ii6 RIDING, DRIVING AND KINDRED SPORTS 



useful adjunct to a polo stable. It is very 

 convenient in the country, it saves labour in 

 the stable, and is an excellent method of 

 keeping- ponies in condition. I am also of 

 opinion that being driven in a tandem tends 

 to make ponies handy, and I have found it an 

 excellent plan with shy or nervous ponies 

 wanted for polo. In the country one is always 

 having to drive into the town for something, 

 and nothing is better for young ponies than to 

 go to the station, stand outside a shop, or turn 

 in and out of gates. But for young ponies 

 intended for polo I should certainly not 

 recommend harness work in a cart, carrying 

 three people, whereas as leader in a tandem no 

 possible harm can be done, and a great deal of 

 useful work is put in and some excellent lessons 

 are tauorht. 



But all this time nothing has been said 



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about the whip, which is a most important 

 help to tandem-driving. It is possible to drive 

 a coach some distance without unfolding your 

 thong, and there are a good many men who 

 drive four horses who are shy of using their 

 whips in public. This part of his education, 

 however, the would-be tandem-driver must not 

 shirk ; he must absolutely gain considerable 

 skill with the whip if he is to make a creditable 

 appearance. Nothing betrays awkwardness so 



