Argentina: a country were babies are born with polo mallets in their hands. Barn Sour: Something that happens to grooms near the end of the season. Colic: stomach pains in players resulting from pre-game nerves. Divot: a turf-like object the ball finds the moment you start to swing. El Dorado: a club in California or the car you sell when you start buying horses. Fence: boards nailed to posts for horses to eat. Gallop: a gait your horse willingly performs only on the way back to the barn. Head-Shy: paranoia of porta-potties. Injury: if you haven't had at least 4 broken bones you are not playing hard enough. Jerseys: shirts with numbers that are hard to see from the sidelines. Knee Guards: something to wear for polo or if you owe the mob money. Lame: an accusation directed towards the umpires. Manure Spreader: a low goal player who talks a bigger game than he plays. Near Side: the opposite of "O"(to right). Off Side: the opposite of "N"(to left). Pony: most seem to be named "Whoa Damm It". Quarter Cracks: snide remarks about players who ride Quarter Horses. Reins: liquid which pours from the sky right around game time. Stall: something players seem to do before trophy presentation. Tack Room: a place to store things tht you may never find again. Umpire: a mounted official with perfect vision from 100 yards away.
Vet-Out: the message you get when you call him in an emergency. Withers: the reason men don't like to ride bareback. X: the mark your horse can never stop on. Yell: something you can't do toward the umpire. Zoo: a place for animals. In this case, 8 with four legs and 8 with 2 legs.
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