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TYPES AND MARKET CLASSES OF LIVE STOCK 



ness; a well-formed, well-arched, and muscular neck; a fine, 

 sloping shoulder; not too fine at the withers, and his breast 

 should be ample and in proportion to the remainder of the fore- 

 quarters. His forearms should be big and powerful, the knees 

 wide, particularly good under the knee, with a short cannon. 

 The fetlocks should be large and clean, the pasterns well supplied 

 with bone, and of proper slope and strength. The foot should 

 be of good size, smooth, nicely shaped, the heels open, and the 

 frog well developed and elastic. 



He should be deep from withers to sternum, and fairly 

 wide through the chest; he should be short in the back, well 

 coupled, ribbed close up to the hip, with plenty of muscle be- 



Fig. 142. The Polo Pony in Action. 



hind the saddle. His thighs and quarters should be big and 

 powerful, carrying down into the gaskin in well-defined masses 

 of muscle, and the gaskin should bulge with muscle also. The 

 hock should be broad and flat, with the natural prominences 

 clean-cut and well developed. The tendon of Achilles should 

 be well defined and powerful. There should be great bone be- 

 low the hock, and in other respects the hind leg should be similar 

 to the fore one. 



Production of polo ponies. At present the only method 

 of producing ponies such as the modern game demands is the 

 mating of polo pony mares with a Thoroughbred stallion of 

 approved type. However, a very large percentage of get is 



