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.







Friday, August 26, 2011

Hurricane Warning


As if Junes' tornado wasn't enough, know we have a hurricane coming our way! I've had several people ask if I'm ready for the storm.My sister even called from her vacation in PA. You know the drill-water, batteries, candles, food, radio, charged cell phones. My response to this question is always the same."If the horses have everything they may need, then I'm prepared!" The first task is to figure-out where to house everyone. Are current number of horses is 8, and number of stalls is 5. We decided to have Stitch and Lilo co-habitate in one of the 12x12 stalls, Mudslide gets the other 12x12, Fancy, DB, and C'est Bon can use the stalls in the main barn. This leaves Trick and Eva to brave the elements wearing their raincoats. They will have one of the run-in shelters for cover, so long as it doesn't blow away. Every available container of water has been filled, hay has been brought down from the loft, and hopefully we have battened down all the hatches! If all goes as the weather gurus are predicting, we will all be blown to the Land of Oz by Sunday night. Do you think Toto is an acceptable name for a polo horse?

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