Pony care
Central to life on the farm is the game of polo and the polo pony. We have used local materials to build extensive horse care facilities including a charming pony yard and stable complex and an enclosed schooling ring for "linking-up" and lunging the youngsters. We also have two 2 kilometre sand exercise tracks, one positioned on the side of a steep hill for conditioning the playing ponies. All ponies, including the youngsters and the ponies at rest, follow a strict routine. Ponies are divided into herds, according to their care requirements. Pony care is demanding, with the playing ponies and the young ponies just entering the game requiring a well-planned exercise and schooling regime.
Our string
Uitgedacht maintains a string of ponies suitable for all levels of player. We are constantly expanding the string and always have a line of young ponies being brought slowly into the game. Some of our ponies are homebred (we have a small breeding herd on the farm), the majority we bring straight from the race track to the farm. We find that on average it takes us two years to transform an ex-racehorse to a well rounded polo pony. Our ponies are available for hire, but not for sale except through special arrangement. We are proud of our reputation for pony care and for our ability to develop good ponies. On average we have about 80 ponies on the farm, of which usually 50 or so are playing ponies or ponies entering the game.
