170 THE POLO SEAT 



riding the bridle, and a pony which was taught to guide 

 by leg-pressure alone, and it would seem, that they should, 

 other things being equal, be the best players in the game. 

 The polo-player's seat varies very little from the nat- 

 ural, and the best of them are consummate horsemen. 

 Few things call out good riding more than polo ; nothing 

 trains a man quicker or better. While hunting can never 

 attain more than an imitative standing in our rigorous 

 climate, polo may become domesticated, and, except that 

 it must be played on ponies, is as good an educator in 

 horsemanship. 



