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is thrown correspondingly lessened, and if care and 

 caution are used in conjunction with kindness, he 

 will, in a remarkably short space of time, learn all 

 the different duties of Polo, much, of course, depend- 

 ing on his temper and docility, together with the 

 patience, kindness, and general horsemanship of his 

 trainer. 



HOW TO RIDE HIM IN THE GAME. 



After the pony is fairly initiated in his work he 

 may be ridden in the game amongst other ponies, 

 but great caution must he exercised to steer clear 

 of a collision. The rider should avoid, as far as 

 possible, all unnecessary jostling, because the pony 

 may get a fright at first, and it would be some 

 considerable time before his confidence was again 

 restored. It is an acknowledged fact that he may 

 very simply learn something in five minutes of rough, 

 jostling work that it would take a trifle more than 

 five weeks to unlearn, therefore, on all occasions 

 unnecessary jostling should be avoided with a raw 

 pony in Polo. The trainer should never lose his 

 temper while training the pony. If he does it will 

 be advantageous to discontinue the instruction until 

 his customary equanimity is regained, because if the 

 pony is punished it will spoil him by breaking his 

 temper, and as a natural consequence he will resist. 

 A contest for victory may probably ensue, and in all 

 likelihood the pony will win. The trainer must be 

 patient and persevering. He should caress the pony 



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