The Attributes of a Good Polo Pony



Speed, intelligence and agility by themselves, do not make a good polo pony. He must be clever. He must be able to dodge and swerve while going full speed, and to wheel and turn on the proverbial dime. Besides this, he must be able to follow the ball, and instinctively put his rider in a good position to hit it. He must be completely steady and unaffected by the waving mallets and yelling crowds. In addition, and no less important, he must have much courage, and not flinch from contact, sometimes violent, with another mount.







Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Top Ten Player Quotes


Taken from Polo World Magazine
10.Horses are uncomfortable in the middle and dangerous at both ends.
9. If they don't have polo in heaven, I'm not going.
8.Polo scars are better than tattoos because they come with stories.
7.Just give me a horse, a mallet, a ball and someone to embarass.
6.If at first you don't succeed it's because of me.
5.A bad day at polo is still better than a good day at the office.
4.Losing is for losers.
3.I've spent most of my life playing polo, the rest I've just wasted.
2.I'm a much better player now-I haven't hit a spectator in months.
1.Leave it, leave it, leave it!!!!
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