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RE: [RC] Polo "Ponies", foxhunting, economics - Libby & Quentin Llop DVMOur polo trailer is a 7x22 stock that holds 8 comfortably and we have squished 12 into on occasion. Our endurance trailer is a 7x30 6 horse slant with homemade LQ that I feel like a fool hauling to rides with one horse. The horse area is the same in both trailers. Libby -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Lynne Glazer Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 3:57 PM To: Susan, Princess of Pink; ridecamp ((E-mail)) Subject: Re: [RC] Polo "Ponies", foxhunting, economics Stock trailers: how else would you get your whole polo string into an (affordable) trailer? A 4 horse stock would work pretty well for 7 smallish horses who are used to getting along for everything from multiple ponying for exercise to standing tied together at events. (OT: how did Myopia get its name? feel free to reply privately!) Lynne On Oct 28, 2005, at 7:23 AM, Susan, Princess of Pink wrote: I'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 or the Professer Trelawney character from "Harry Potter et al" with big ole glasses, mounted along with a whole field of similarly accoutred riders fumbling about? ;-) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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