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, August 20, 2011

He's Got Personality



Today I attended a gathering of friends for dinner. We got to talking about animals and their personalities. Our horse Trick is big goof. He is built funny with all kinds of odd angles and slopes, in all the wrong places. He's definitely not a horse you would buy, just for looks. His attitude is usually very lackadaisical. For the final game of last week's tournament, Trick was the "extra" horse. I sat in a chair holding his reins, as he fell asleep, practically resting his head on my lap. Stitch was suppose to play the last chukker, but hadn't recovered from the 2nd chukker, so poor Trick had to wake-up and play polo. He not only played well, but as Mark commented while coming off the field "Mom, did you see Trick fly down the field?"
The above photos are of Trick falling asleep, and of Trick "flying" down the field. What a crazy horse!

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