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, January 6, 2012

Reporting Animal Abuse


On the property where ** is working there are 2 horses which are being neglected. Someone needed to get rid of their 2 horses and gave them to this person whom I will refer to as "asshole" in this writing.
Asshole is a big employer in Albany, NY. He owns at least 2 horse facilities, one of which is the property where ** is working. The photo shows a 1-2 year old(I checked his teeth)colt standing around 14 hands high. As you can see, he has a body score of around 1.5 out of 5. I don't think his hooves have ever been trimmed. He also has the worse case of rainrot I have ever seen on a horse. It covers his entire neck, back and rump. His companion is a gelding around 15 hands high. I couldn't get a look at his teeth so have no idea of his age. These horses are being kept in a field that is barely visible from the main barn. The 2 horses have no shelter in the field, and are never stabled in the barn. Probably this is why the colt has such severe rainrot. These horses had no water, and the field has no grass, only brush, due to the sandy soil. The horse's owner is ***s' boss. I know I would have no problem reporting this abuse to the local, and state authorities, even if it meant the loss of my job. I know in MA this type of reporting can be done anonymously. What would you do???

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