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.







Monday, May 3, 2010

Just For Fun-Horse Terminology


Event Prospect=Big Fast Horse
Dressage Prospect=Big Slow Horse
Hack Prospect=Pretty Color
Sporting Prospect=Short Fast Horse
Camp Prospect-Fast Horse that can turn
Endurance Prospect=Fast Horse which will turn sometimes
Flashy=White Socks
Attractive=Bay
15.2=14.3
16.2=15.3
To a loving home=Expensive
To Show Home Only=Very Expensive
Needs Experienced Rider=Potentially Lethal
Elegant=Thin
In Good Condition=Foundered
Free Moving=Bolts
Quiet=Lame in both front legs
Dead Quiet=Lame in all 4 legs
Good in Traffic(Bombproof)=Lame all round,Deaf and Blind
Loves Kids=kicks and bites
Pony Type=small and Hairy
Arab type=Looks startled
TB type=Looks terrified
QH type=Fat
Warmblood type=big and hairy
Draft type=Big and exceedingly hairy
Easy to catch=very old
Must Sell=Wife left home and took kids
All offers Considered=I am in traction for 6 months
Reluctant to sell=Sale comes with a deed to the Golden Gate Bridge
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