Hidden Meadow Farm
Hidden Meadow Farm has taken part in many events promoting the Canadian Horse:
Equitana, Royal Winter Fair Cavalcade of Horses, Festival of Ontario, presentations, TV, radio, magazines and newspapers.

Rare Breed Day Doon Heritage Crossroads Festival of Ontario HRH Queen Elizabeth

Royal Winter Fair Spirit of the Horse Festival Of The Canadian Horse Agriculture Museum

What's in a name?

The Canadian Horse names are lengthy and sound rather pompous, however you can tell a lot about a horse from his name. The names contain three parts: the herd name, the sire's name, and the subject's name beginning with the letter asigned to the year of birth.

The Herd Name

Canadian Horse breeders register a herd name with the Canadian Horse Breeders Association to use when naming all foals born to mares they own. This herd name may be the person's last name, their farm name, or another name that they select. For example: "Hidden Meadow Star Gambit" and "Hidden Meadow Charbon Fargo" are not related at all, but Hidden Meadow Farm owned both of their mothers at the time of their births.

The Sire's Name

Only one stallion may use a last name. All foals sired by the stallion will have his name in the middle of it's registered name. For example, "Hidden Meadow Adanac Hudson" was sired by the stallion "Adanac" (Piggott Xavier Adanac). The horses "Du Coteau Lalou Beauport" and "Piggott Lalou Shimmreee" have the same sire.

Assigned Letters

Each year has been assigned a letter (letter G for 1997, H for 1998, J for 1999, etc.) and foals will have the last part of their name beginning with that letter for the year of their birth. "Hidden Meadow Adanac Jamieson" was born in 1999, "Rose's Velour Dolly-April" was born in 1994. While this part of the naming proceedures has been inforced in recent years, that was not always the case. Many older horses do not have names beginning with the letter representing the year of their birth.

As you become familiar with Canadian Horses and Canadian Horse breeders, you will be able to tell a lot about a horse by picking out the information contained in its registered name.

Brenda and Geoff Pantling Hidden Meadow Farm RR#1 Orton, Ontario, Canada L0N 1N0 Telephone: 519-855-6498 e-mail: Brenda@canadianhorses.com