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A polo pony is a horse used in the game of polo. They may be of any breed or combination of breeds, though many have a significant amount of Thoroughbred breeding. They are called "ponies", but that is a reference to their agile type rather than their size; almost all are horse-sized.
Polo pony training generally begins at age 3 and lasts from about 6 months to 2 years. Most horses reach full physical maturity at about age 5, and ponies are at their peak of athleticism and training at around age 6 or 7. However, without any accidents, polo ponies may have the ability to play until they are 18 to 20 years of age. [51]
For a long time, these horses were not recognized as a breed. [1] Although they are often referred to as polo ponies, they have no pony ancestry. [1] They most often originate from crosses between the Thoroughbred and the Criollo, [2] practiced since the 1900s, after polo had been introduced to Argentina by the English around 1890. [3]
At age 25 Cambiaso decided to create his own breeding business from scratch, as well as the polo team La Dolfina. Today he has nearly 1000 horses on his extensive farms. One of his best polo ponies was a world-famous stallion, Aiken Cura. The horse was seriously injured during the final of the 2006 Argentine Open, and suffered further setbacks ...
Lechuza Caracas is a Venezuelan polo club owned by the Venezuelan Victor Vargas, owner of Banco Occidental de Descuento. [1] Lechuza reached the final of the 2009 CV Whitney Cup . Lechuza also "reached the U.S. Open final in 2003, according to the North American Polo League Web site.
Gracida trains and sells polo ponies of all levels: low-goal, medium-goal and high-goal horses used by 10-goal players. At his farms in Argentina and Florida, he maintains an extensive polo pony breeding program that utilizes top Thoroughbred bloodlines and embryo transfers from some of polo's best playing mares.
In 1893, The Polo Pony Stud Book was formed, encouraging the breeding of fine riding and polo ponies. By 1899, there were over 100 stallions and 600 mares registered, almost half of which were native ponies. The society changed its name in 1903 to Polo Pony and Riding Pony Stud book, and again in 1913 to the National Pony Society.
Articles relating to ponies, small horses (Equus ferus caballus). Depending on the context, a pony may be a horse that is under an approximate or exact height at the 14.2hh withers, or a small horse with a specific conformation and temperament.