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My name is Marge, and I am not only a Shoppolis Islander, I am a horseperson of
some note. It is my pleasant task to bring you the details of Wild Horse
Island. It got its name from the horses found on the island by Lyon
Linear's exploration group in 1784. No one knows how the horses got there,
but finding them assisted greatly in the proliferation of their numbers and
their incomparable roll in progressing settlement on all the islands. One
of the couples who arrived on SI on March 20, 1784, Pedro and Consita Migrail,
were enchanted immediately, since Pedro was an accomplished horse trainer of 51
years of age. His wife was his assistant. With the permission of the
newly formed Executive Staff, their request to relocate to Wild Horse Island and
work with the horses was immediately and enthusiastically accepted. What
they did together was miraculous and prideful to their Argentinean backgrounds.
The Migrails collected all the horses and began to proliferate their numbers,
train them for various tasks including military. Once trained, riders were
oriented and equipment assembled to provide each island with a small troop of
mounted men and women who could monitor the happenings on an island should it
require any defense. A number of games involving horses were begun
including an around-the-island race that enthused everyone. In 1792, when
the Prize Mary took one of its last voyages, the crew brought back information
on a game from Asia that called for four competitors per side, riding with
flexible mallets which they used to hit a solid wooden ball through posts at
either end. The dimensions of the flat field, approximately 300 yards by
150 yards, was fitted out in the northern part of the island, which was
basically uninhabited. The sport drew such an exciting response that more
information was sought. An actual town eventually rose out of the game
that was brought into view by the English from India around 1850. In 1862,
Poloville was founded, and Shoppolis Islands formed a number of teams which it
exported around the world for various events. We have yet to win an award
even though we are exceedingly proud of our teams, horses and supporters.
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