390 WINTERING POLO PONIES. 



feeds of corn daily (early in the morning, at noon, and at 

 night), from about 1st November. "Feeding is of more im- 

 portance than shelter. Even when open sheds exist in the 

 fields, ponies will not as a rule use them. Consequently, these 

 buildings are not of much advantage, unless the ponies are 

 shut up in them at night. It is a curious fact that even in the 

 coldest and roughest nights in mid-winter, the majority of 

 ponies seem to prefer lying out under a hedge or tree, even in 

 the snow, to using the most comfortable shelter provided for 

 them " (Miller}. An ample supply of water should of course 

 be given. 



