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in his work, and, if possessed of a good temper, he 

 will generally become as passionately fond of the sport 

 as his rider. A pony, carefully trained in this way, 

 will, with a judicious rider, prove more than a match 

 for most players. 



BEST PLACE IN WHICH TO TRAIN HIM. 



The best place for instructing- the pony in the 

 elementary movements of the game is a riding school 

 of fairly large dimensions, but if this is unavailable 

 a small park in a quiet place will serve the purpose. 

 Like all other branches of training in horses, his 

 first course of instruction in Polo should be given 

 in private. In perfect seclusion his undivided atten- 

 tion is engaged, and he will understand with much 

 greater aptitude than when distracted by the appear- 

 ance of other riders and ponies, or even with any 

 slight object whose presence may occasionally dis- 

 turb him. As already stated, his mouth must be 

 made as nearly perfect as possible. He must be 

 taught to yield at once to the slightest touch of the 

 rein in all directions. A pony with a badly-broken 

 mouth will bother his own and other riders very 

 seriously in the game. 



WHAT "lifting" THE PONY MEANS. 



A very important branch of his work is to spring 

 at once into a gallop from a standing posture. This 

 is best accomplished by taking hold of the pony all 

 over, so to speak, closing the legs upon him, feeling 



