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Photograph by Paul Thompson 

 RAPID ACTION ! INTERNATIONAL POLO 



The exciting moment pictured here affords an extraordinary study of equine feet. The 

 hind feet of the center horse are both off the ground and the pony in the foreground is giving 

 a splendid demonstration of ankle action. In his sudden stop, two of his four fetlocks are 

 touching the ground. 



Photograph by National Photograph Co. 



WHERE THE HORSE STILL HOLDS HIS OWN 



Throughout the ages the horse has stood second only to the dog as man's best friend and 

 playmate. F cats of horsemanship date back to the first "thoroughbreds" of Arabia, which, 

 according to Moslem tradition, were descended .from horses that Solomon bestowed upon the 

 Arabs. Modern racing had its beginning with the charioteers of the Olympiad. Only in 

 VrVlI A eS horse-racing in the western world been associated with gambling. In the 



Middle Ages tennis was played for heavy stakes, and a Puritan writer of Elizabeth's time, 

 who excoriates most other sports, commends horse-racing as "yielding good exercise." 



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