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, March 23, 2013

Happy Spring

According to the calender, Spring starts on March 20th. In Oakham, MA it certainly doesn't feel like Spring. The morning temperature has been in the 20's, there is still snow on the ground, and ice on the water buckets if I don't keep them plugged into the water heaters. Worcester, which is 15 miles from us, was even declared "the snowiest city in the US for the 2012/2013 season. We had a warm spell a couple of weeks ago, at which time I was able to get a great photo of our current herd with some family members. So, in spite of the cold weather--HAPPY SPRING
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