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movement of the body is more easily controlled. 

 This is true in principle but it is not always borne 

 out in practice. If the doubling capacity of a hare, 

 which may be compared to a docked pony, and the 

 doubling capacity of a greyhound, which may be 

 compared to an undocked one, are considered, it 

 may possibly be conceded that the tail, in wheeling, 

 ])lays a less prominent part than it is generally 

 credited with. From this reasoning, therefore, the 

 bending capacity of a Polo pony is more likely to 

 be governed by natural agility and training than by 

 the particular dimensions of his tail. 



HOW TO TRAIN A POLO PONY. 



Like all the other tuition for the perfecting of 

 different duties in the horse, the tuition for Polo 

 must be largely imbued with kindness and patience. 

 No man, whatever his nationality, position, or pro- 

 fession may be, will ever train a pony to become 

 expert at Polo by abusing and coercing him into 

 doing what is required of him, nor will the rider 

 ever become proficient in the art if he does not 

 possess the necessary patience to train his mount. 

 Such a man, if his purse-strings will stretch far 

 enough, had better purchase a seasoned, ready-made 

 pony which could carry him through the difficult 

 and intricate windings of the work of " Flying man " 

 or the equally responsible position of " Back." The 

 best system of training a pony is to ride him very 

 carefully for some considerable time, taking extreme 



