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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9402, 8 January 1894, Page 5

The breeding of polo ponies has lately come to the front in the Old Country, and the establishment of the Polo Stud Book Society shows that breeders intend as far, as possible to supply the demand that has arisen for this type of small horse. In Baily's Magazine for September two papers are published in reference to the breeding of ■' polo ponies. H One of these is of a 1 rather ' familiar • pattern. lb is a favourite idea with some people (says on© writer) that we must always import our horses. : : If there is ' a scarcity ,of army remounts " for '"■ British regiments the way to meet "•■ it, according to - them, is to charter a big steamer and import them by. 1 the hundred • from Canada or Jamaica;, so, 'r if there* is a *•»»»* for polo ,i ponies, weaart.e t . told that we ought to- : import them from India. These views receive very ■ short shrift from breeders of British live stock, who consider that, they, are quite capable of supplying all-'that is required in the shape of horses for home purposes. «*« of use or pleasure, artless it be "the soft, flash foreign carriage ,'.horse ** the costers pony. .: J -.. .,:,.. .: ;■-.-.■ ■ ■ • .••-■- *