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.







Saturday, July 23, 2011



Baby Come Back aka Lilo; Bay mare; DOB April 24, 1998 in LA; by Dusty Sassafras out of Little Rumble.
Nuces aka Stitch; chestnut mare; DOB Feb 17, 1995 in IA; by Give Me Strength out of Noose. Raced until age 5.5 in OK and IA.
Introducing the 2 new additions to our "herd". I have mentioned in previous blogs about a polo rescue in Montgomery NY. Mark and I went on a road trip to look at 2 rescue polo horses currently in their care. Mark rode both very sweet mares, and I even wanted to climb onto Stitch. It was decided to adopt Stitch. Both horses had been together for a year, and Beth, the manager/owner of Squirrelwood, asked if we would also take Lilo, at least for 6 weeks to see if she would also work out as a polo horse for Mark. How could we say NO? Home they came and settled in nicely. Mark has already taken them to a few polo games, and has gotten several compliments on Lilo and Stitch. Now, if my ankle would just heal quickly so I can ride Stitch!
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