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, February 21, 2011

Planning for 2011


We experienced 2 days of temps in the 50s last week, so Winter blankets got to come-off. Everyone rolled in the mud almost immediately. It reminds me of how I feel at the end of the day when I take off my workboots. AHHHH! It seemed that no sooner were the blankets off and the horses were all muddy, when we got a terrible rainstorm, with thunder, lightning, and high winds. Mark and Tom dashed outside to get the blankets back on the poor horses. Even though I was born and raised in New England, I still have this odd belief that on March 1st, the weather will get warm and sunny. Well that date is only one week away, and I guess its time to be realistic--it ain't getting warm anytime soon. So, what do you do during your winter "down-time". This assumes you don't travel south in the winter. I try to catch up on paperwork,research, and correspondence I also try to spend some time enjoying my hobbies other than horses. Mark has reffed a couple of arena polo games at UCONN. He's also taking some classes at the local community college. He must be planning to someday have a job that is non polo related, like something that pays real money.

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