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.







Sunday, January 31, 2010

Luxury Accommodations


We now have 2-12x12 foot stalls in our garage. It was time for Divine to be turned-out into a larger area. The vets at Tufts had recommended an area of approximately 20x20. Since this is New England,there's lots of snow and ice on the ground. We didn't want to jeopardize the healing of her knee, so decided to convert some of our large garage into her new turnout area. It was designed with a swinging gate across the middle. The gate is open during the day, which provides a large area for Divine. At night we close the gate, and have 2-12x12 stalls. Divine stays in one, and Fancy gets to sleep in the other. My sister Emmy gave us all the panels and a gate for the enclosure, so all we had to buy were the stall matts. Divine and Fancy seem to be enjoying all the space--in our barn the stalls are 10x10! Our 2 cars, and the truck still fit in the garage. We just have to be careful not to keep the engines running!

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