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[RC] Polo "Ponies", foxhunting, economics - Susan, Princess of PinkI've hunted with Myopia and they've hunted with my hunt. NICE people and GREAT vision. "Fumbling" just doesn't fit in with the typical foxhunter and especially not the Myopia Hunt. However, I do get the funny picture the name implies.
The polo player often buys his/her horses...and needs AT LEAST four. No matter the discipline, a finished horse cost money. Thank goodness we don't have to have FOUR horses to compete in endurance rides!
And, I think the fancy LQ horse trailers of the endurance world can be attributed to the fact we "live" out in the "wild" for a weekend while a polo player hauls in, plays, and goes home...all in the space of about four hours. And, as Carolyn pointed out, if you just shelled out big bucks for your (at the minimum) four polo "ponies", you probably don't have the cash for a $50,000 trailer.
RE: Arabs in polo. While MOST Arabs are too small to be top-notch choices, my Arab LOVES to leg-yield into another horse and push it around. I've hunted with many polo players and we "play" that way when the hounds aren't working. But, he wouldn't be my pick for a polo mount. I've seen some neat acrobatics from polo ponies; they are awesome athletes!
Lynne Glazer <anyone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Am I the only one who hears "Myopia Hunt Club" and pictures Mr. Magoo Susan [Young], The Princess of Pink Semper Obliquo (Always aside) Glenndale Grace Farm, Ft Gibson, Oklahoma U.S.A. "Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod if that will do, but ride on! Ride on over all obstacles, and win the race!" - Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
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