276 SPECIAL POINTS OF VARIOUS CLASSES OF HORSES. 



the teams of the former have to manoeuvre with cavalry, and 

 also drag their guns, they require to be exceptionally strong, 

 smart horses. The latter, as they are supposed not to go 

 faster than a trot, are stronger and slower horses than those 

 of light cavalry. The wheelers are active, light-draught 

 cart-horses. For their work, they need to be somewhat 

 thick in the shoulders, short on the leg, and of considerable 

 weight to stop the gun when the order to halt is given. 

 For this, their hind-quarters, loins, and hocks should be 

 particularly strong. The riding horses of the No. i and 

 markers of field batteries should be of the light cavalry type. 



The Polo Pony. — Handiness and speed, with sufficient 

 staying and weight-carrying power, are the two chief require- 

 ments of the polo pony. Consequently, he should be light in 

 front, should carry his head and neck well, have sloping 

 shoulders and particularly strong hocks. The fact of his 

 being slightly " goose rumped," will be no detriment. English 

 ponies, nearly, if not quite thoroughbred, are the best for the 

 game. In India, country-bred ponies are generally found to be 

 better for polo than Arabs ; for they are "quicker on their 

 legs," probably on account of the sons of the Desert having 

 their croup very horizontal. To sum up, the polo pony 

 should be a remarkably handy sprinter. 



