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.







Sunday, June 13, 2010

Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow


Mark has moved from CT to Middletown, NY. He is now working at Blue Sky Polo. He brought with him, DB, Eva, Mudslide, Tequila and Trick. What a beautiful facility. The horses have acres of pasture, theres 3 polo fields, and Mark has a nice apartment. Since Zanita is still in Saratoga Springs, NY, this leaves me with only 3 horses and the pony. I had forgotten how easy it is to only have 4 horses. C'est Bon lives outside, so I only have 2 1/2 stalls to clean (Sage counts as half)! Not only do I have more time to ride, but I've also been able to work on my flower garden, and get the yard looking like something other than a disaster zone.
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