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Edgewood Edgewood is a proud breeder and promoter of Canada's national horse

Edgewood is a small-scale breeder of Canadian horses, working to raise awareness of this amazing breed, and to continuously improve the breed through well-raised, high quality foals. All our foals are handled daily from birth and are used to farm equipment, handling by visitors including children, used to dogs, cats and chickens, and raised in a herd so they are comfortable in a herd dynamic. Cana

dian horses, also known as "Le Cheval Canadien" or the "French Canadian Horse", are Canada’s national horse breed and are amazingly versatile. They are highly competitive across many equestrian disciplines (including dressage, driving, eventing, fox hunting, mounted archery, liberty work, Western pleasure and ranch work, used by the Montreal and Calgary police forces, and are also a wonderful all-round hacking/trail riding horse). The Canadian breed originated from horses of Spanish, Norman and Breton stock sent from the stables of King Louis XIV of France to Canada, beginning in 1665. These horses adapted to the Canadian climate (rarely needing winter blankets), are renowned for their tough feet (rarely need shoes even on tough terrain), and are easily trained. From those foundation horses, a distinct breed of horse emerged, nicknamed “the Little Iron Horse”. Known for its calm and willing disposition, excellent feet, stamina, and strength, the popularity of the Canadian horse as a war horse (thousands were shipped to the US for the American Civil War, to South Africa for the Boer War, and to Europe for WWI) almost led to its extinction, and it is currently still considered “critically endangered” (the closest to extinction) by the Livestock Conservancy. We, and other Canadian horse breeders, are working to promote this breed so it gets the recognition it deserves. For more detailed information on the Canadian horse breed, please visit the Canadian Horse Breeders’ Association website: https://www.lechevalcanadien.ca/en/

Good morning, sleepy head! Canadian c**t, Edgewood Inferno LeRoy
01/21/2025

Good morning, sleepy head!

Canadian c**t, Edgewood Inferno LeRoy

Like mother, like daughter… 🧡Our Canadian mare, Three Fold Anarchy Habanero and her filly, Edgewood Inferno Lennox.
01/19/2025

Like mother, like daughter… 🧡
Our Canadian mare, Three Fold Anarchy Habanero and her filly, Edgewood Inferno Lennox.

Our Canadian filly, Edgewood Inferno Lennox, is always first to greet us at the ‘people gate’. Lennox is adorable, frie...
01/16/2025

Our Canadian filly, Edgewood Inferno Lennox, is always first to greet us at the ‘people gate’. Lennox is adorable, friendly, and fiesty. 🧡

(You may notice that our people gate has been classily foal-proofed with a broken tombstone portion from a round bale feeder — thank you, horses, you are why we can’t have nice things — plus a 2 by 4, as foals are wily...) 😉


With Laura Hoy and Quint Dannager

Edgewood Inferno LeRoy is so fluffy in his warm Canadian winter coat. ❄️
01/16/2025

Edgewood Inferno LeRoy is so fluffy in his warm Canadian winter coat. ❄️


It was lovely to get out for a ride in the woods on Donegal (Cedar Hill Ni**od Pete) and Thunder (Du Coteau Mermoz Pacco...
01/12/2025

It was lovely to get out for a ride in the woods on Donegal (Cedar Hill Ni**od Pete) and Thunder (Du Coteau Mermoz Pacco) this afternoon.


With Laura Hoy and Quint Dannager

Our new Canadian filly, Jeanne, is fitting in so well with her herd. 🤎Black c**t, Edgewood Inferno LeRoy, bay filly, Rêv...
01/11/2025

Our new Canadian filly, Jeanne, is fitting in so well with her herd. 🤎

Black c**t, Edgewood Inferno LeRoy, bay filly, Rêve Montcalm Jeanne, chestnut mare Three Fold Anarchy Habanero, and her filly, Edgewood Inferno Lennox.

“Ooooh, let me ‘help’ you with that!” Our Canadian horse, St-Antoine Alias Inferno, is ever so helpful!
01/04/2025

“Ooooh, let me ‘help’ you with that!” Our Canadian horse, St-Antoine Alias Inferno, is ever so helpful!

We are thrilled to welcome our new Canadian filly, Rêve Montcalm Jeanne, to Edgewood. Jeanne is two years old with great...
12/28/2024

We are thrilled to welcome our new Canadian filly, Rêve Montcalm Jeanne, to Edgewood. Jeanne is two years old with great bloodlines. She is so well brought up and calm that she took everything in stride on her first time away from home and is settling in well. Thank you to Genevieve Valiquette and Christian Meilleur for trusting us with your lovely filly. ♥️

Nous sommes ravis d'accueillir notre nouvelle pouliche canadienne, Rêve Montcalm Jeanne, chez Edgewood. Jeanne est âgée de deux ans et possède d'excellentes lignées. Elle est si bien élevée et si calme qu'elle a tout pris à bras-le-corps lors de son premier séjour à l'étranger et s'est bien intégrée. Merci à Geneviève Valiquette et Christian Meilleur de nous avoir confié votre jolie pouliche. ♥️

With Laura Hoy and Quint Dannager

Merry Christmas from Edgewood! Joyeux Noël d’Edgewood ! Our 2024 purebred Canadian foals: liver chestnut filly Edgewood ...
12/24/2024

Merry Christmas from Edgewood!
Joyeux Noël d’Edgewood !

Our 2024 purebred Canadian foals: liver chestnut filly Edgewood Inferno Lilith, who is already doing so well in her new home; black c**t Edgewood Inferno LeRoy, who is staying with us as a future hunt horse and potential future herd stallion; and chestnut filly Edgewood Inferno Lennox, who will be available to a new home this spring.

Nos 2024 poulains canadiens pur-sang : la pouliche alezane foncée Edgewood Inferno Lilith, qui se porte déjà très bien dans son nouveau foyer ; le poulain noir Edgewood Inferno LeRoy, qui reste avec nous en tant que futur cheval de chasse et futur étalon de troupeau potentiel ; et la pouliche alezane Edgewood Inferno Lennox, qui sera disponible pour un nouveau foyer au printemps.


With Laura Hoy and Quint Dannager

Happy Winter Solstice! St-Antoine Alias Inferno at sunset. 🔥 With Laura Hoy and Quint Dannager
12/22/2024

Happy Winter Solstice!

St-Antoine Alias Inferno at sunset. 🔥


With Laura Hoy and Quint Dannager

Our Canadian foals, Edgewood Inferno Lennox and Edgewood Inferno LeRoy, under the full moon. Not much stops LeRoy from e...
12/16/2024

Our Canadian foals, Edgewood Inferno Lennox and Edgewood Inferno LeRoy, under the full moon. Not much stops LeRoy from eating!

Our chestnut Canadian filly, Edgewood Inferno Lennox, is definitely in training to be a chestnut mare. Her antics crack ...
12/07/2024

Our chestnut Canadian filly, Edgewood Inferno Lennox, is definitely in training to be a chestnut mare. Her antics crack us all up, except maybe less so her long-suffering brother, Edgewood Inferno LeRoy. 😂


With Laura Hoy and Quint Dannager

Our Canadian foals are intrigued by the first snowfall of the season. ❄️With Laura Hoy and Quint Dannager
12/06/2024

Our Canadian foals are intrigued by the first snowfall of the season. ❄️

With Laura Hoy and Quint Dannager

For the last few years, we've put together calendars for family members of our favourite photos of our Canadian horses f...
12/04/2024

For the last few years, we've put together calendars for family members of our favourite photos of our Canadian horses from the previous year. A few people have been asking if we would order some additional calendars. If anyone is interested, we can order you a 2025 Edgewood calendar for $25. All the photos were taken by Laura Hoy of our horses (no annoying humans are in the photos!).

Just let us know if you're interested (by tonight for the $25 price) and we'll make sure to include one for you in our order. Thank you! ♥️

We are thrilled to announce that our chestnut Canadian filly, Edgewood Inferno Lilith, went to her new home today and is...
11/30/2024

We are thrilled to announce that our chestnut Canadian filly, Edgewood Inferno Lilith, went to her new home today and is settling in really well. We are so glad that Claire choose Lilith, and we are looking forward to seeing all the amazing adventures these two get up to.


We love riding our Canadian Horses with the Ottawa Valley Hunt, and they seem to love it as much as we do! The Ottawa Va...
11/26/2024

We love riding our Canadian Horses with the Ottawa Valley Hunt, and they seem to love it as much as we do!

The Ottawa Valley Hunt is a drag hunt, which means that a person lays a scent ahead of time that the hounds find and follow, followed closely by the huntsman, the whippers-in who keep the hounds together, and then the masters leading the fields / groups of riders. The first field follows closely and jumps, the second field follows a little further back and has the option to go around jumps, and the third field, or hill toppers, take short cuts to get good views of the hounds without being right in the middle of it all.

Canadian Horses are amazing field hunters. With the breed’s combination of intelligence, great feet, determination, and the trust that they build with their human partners, they often thrive in the hunt field. Laura has been hunting with Donegal (Cedar Hill Ni**od Pete) since 2011, and Quint has been hunting with Thunder (Du Coteau Mermoz Pacco) since 2018. Both our main hunt horses are 20 years old now and although they both still give it their all, we’re also working with our young Canadian stock to train them up as future hunt horses.

As this hunt season has come to a close, here are some of our favourite photos from the 2024 season enjoyed with our Canadians. 🍁


With Laura Hoy and Quint Dannager

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