RIDING AT POLO. 23 



hounds, and horse-breakers, and which makes hot 

 horses go kindly. Polo is such a rough and tumble 

 game that one has not time to put in practice the 

 niceties of such a fine art. I think the following 

 leading directions are sufficient for general purposes : 

 Ride with a loose rein ; stop your pony with a light 

 touch on the mouth, if possible ; but stop him. 



We should remember that the pony must be 

 made to do his turns by the properly applied 

 pressure of the legs (see remarks on school riding in 

 Chapter V.) and that the reins are not meant to hold 

 the rider in the saddle. 



