Schooling a Green Horse for Polo – Tobacco Video 1

In this video, Christian plays on Tobacco, a horse he started in April 2009. Christian demonstrates the importance of acclimating the green horse to the mallet by continually taking practice swings, on both the nearside and offside of the horse, throughout the chukker. This reinforces to the horse that Christian won’t hurt it by swinging.

Additionally, Christian demonstrates stops, checks, and both right and left turns throughout the chukker. He emphasizes keeping a relaxed grip on the horse, keeping the horse balanced and on the proper lead, and using soft contact with the horses mouth via the reins.