Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-03-17
TOUGH POLO PONY.
HOW THE HARDY ANIMAL FARES
AMONG coLoRApo's FOOTHILLS.

nsruts rs Fttted For Approval by New
ports Heavy swsiis.
The sun is beating pitiiessly down ON the
brown foot hills Of Colorado. for Il n high
noon. and the month IN August
A pony mare. dun IN color and only just
n hands In height, In moving about un-
easily, evidently weary. anxious and watch
fnl Her coat IL rough, her ribs show
gauntiy, and ber hoofs are Innocent Of
shoes. Altogether the little mare In not an
attractive animal, yet were honeman To
psss by and cast. ss he undoubtedly would,
second glance nj the pony. he would bs
sure TO scc some rare good points In her
makeup.
She has . good. Intelligent head. fair
shoulders, y roomy middle piece and most
excellent legs-hsrd. clean and without the
least sign Of spiint or SPAWN. Her mean
eat point II poor quarter. She IL also
somewhat goose rumped- Although it
might he diflicuit 70 prove Il, for stud bucks
arc NOT kept very carefully on the ranches,
she has . drop Of the desert blood. her
grandsire being half bred. imported by an
English ranchman somewhere In the 7os
The air In growing hotter each minute.
Far as the eye can reach is the same sun
baked, rolling rxpanse Of dried buffalo
grass. The mare moves toward stunted
patch OF sage bush scrub. end Ia second
or two has come to where . littlc foai,
scarcely morethan a few hours old, IN lying
painting In the shade. She dares not 20
very tar away, Tor the lean wolf and hungry
coyote would soon make short work OF her
cuspring did they not know that = kick
from even an unshod hoof viii pnlvertze the
stnuteAt wolf that ever prowied the ptains.
Ihe poor httie immature thing would,
wee " porn IN the east instead o. In the
wesss oe sne onJecs "a tenuer Soiicitude 70
numerous ssabienen, AND It's every want
would % suppiied, out here, among the
iootniiis. y VIII nave 70 - nuiit OF pretty
kooa .,mner 10 sssna sne strain of ezisS
ence. tne Nearest water - hve miles away,
snu ~ euA. als'.ace VIII nase 20 q tAS
erseo esesy time tue oAhi mas 70 drink, ana
even now sne csuho' res's. 'ne sempsst'oa
"ucn aonssr.
WIN fow whinny tne gentle creAture
ca,,s tne younestef' anu ~ comes gam
poannk np sne Starts ~ aireciion whicn
ner inHt'ne. Tells ner VIII pe ore line 70
.n1 nsares. spfine-s airty, muooy pool,
olleu " eAl.is' anu tasoFise haunt OF tne
n"msry coyoe.
Inc mare ana foai reacn their destination
W saie.y' hne eacn aay .ne same areary
pasn mas 70 ne trhversrd ana retravsrsed.
! L
soukn ana enounns' Museies o. s.eei and
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IAN. n.'ie oease mas 70 carry heavy loot
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miles to the e.stwsrd The aun 80 M.
chased for atsn and II ccst .roaha, ~
pu, him where he i.--in 4 corn mfors.bir i,
unprrtentiou. stxb,e IN tbe rear of II
Caenn Hous~ A prohalle r,,,rchaaer n !
rected. the litter IN she sail q ch.ng.
she pony given = Anal r,,idown h,s tail i
becn docked l.efore ntsrtinu for tbe "a,
and IN the s,e..k ne.tlx gr,or,~d ,,stl.. =,
no one would recognize the shagry, I'M ke
brute of two mouthx before.
A dogcart stops Al the stable door. n da
per groom Jumps 10 the cob. head. :,
Charley Heayyswell alixhts 20 have n 10.
Al Cutaxav's latest bid az s.o,,ins nerf
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