. Types and market classes of live stock. ican team which won the International Cup from England. Five years ago a number of American ponies were valuedat $1,000, and for some imported English ponies up to $2,000had been paid. At a sale in England, in 1898, a pony namedSailor, brought $3,750. In 1909 the American team whichwent to Hurlingham to compete for the worlds championshipwas enabled to win largely because of the excellence of theirponies. These ponies were English-bred, and were reported Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 391 to have cost high prices ranging up to $5,000. The Ameri
. Types and market classes of live stock. ican team which won the International Cup from England. Five years ago a number of American ponies were valuedat $1,000, and for some imported English ponies up to $2,000had been paid. At a sale in England, in 1898, a pony namedSailor, brought $3,750. In 1909 the American team whichwent to Hurlingham to compete for the worlds championshipwas enabled to win largely because of the excellence of theirponies. These ponies were English-bred, and were reported Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 391 to have cost high prices ranging up to $5,000. The Americanvictory brought as much credit to Enghsh pony breeders asit did to the playing abihty of the American team. In cham-pionship contests, four to six ponies are used by each player,and some players maintain a big string of ponies from whichto make selections for games. What constitutes a good polo pony?—The polo pony mustcombine speed with weight-carrying ability. He must bewiry, agile, and under proper training must acquire ability to. Fig. 108. A Good Type of Polo Pony. quickly start, stop, and wheel. He must have a light must be intelligent and learn to like the game and followthe ball. The disposition must be such as insures a levelhead, doggedness, docility, courage, and quickness. Much de-pends on the rider; there is danger of the pony becoming apuller if the rider is deficient, and some ponies become ball- 392 Types and Market Classes of Live Stock and-mallet shy by being struck accidentally on the head andlegs. A pony that pulls hard or becomes wild in a fast scrim-mage, or swerves off the ball, is useless in first-class polo. The game calls for lots of endurance and wearing quality,hence the conformation of middle, hindquarters, feet, andlegs largely determines a ponys adaptability for the object of breeders is to produce a pony 14,2 hands high,able to carry from 168 to 200 pounds for ten minutes in a fastgame. The polo pony should be built like a w
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