190 BREEDS OF POLO PONIES. [Chap. VIII. 



Mr. Nickall's No Name, Captain Burns' Blue Blood, 

 and some which Lord Milton imported in 1893, are 

 very good specimens of Arab blood. 



Probably the best Arab pony which has played 

 in India for some years, is Snow (Fig. 81), 

 who belonged to Captain de Lisle, of the Durham 

 Light Infantry. He won thirty-one races all over 

 India, including the biggest pony steeplechases. He 

 won four first prizes in the Bombay Horse Show 

 in 1895, including the pony-jumping prize and that 

 for heavy-weight polo ponies. He played in the 

 winning team of many polo tournaments, and is, 

 moreover, one of the best-looking Arabs I have 

 ever seen. He is now at the stud in Australia. 



The chief characteristics of the high-caste Arab 

 are : — 



1. Long, strong and sloping pasterns. 



2. Long back ribs. 



3. Roundness of barrel behind the girths. 



4. High setting on of tail. 



5. Width of forehead and jowl. 



6. Large eyes and nostrils. 



7. Flat, muscular loins. 



8. Fineness of the hair of the mane and tail. 



9. Thin growth of the hair on the tail. 



10. Habit of carrying the tail in one fixed position 

 and generally to one side. 

 Their chief defects are : — 



1. Short and heavy shoulders. 



2. Calf knees. 



3. Sickle hocks. 



4. High on the leg. 



However great a fault the possession of sickle 



