. Riding and driving for women . ollow that every harness horseshould go well under saddle, for the recognized typeof harness horse is utterly unsuited to the saddle. Itis not a question of training; no amount of trainingcould make the stiff-necked, flat-withered, heavy-shouldered harness type into a saddle horse. He hasbeen bred for generations for dragging and not forcarrying, and he is an entirely distinct type from thesaddle horse. So we find that the combination horse ought tobe rather a saddle horse that can be driven than aharness horse that can be ridden, and, for the showring, the ide
. Riding and driving for women . ollow that every harness horseshould go well under saddle, for the recognized typeof harness horse is utterly unsuited to the saddle. Itis not a question of training; no amount of trainingcould make the stiff-necked, flat-withered, heavy-shouldered harness type into a saddle horse. He hasbeen bred for generations for dragging and not forcarrying, and he is an entirely distinct type from thesaddle horse. So we find that the combination horse ought tobe rather a saddle horse that can be driven than aharness horse that can be ridden, and, for the showring, the ideal combination horse is really a parkhack well broken to harness. A good polo pony is a treasure in any a country hack he is excellent, giving a goodride, never tiring you, and never being tired early training makes him unusually quick to 173 RIDING AND DRIVING FOR WOMEN rein and very bridle-wise. Once get used to hisquickness and you are sure to enjoy him. The type of polo pony has changed in the last ten. LiGHTFOOT, Winner of Ladies Saddle Class at Age of Twenty-three years, as the game Is so much faster than it the limit of height was fourteen it is The type used to be a stocky,rather heavily built pony, more of the type of anEnglish cob with a docked tail, such as we see In the 174 THE SADDLE HORSE early polo prints. Now they have a great deal ofthoroughbred blood and many of them are three-quarter bred, and have, of course, the characteristics
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