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If a pony is rejected on the ground that he has been subjected to improper treat- 

 ment, the measurer may order that he shall not be again presented within a period 

 of six months. 



II. — The following fees shall be paid in advance, and shall be remitted by the 

 measurer to the Honorary Secretary Indian Polo Association : — 



For every pony presented for measurement Rs. lO. 

 For the re-measurement of a pony . . ,, 5. 



12. — A measurer, after entering up the description and ages of the ponies before 

 him on the form and in the columns prescribed, shall measure them and pass them 

 as polo ponies, provided they are 14. i (or under), certifying to the correctness of 

 the measurements by signing the form referred to. 



13. — No person shall take any part in ageing or measuring his own pony, or 

 a pony in which he has an interest. 



14. — The following rules shall be strictly observed in measuring ponies : — 



(a) The pony shall stand stripped on a perfectly level platform. 

 (d) The head shall be so held that a line from the poll to the wither would 

 be parallel to the platform. The forelegs from the point of the shoulder, 

 and the hind legs from the back downwards, shall be as perpendicular to 

 the platform, and as parallel to each other as the conformation of the 

 pony allows. 

 (c) The withers may be shaved, but the mane must not be pulled down, or 



the skin of the neck or wither in any way interfered with. 

 (a) The pony shall beheld by a person deputed by the measurer, and shall 



not be touched by any one else without his permission. 

 {e) The measurement shall be made at the highest point of the wither with a 

 measuring rod of a pattern approved of by the Indian Polo Association 

 Committee. 

 {/) No allowance shall be made for shoes. 

 17. — The measurer may direct that any pony, which cannot be properly 

 measured within such time as he considers reasonable; within a limit of five 

 minutes, shall be brought up again. In such case no additional fee shall 

 be charged. 



18. — In ageing ponies a Veterinary Surgeon shall be consulted. He shall be 

 entitled to fees on the following scale : — 



Rs. 16 for 12 ponies or less 

 » 32 ,, 13 5, to 24 



,, 48 ,, 25 or more. 



19. — Ponies thus measured 14. 1 or under, by a selected measurer, shall be 

 entitled to certificates. Certificates so granted shall be life certificates, except 

 in the case of ponies under six years old, when the certificates will be available 

 for the current season only. 



20. — Any person may, on payment of a fee of Re. i, obtain from the Honorary 

 Secretary Indian Polo Association a certified extract of any entry in the register 

 of ponies. 



