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4. St. Anne Marquis de Becancour Bloodline This line is also often referred to as the "Becancour" line. Ste-Anne Marquis de Becancour (#3544), a black stallion which was also a product of the Government breeding programs, was born June 1, 1952 at St-Anne de la Pocatiere. He was owned successively by the Director of the St-Anne Experimental Farm, Etienne Gagnon of Viger QC, Arsene Bérubé of Cacouna QC, and in 1958, the La Gorgendiere Provincial Farm School. His sire was the black stallion Bazola de Becancour (#2485) and his dam the chestnut mare Ste-Anne Hisola (#3272).
He produced four stallion offspring: LG Minon (#3746), LG Jovial (#3757), LG Primo (#3794), and Nelson de L'Isle Verte (#3663). Of these, only LG Minon and LG Primo have surviving male offspring.
This line also used to be more common and is becoming less so now. Some Becancour stallions still remain, however they are becoming harder to find. They seem to be less consistent with respect to type than some of the other lines. They range from big to small, large boned to fine boned etc. Generally they seem to be good looking and have nice temperaments.
Other Information: For more information on the Becancour line, see the
article from the AQCC website (translated from French into English): For photos of some of the horses from the Ste Anne Marquis de Becancour bloodline, see the Canadian Horse Stallion website set up by Anne Belanger of Ferme Franchere: http://groups.msn.com/2p0/lignstannemariedebcancour.msnw
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