A Polo-professional will need to have at least a dozen trained polo ponies to have a competitive string, all fit and ready to play. Each High Goal game is at least 6 chukkers (periods); hence, if you play two days in a row then you will have to have at least 12 horses, not counting the ones that may be just a little sore. Some low goal players will have only 2 ponies and will "double up" to play a 4 chukker game.

Polo ponies are bred in Argentina and broke in Argentina and begin their careers in Argentina before heading to America or England to be sold for a considerable sum of money; however, some polo ponies are bred here in America and are American thoroughbreds that were bred for racing and either never raced or just were not cut out to race.

The same goes for the Irish thoroughbred, South African thoroughbred or English thoroughbred. Personally, the Kentucky thoroughbreds make the top polo ponies. Personally, I prefer playing the fillies since they are less muscled and looser, just more "catty", lighter on their front feet and way more scrappy. The filly polo pony is less timid and just so much more aggressive in the melees. The polo pony travels from the barn to the polo fields by van, which can carry up to 15 polo ponies. They are tied to the side of the van prior to the games and prepared. They are then "undressed", walked after they played a chukker and then tied to the van to relax.

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Most high goal polo ponies are between 4 and 12 years old, hitting their prime at 9 years old. WATCH: (see resource box below for link to "polo ponies in action"). I really like the lines of sires, such as of Mr. Prospector; they have the most correct confirmation for polo: A high goal polo pony should be short backed, athletic, light in the front feet, strong and wide in the hind, nice withers and short cannons with well-defined tendons. Their hind leg muscles, or "caskins", should be well muscled and strong and their head low with a well-balanced neck. Their throat should be wide with a nice passage for airway.

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