{"id":161,"date":"2010-08-08T23:28:52","date_gmt":"2010-08-08T23:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theequinest.com\/breeds\/?p=161"},"modified":"2025-10-24T04:53:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T04:53:08","slug":"argentine-polo-pony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/argentine-polo-pony","title":{"rendered":"Argentine Polo Pony"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Intro<\/h3>\n<p>Although the Argentine Polo Ponies are not an official breed, Argentina is recognized the world over for their fine polo horses, a cross between <a href=\"\/breeds\/englsih-thoroughbred\">Thoroughbred<\/a> and <a href=\"\/breeds\/argentine-criollo\">Criollo<\/a> blood. This is the same cross as the <a href=\"\/breeds\/argentine-anglo\">Argentine-Anglo<\/a>.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Origins<\/h3>\n<p>These animals are bred to be quick, strong, agile and to handle the rigorous life of a polo horse with ease. Combining the speed and grace of the <a href=\"\/breeds\/thoroughbred\">Thoroughbred<\/a> with the tireless work ethic of the <a href=\"\/breeds\/argentine-criollo\">Criollo<\/a> creates an animal who thrives on hard work.<\/p>\n<p>Breeding is controlled closely by Argentine breeders and only proven horses are bred to retain their good qualities. These animals are bred to retain their type, rather than to preserve pure bloodlines. The Association of Poly Pony Breeders was founded in 1984 in an attempt to preserve bloodlines.<\/p>\n<h3>Features<\/h3>\n<p>Average height 14.2 &#8211; 15 hands<br \/>\nFast and able to turn sharply<br \/>\nAthletic and bold<\/p>\n<h3>Physique<\/h3>\n<p>Head has a straight profile<br \/>\nNeck is long<br \/>\nBack is short and strong<br \/>\nGirth is deep<br \/>\nHindquarters are muscular<br \/>\nLegs are short with strong bones and joints<\/p>\n<h3>Traditional Colors<\/h3>\n<p>Found in all common <a href=\"\/colors\">colors<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Temperament<\/h3>\n<p>Sensitive and responsive<br \/>\nHighly energetic and tireless<br \/>\nEager to please and intelligent<\/p>\n<h3>Use<\/h3>\n<p>Polo sport horse<\/p>\n<h3>Helpful Links<\/h3>\n<p><small>*All links open in a new window<\/small><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aapolo.com\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asociaci\u00f3n Argentina de Polo<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fippolo.com\/\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federation of International Polo<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>More Images<\/h3>\n<div class=\"grid-two\">\n<div class=\"grid-two-one\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/argentine-polo-pony-1.webp\" alt=\"Argentine Polo Pony\"  \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-two-two\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/argentine-polo-pony-2.webp\" alt=\"Argentine Polo Pony\"  \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-two\">\n<div class=\"grid-two-one\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/argentine-polo-pony-3.webp\" alt=\"Argentine Polo Pony\"  \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-two-two\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/argentine-polo-pony-4.webp\" alt=\"Argentine Polo Pony\"  \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Video<\/h3>\n<div class=\"flex-video widescreen\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/moldrGzywJQ?si=Oi32sIoQhaupR2Ft\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intro Although the Argentine Polo Ponies are not an official breed, Argentina is recognized the world over for their fine polo horses, a cross between Thoroughbred and Criollo blood. This is the same cross as the Argentine-Anglo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4072,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9],"class_list":["post-161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-argentina","tag-all-colors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10090,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161\/revisions\/10090"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theequinest.com\/breeds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}