| 单词 | polo pony |
| 例句 | Unable to do so, she tried to pawn the colt off as a polo pony. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Here, they're trying to turn a failed racehorse called Victor into a successful polo pony. Harbour Lives – TV review 2013-06-14T22:00:01Z “I can turn around as quick as a polo pony. People ask me all the time how I go on.” Patricia Kluge’s Third Act Is Sparkly 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z He had been warned by the sign "Beware of Mr Baker" that greets visitors to the gated estate where Ginger has been breeding polo ponies for some years. Beware of Mr Baker – review 2013-05-18T23:05:41Z Now 73, he has aged but not necessarily mellowed, living in pastoral semi-seclusion with his family and dozens of dogs and polo ponies. Movie Review: ‘Beware of Mr. Baker’ Traces the Rock Drummer Ginger Baker 2012-11-27T13:00:00Z He reportedly complained that European Union regulations scuttled his plans to bring his polo ponies along. Trump spawned a new group of mega-donors who now hold sway over the GOP’s future 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Baker squandered several fortunes on polo ponies, and his misadventures were too numerous to be catalogued. Ginger Baker, rock drumming colossus of Cream, dies at 80 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z Baker had, in fact, headed to South Africa, where he spent the reunion money buying polo ponies and funding a veterinary hospital. Cream drummer Ginger Baker dies aged 80 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z It’s jarring enough that commemorations of this uprising have so often been turned into slick, corporate events or opportunities for brands to sell everything from vodka to T-shirts emblazoned with rainbow polo ponies. Opinion | As brands keep wading in, it’s time to ask: Is Pride for sale? 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z His father was an immigrant from Ireland who trained polo ponies and racehorses. Tim Conway, uninhibited crack-up artist on ‘The Carol Burnett Show,’ dies at 85 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z His father, Daniel, was an Irish immigrant who worked as a groom, mostly for polo ponies. Tim Conway, Beloved TV Bumbler, Is Dead at 85 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z It was very easy to be the woman — I think I was wearing Armani or something suit-like — walking the polo pony. Cindy Crawford and Matthew Rolston on fame, fashion and what it takes to make an iconic photograph 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z The 16-year-old Newport Beach native and his polo pony would be performing there with members of the Black Horse Troop from Culver Military Academy. While some Southern Californians prepare for protests, others aren't so blue over Trump inauguration 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z “And three are polo ponies, so the summers are busy with horses,” she said. Polo club finds stronger footing in Sioux Falls 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z “I’d tell them who rode the polo pony and who had the greyhound that was hit by a train. That was . . . .” Her voiced trailed with a frustrated look. A former White House dog groomer gives up on her Presidential Pet Museum 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z Prince Harry lost his seating from a polo pony as he played in a fundraising match in South Africa. Prince Harry takes tumble during charity polo event - BBC News 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z It seems just as suicidal to me when you spend £200 on a ball dress as it does to you when I purchase a new polo pony for £100. Blood, Toil, Tears and Debt 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z The government offered students free use of the military’s polo ponies in exchange for joining the Reserve Officer Training Corps. As Polo Sheds Its Elitist Image, Teams Crop Up on Campus 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z The Samsons’ estate was built in 1900 by the founder of a stable for polo ponies and was named Rest Period, after a polo term. United Airlines chief steps down amid federal investigation 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z ‘How can you do this stuff in your mid-50s? Shouldn’t you be raising polo ponies like that bloke in Roxy Music, or running a trout farm?’ Bruce Dickinson: ‘Hell would freeze over before I'd stop performing’ 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z The plantation’s Web site opens on a video of soaring orchestral voices and instrumentation, replete with images of budding flowers, galloping polo ponies, the live oaks, the big house. Dylann Roof’s eerie tour of American slavery at its beginning, middle and end 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z And yet I feel that you ought to have the dress & I the polo pony. Blood, Toil, Tears and Debt 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Off their polo ponies, the Links are deep into the nitty-gritty of business. Fourth Generation: Caroline Link is Being Groomed To Run Thailand's B. Grimm 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z There are two firms in the world cloning polo ponies. 100 things we didn't know last year 2013-12-27T02:18:03Z Hale continued playing on men’s and women’s championship teams until 2007, when she began focusing on expanding the women’s league and improving resources regarding polo ponies. On Horseback, Mallet in Hand, Breaking Barriers for Women 2013-12-11T01:17:22Z And it starts with the polo ponies themselves. Kicking the Luxury Habit in China 2013-11-05T08:54:02Z Firms that clone polo ponies are set to mint it. The business of polo: Cloney ponies 2013-01-03T16:05:40Z Excellent polo ponies are bred as first or second crosses by thoroughbred stallions on the mares of nearly all the varieties of ponies named. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z If the park rider wishes for a pleasant conveyance I should strongly recommend a hack, neither a polo pony nor a cob. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z If I can persuade him to store his autos and lay up his yacht and sell off his polo ponies—I'll try it, anyhow. The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z When, after stints at airfields in California and Texas, Griffiss was sent to Washington DC in 1933, he arrived - to the delight of his two nephews - with three polo ponies. A forgotten hero of World War II 2012-02-14T00:31:20Z We sold him for $1,200, and he became one of the top polo ponies on the international circuit. Finders Key: From Far Back in the Pack to the Lead in ?War Horse? 2012-01-24T16:11:13Z The story is fascinating and as circus performer or polo pony, Star is a most interesting character. Bert Wilson at the Wheel 2012-01-14T03:00:19.827Z She sneered at my subalterns, because some of them were hard up and could not keep polo ponies. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z He carried everything that a British army needs—marmalade, polo ponies, Belfast ginger ale, tinned meats, pipe clay, etc. In Pastures New 2011-12-23T03:00:12.717Z There was actually Duchess, his old polo pony whom he had not seen since he sold her three years ago, looking as spry as ever. Diana Tempest, Volume I (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:36.223Z The high prices obtainable for first-class polo ponies have given a stimulus to pony-breeding, and it may be said the foundations of the industry have been laid. Small Horses in Warfare 2011-10-26T02:00:30.897Z At 10, his older sister bought him a retired polo pony named Velvet. Mark Gerard, Veterinarian at Center of a Horse Race Fraud, Dies at 76 2011-06-28T00:07:34Z He can turn from one mood to another with all the agility of a polo pony. Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z He had been spending the day in London buying polo ponies, and was anxious to get home as quickly as possible. The Childerbridge Mystery 2011-02-16T03:00:38.127Z Golderly had come to meet a friend who would have talked of nothing but polo ponies; he has missed him, and the pretty runners of the race strive and jostle until they bore him sadly. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z In London, judging by his size, he would have been put down as a polo pony. Small Horses in Warfare 2011-10-26T02:00:30.897Z With his career on the racetrack finished, Dr. Gerard moved to Florida, settling in Wellington, near Palm Beach, and developed a successful practice caring for polo ponies. Mark Gerard, Veterinarian at Center of a Horse Race Fraud, Dies at 76 2011-06-28T00:07:34Z The prince fell off his polo pony in the first half of the 3rd Annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic on Governor's Island. Man charged in Pennsylvania with slaying ex-girlfriend, 3 others 2010-06-28T04:00:00Z Bennett didn't like the club's reaction after a guest of his brazenly rode his polo pony into the club rooms. RI exhibit focuses on Newport's ties to tennis 2010-06-05T17:38:00Z The racers were mostly polo ponies, mostly of thirteen hands. Harper's Round Table, October 8, 1895 The manes of polo ponies and cobs it is the fashion to “hog,” or cut off close to the neck. Notes on Stable Management in India and the Colonies In the sporting columns of an evening paper he read of the sale of his polo ponies. The Bartlett Mystery It was natural that the cow pony bred to keeping its feet in mid-air, or on earth, should develop into the finest type of polo pony ever known. Through Our Unknown Southwest Kublai Khan braced himself like a polo pony when he felt the pressure of my knees, and I opened fire almost under his nose. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' They missed by a foot a carriage that was beginning slowly to turn around, and was nearly straight across the road when Archie twitched the automobile aside as if it was a polo pony. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 In India it is usual to exercise ordinary hacks, polo ponies, and harness horses, not doing any special work, twice a day—morning and evening. Notes on Stable Management in India and the Colonies From the garage he called up the Long Island estate where his hacks and polo ponies were housed for the winter. The Bartlett Mystery For years, the polo clubs of the North, Lenox, Long Island, Milbrook, have made a regular business of scouring Texas for polo ponies. Through Our Unknown Southwest As soon as he felt the pressure of my knees, and the slightest pull upon the reins, his whole body stiffened and he braced himself like a polo pony. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' I expect he stints that poor little woman and splashes all the money on polo ponies. Captain Desmond, V.C. Hoods with hacks, harness horses, and polo ponies are not often required; but if horses are sensitive to cold, particularly if they are standing out at night, they are no doubt a great protection. Notes on Stable Management in India and the Colonies True, there are the runners and polo ponies at Happy Valley race-course. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan “Both in the matter of polo-playing and in that of choosing or breeding polo ponies, the volume is a certain authority.” The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. Hadn't he pulled off races on the scratchiest of polo ponies, when he couldn't afford better, out of sheer intention? The Dark Tower And besides, Mr. Armitage, I 've never faced real danger in my life—except once when my polo pony ran away. Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport Much damage at times has no doubt accrued both to the hearts of humanity and the legs of the polo ponies. Belles and Ringers "Is there—to get back to the point from which I started—is there any subject that you do know anything about besides politics and polo ponies?" The Simpkins Plot Came over to train polo ponies for the Prince of Haepsburg. A Maker of History Was life less controllable than a shoddy polo pony? The Dark Tower Together we snapped polo ponies, coming at full tilt after the ball, riding each other off, while he would stand between the goal-posts, as they zigzagged down on him. Golden Lads Shimmering and saucy and debonair as a polo pony, she had seemed a departure from type, something above the meretricious termagants round whom he so often had to weave his accusatory webs of evidence. Never-Fail Blake And Scott was buying polo ponies from a British friend and shotguns from a needy gentleman from Long Island. The Danger Mark He gripped the gray, lifted him round like a polo pony, and drove him back to the angry man. Boy Woodburn A Story of the Sussex Downs The stablings and out-houses were commodious and the Major, who was thinking of keeping a few polo ponies, found the whole thing very satisfactory. Indian Ghost Stories Second Edition It's got to be Rolls Royces and polo ponies or nothing. Class of '29 If you had only wired, Gilbert would have stayed, but as it is he has gone down to Gilgit about some polo ponies, and won't be back for two days. The Half-Hearted There are to be new polo ponies, a big luncheon, and a piece of plate bought for the mess, in memory of that benefactor of the regiment, the departed bagman. All on the Irish Shore Irish Sketches The Captain had always forty or fifty polo ponies in the course of education, and he was delighted to have them ridden, once he was convinced of your seat and hands. The Killer There were about fourteen entries for our race, several of them from Lamarck, and we all drew for polo ponies lent from the Brigade. Fanny Goes to War With other objects in view, the heavy draught horse, the spirited hackney, and the agile polo pony have been severally bred by exactly the same method. The Doctrine of Evolution Its Basis and Its Scope The result is that the poor man has become crazy about golf, and wastes all his spare money on polo ponies. The Half-Hearted A typical Western or polo pony is just the thing for a boy or girl provided that it has no vicious or undesirable traits such as kicking, bucking, or stumbling, or is unsound or lame. Outdoor Sports and Games He breeds polo ponies after a formula of his own; and so successfully that many of them cross the Atlantic. The Killer This Indian in look and manner resembled an English country gentleman, much sunburnt; or one of those university-bred East Indian potentates who affect motor-cars and polo ponies. The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest His rich father died penniless and he found himself on his own hands, and within a month the boy who had owned five polo ponies was a hard-working reporter on a great daily. The Militants Stories of Some Parsons, Soldiers, and Other Fighters in the World Furthermore, through his Western associations he had an opportunity to pick up two half-broken polo ponies at bargain prices. Success A Novel These horses, or "polo ponies," are trained carefully, and a well-trained pony is as essential to good playing as a skilful rider. Outdoor Sports and Games So, ever since, the Captain has been raising these most excellent polo ponies to his great honour and profit and the incidental pleasure of his friends who like riding. The Killer It's a good thing that father ran after that polo pony. The Younger Set There is opportunity for a little horse-dealing too, and many good polo ponies to send home or play in the tournaments have been picked up in this way. Argentina from a British Point of View The stables are full of polo ponies and hunters, the garage full of cars, the boathouse has every sort of boat—sailboats, naphtha launches, a motor boat and even a shell. Etiquette I do not run a yacht or keep hunters or polo ponies. The "Goldfish" He had always liked dangerous games—the most unbroken polo ponies to train in the country, the freshest horses, the fiercest beasts to stalk and kill—and why not a difficult wife? The Reason Why Your father was a schoolboy of fifteen, and one day he saw the most wonderful little girl riding a polo pony out of the Park. The Younger Set On one occasion a winner of a polo pony race was objected to as over height. Argentina from a British Point of View Mr. Grierson had two excellent polo ponies, besides three trained pointer dogs, and riding and shooting over the beautiful hills gave him an almost ideal life. Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China An American banker offered his twenty-two polo ponies to the government. With the Allies Oates referred to the deeds that had been done with horses by foreigners in shows and with polo ponies by Englishmen when the animals were trained; it is, he said, a sort of gymnastic training. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I What a funny boy father was to run after a strange girl on a polo pony! The Younger Set The class of horse entered varies between the three-quarter bred and the "criollo" with no pretence to breeding at all, who often carries off the short polo pony sprints. Argentina from a British Point of View A polo pony is hardly one’s idea of a battle-horse, but in this case it bore its rider on to success. Worldly Ways and Byways He throws away his money on every sort of crazy reform, instead of spending it on such sensible things as yachts and automobiles and polo ponies. Daddy-Long-Legs "Do you calculate wealth by polo ponies, then?" The Native Born or, the Rajah's People The young man with little besides a polo pony, an imported racquet, and good looks counts for a good deal at Newport; at Saratoga he would be nobody. Reflections and Comments 1865-1895 The commandant, who was sitting astride of his chair, his hands upon its back, demi-vaulted as if he were in the saddle of a polo pony. The Turquoise Cup, and, the Desert As the polo pony is supposed to pant for the fray, so the hearts of social conquerors warm within them at the prospect of more brilliant victories. Worldly Ways and Byways "And at present the man with the best equipment has the best chance," remarked Mortimer, glancing across at the shot-silk polo ponies and the cheap little Syrian grey. The Green Flag "He breeds hacks and polo ponies," said Robinson, rather shortly. The Postmaster's Daughter “Maybe ’twill be a diamond tiara and a polo pony. Across the Years I can begin to see the ones that will have to sell for polo ponies—among the two-year-olds. The Little Lady of the Big House Then he wheeled the horse in a sudden eddy, as polo ponies turn on the Indian plains, and rode away down the wind as if the Pass were full of devils in pursuit of him. King of the Khyber Rifles They had forty or fifty polo ponies, for instance, and every spring the place was filled with polo men. The Metropolis He got up, spun around like a polo pony to face the train, deliberately picked out level going, and charged again. The Ivory Trail His studs and kennels and strings of polo ponies were famous. Angel Island The polo pony knew it as a matter of course. Nerves and Common Sense The young inventor shifted the movable planes and rudder, and, a moment later, the Butterfly swung violently around, like a polo pony taking a sudden turn after the ball. Tom Swift and His Wireless Message: or, the castaways of Earthquake island I have humbled myself so far as to brag of your polo ponies, your automobiles, and the iron muscles that you acquired when you were stroke-oar of your 'varsity eight,' or 'eleven,' whichever it is. Rolling Stones He was seen on his favourite hunter, on the tennis courts, on the first tee of the golf course, on a polo pony, and in the mazes of the dance. Merton of the Movies My wife and I rode and drove them, and they were used for household errands and for the children, and for two afternoons a week they served me as polo ponies. Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography This basket-ball player had also been taught how to rest after exercise in a way which appealed to her especially, because of her interest which had already been aroused in Kipling's polo pony. Nerves and Common Sense Hartland was riding a thoroughbred polo pony and passed the gallant defender of Ladysmith without a kind look or word, but Blackwood and I galloped up more decorously, smiling at him with good-will. Notes of a War Correspondent On another occasion she admired a polo pony that had been imported for the stable of the boy Sultan. The Lost Road My mind had slid away from my surroundings and had wandered to a polo pony that I couldn't afford and intended to buy anyhow. The Man in Lower Ten And you might buy me a touring-car and some polo ponies and—and—oh, lots of things. The Log of the Jolly Polly King being a polo pony and Milda a rabbit, they rounded curves beautifully and darted ahead like coyotes out of the way of the wheelers. A Collection of Stories They are, in spite of their clumsy build, as quick and active as polo ponies, and are the only beasts I know of capable of leaping into full speed ahead from a recumbent position. The Land of Footprints Now, we all know that this morning you gave that polo pony to Lady Firth, and one of us guesses that you first offered it to some one else, who refused it. The Lost Road The new chum's polo pony was the smartest pony yet— The owner backed it for the Cup for all that he could get. Saltbush Bill, J. P. Lord Arthur was waiting when we arrived, on his chestnut polo pony, but Dora immediately scratched for the brilliant event in which they were paired. The Pool in the Desert |
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