds.

This week, has the story of Victoria Day and the long weekend when Canadians celebrate the UK's Queen Victoria's birthday. Spoiler alert - apparently Canada is the only country in the world that still celebrates her birthday. Plus, Canada has at least 3 unique breeds of horses that originated here, with histories that go as far back as the 1600's. New France's Canadian breed; the Lac La Croix Indigenous pony; and the Sable Island wild horse. Each has been close to extinction at times, but have persevered and still have a presence today. Kate Butler is the Director of the Haliburton Highlands Museum. Paul Vorvis is the host of the Your Haliburton Morning Show 7 - 9 a.m. Fridays on Canoe FM 100.9 and streaming on your devices. Haliburton County is in cottage country about 2 1/2 hours north of Toronto. You can contact us at timewarp@canoefm.com

People in this episode

Host: Paul Vorvis

Topics covered

• Victoria Day
• Canadian history
• horse breeds
• cultural celebrations
• extinction
• New France

Keywords

• Victoria Day
• Canada
• horse breeds
• history
• Queen Victoria
• extinction
• New France

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Canoe FM

Products: Lac La Croix Indigenous pony, Sable Island wild horse, Canadian breed

Places: Canada, Haliburton County, New France

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