These are modern horses of the
kinds known to have been sent to Sable Island
from 1801-1912 for breeding purposes
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see larger pictures of the horses
1801-1940s Sable
horses were regularly rounded up and sold in Halifax, but prices
were low. A variety of stallions were sent to breed with the wild
horses, in hopes of increasing the price.
1960
Parliament under Prime Minister John Diefenbaker ruled
that Sable's horses should be left alone.
Today
Sable Island horses still look like the horses of
the early Acadian settlers. They are rugged animals
well suited to life on the island.
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