Horses Canada Arrival of Horses Term Paper

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Many considered horses a source of power and social activity, as well as pride and prestige within Canada (Hedley, 1988). Horses enabled mechanization of many agrarian tasks and changed the way many farmers and other rural citizens underwent daily living. Researchers have continually explored the ways horses have transformed society both from a cultural and environmental standpoint.

Significance of Study

Hedley (1988) points out that it is vital to understand the extend and ways the "practices of agrarian households are constrained through their involvement in commodity" and through the emergence of new tools or practices (p. 67). Many people fail to realize the significance of seemingly small events such as the arrival of horses into agrarian lifestyles and rural developments in the 1800s.

At present there is relatively little research that has been conducted related to the impact the arrival of horses have had not only on farm households but also rural developments in general during the early 1800s and beyond. This paper will examine the impacts the arrival of the horses had on social existence and on productive processes so that researchers can better appreciate the relevance on history this change resulted in.

Discussion/Conclusions

Martin (1995) suggests that historians have two tasks, one to describe and one to explain.
The purpose of this research analysis is to help describe and explain an overlooked yet valuable aspect of Canadian history.

Without adequately understanding the history of the arrival of horses in Canada, we cannot reconstruct past events correctly or assume how life as it is today came to be (Martin, 1995). Historically researchers have had difficulty uncovering evidence prior to the Confederation, making this task overwhelmingly difficult in some respects (Martin, 1005). However it is vital that researchers continue to explore accurate historical facts to assess how it is that society came to be the way it is today. There are relatively few works that discuss Canada pre-Confederation or before 1867 (Martin, 1995). Hopefully this research will fill some of the gap that currently exists with regard to the research and help enlighten the general public about the contributions the Canadian Horse has made to society in the past and present......

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