266 POLO PONY BREEDING. [Chap. XI. 



him to my thorough-bred mare Dancing Girl, or to the 

 thorough-bred Tessie, you would, I think, get an animal 

 much over the height. If either of these mares were 

 put to the Barb pony Awfully Jolly, that used to 

 belong to me, you would get a polo pony." Lord 

 Harrington then proceeds to show by the above table 

 how very successful Awfully Jolly has been when 

 crossed with English and Welsh mares, and also says 

 that '' several of these ponies were sold for high prices, 

 ;^200, £iJo, ^200 and ^150, and all except one, that 

 is used up after playing for seven years, and Awfully 

 Jolly IL, whom I am keeping to take his sire's place, 

 are playing polo now." He lays down the following 

 rules for pony breeding : — 



'' I. Use only the best pony mares, and see above 

 all things that they have good polo action, that is to 

 say, that they appear to go straight when they are 

 trotted away from you and when you stand directly 

 behind them : it is quite useless to breed from a mare 

 or stallion that dishes : if you want a polo pony, see 

 that the mare and stallion are well bred ; the more 

 breeding they show, the better, so long as they have 

 substance. 



"2. If possible, when choosing your stallion, see 

 some of his stock. If he is inclined to throw large 

 stock, put small mares to him, and, if possible, of 

 pony blood (that is to say, by a pony out of a pony). 



''3. If your mare is an accident (that is to say, by a 

 large horse out ofa large mare), although she may be 

 small herself, she is pretty sure to throw back, and pro- 

 duce animals larger than herself For a mare of this 

 sort choose a stallion of pony blood. 



"4. In choosing a mare or stallion for polo pony 



