Polo Ponies

Pat Mefferd · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 8:37 am Post subject: Polo Ponies

I've never played Polo, but many years ago, I used to watch matches at the Riveria Country Club (Santa Monica CA) and in Garden Grove, CA. Loving the game, I collect photos of "Polo Ponies".

This photo is from the Western Horseman Magazine, October 1950. I believe it is self explanitory.

I will be adding more "Polo" pix as we go.

I picked this image first, as I want to be fair to all breeds.

Woodie D's pedigree can be seen here:

http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/woodie+d

http://www.pedigreequery.com/woodie+d

Pat
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ftfotb · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 8:58 am Post subject:

Great photo! Thanks for posting this...

Did you know Woodie D. (TB) was also registered with NQHBA? He was number 3410. His sire was a U. S. Remount horse, too.

Susan
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Pat Mefferd · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 9:19 am Post subject:

Hi Susan.....Yes, I did. Thanks for adding this info on him to this topic.

Pat
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Pat Mefferd · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 9:55 am Post subject:

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APPALOOSA POLO HORSE: Ridden by Prince Charles of Wales with the Windsor Park Polo Team in Palm Beach, Fl. It was reported his only score of the polo match was when he was riding this Appaloosa. Editor’s note: No name or bloodline given. Ref: AJ 6/89 Front Cover, pg. 2. I was later told this Appaloosa belonged to Henryk de Kwiatkowiski, owner of Danzig (JC). Also reported, was that Henryk had a string of top rated Appaloosa Polo Ponies.

Compliments of "STARZ? (PM Mefferd Pedigree Research)
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Pat Mefferd · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 9:56 am Post subject:

Lets try this photo again....Pat
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Pat Mefferd · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:11 am Post subject:

Here is Dr. Billy Linfoot on an unnamed Appaloosa. He looks like a "Joker B" horse.

Note the interesting brand above his left gaskin. It is similar to the brand that Joker B has on his left front shoulder.

I'm hoping my friend Ross...is "lurking"...he knew the authors of the book.

Anyone have any ideas who the horse and/or the brand is? I'd like to be able to offer a prize, but I can't...should someone figure this puzzle out. Laughing

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Pat Sunstrom · Member Joined: 11 Jan 2005 Posts: 115

The "prize" is your sharing these great photo's Pat! Very Happy

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Pat Mefferd · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:30 am Post subject:

Thank you Pat!

I'm sorry, I failed to mention the book "The Appaloosa" (1969) by Bill & Dona Richardson.

Pat
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charlie · Member Joined: 10 Jan 2005 Posts: 145 Location: PA

Thanks Pat for posting the Woodie D. photo - "Stormy" was a favorite movie of mine when I was a kid, I saw it more than once on Disney, way before anybody had video. I worked for 10 years on a standardbred farm that also had a string of polo horses. Never played polo but did get to whack the ball around a little, I thought it was pretty hard to hit. Sometimes on my lunch break I would go down and gallop a polo horse or two, they would lope them four or five miles a day. One of the best ones was a little palomino sired by Poco Light Jr. Most of the thoroughbreds were just referred to by stable names, so I never knew who they were.

Inyureye · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:28 pm Post subject:

Whoa, wait a miinute, I'm not up to date on appys, but that horse in color there looks like its been shat upon by terradactyls - is that appaloosa, or birdcatcher, or a trick of the camera/light?

Scratching head, here.
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Inyureye · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 2:30 pm Post subject:

Pat Mefferd · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 6:05 pm Post subject:

Thanks....I will check the brands out.

And yes...the horse Prince Charles is riding is a wild colored Appaloosa. He almost looks like he has puzzple patterned spots.

I really wished it were a better photo of the horse...but gotta take what you can get.

I was told that Prince Charles went back home and tried to talk his mother the Queen into having their own Appaloosa Polo Team, but she would not go for it. I don't know how true that is...it did come from a reliable source.

Pat
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Pat Mefferd · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 6:10 pm Post subject:

Charlie...Glad you liked the photo of WOODIE D. And thanks for your information on the Palomino by POCO LIGHT JR.

Pat
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NZ Appaloosas · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 11:30 pm Post subject:

Pat Mefferd · Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 7:24 am Post subject:

Hi Diane,

Thanks for sharing that great photo!

I wonder what year this photo was taken?

I also wonder if you have any information on the Appaloosa that you might share...name, bloodline, etc.

Pat
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