January 13, 2008: Three-month-old "Gracie" took right to her first encounter with the 48 inch hoofball. What a fun way to halter train!
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16th Lancers Pushball Team 1907, Essex. (See pushballonhorseback.blogspot.com)
Played Before King Alfonso of Spain 26th Nov 1907
New York Times, April 21, 1907 (click on image below for full size article)
"The game has been played by Western horsemen with the keenest zest and followed by crowds of spectators that gather to witness the contests with the liveliest interest. ...The game had it's origin in accident. ...The pony appeared to relish the sport in the spirit in which a kitten chases a rolling ball, and the solitary rider derived considerable amusement from driving the huge sphere about the field. ..."
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