. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. HORSE HORSE 483 any price. The exacting qualifications, however, make first-class polo ponies rare. Breeding polo ponies at present is somewhat of an experiment and presents many difficulties, the chief being the limit of height. All breeding of horses goes to prove the impossibilty of insuring the progeny of any given size. In America, the western pony mare is bred to small Thoroughbred stallions, and in a very few cases to Arabian horses. In England, to keep the size down, pure pony blood as foundation stock is being used to fo
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. HORSE HORSE 483 any price. The exacting qualifications, however, make first-class polo ponies rare. Breeding polo ponies at present is somewhat of an experiment and presents many difficulties, the chief being the limit of height. All breeding of horses goes to prove the impossibilty of insuring the progeny of any given size. In America, the western pony mare is bred to small Thoroughbred stallions, and in a very few cases to Arabian horses. In England, to keep the size down, pure pony blood as foundation stock is being used to found a breed of polo ponies, the fillies being bred back to stallions of the same breed as their sires, the produce of which will be three-quarters Thoroughbred. The Thoroughbred race horse of late years has been in- creasing in height and small ones are likely to be only runts whose produce is likely to exceed the limit in height. The Arab in many ways is desir- able, as he has the constitution, the endurance and the strength, but not the speed. The Arab, more- over, is more likely to be of the right size, and by reason of his great antiquity and the fixed char- acter of the breed, he impresses more certainly and more markedly his likeness on his stock than any other breed. There is generally a good demand for ponies that have been discarded from the game because of defi- ciency in speed, courage, or other essential qualifi- cations. They make good hacks and often good saddle ponies for children and young persons. The pony Battledor (Pig. 478), with her fore-legs band- aged, as in playing the game, is a type of light- weight western polo pony. A polo pony studbook has been started in Eng- land, and there is every reason to suppose that one will be started in this country in the near future. The Mustang. The ponies of the western states of America, the Mustangs, are in the case of those of the south- western states apparently of Moorish origin, corn- meaning rough or wild. The p
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