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On August 1st, horses from the Southern Hemisphere celebrate their birthday; it is celebrated on January 1st in the Northern Hemisphere.
Originally, it only applied to race horses because horses are categorized according to
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During a polo tournament, if a polo player comes to the award ceremony without his boots, he can be immediately sanctioned. If the player does it again, he could be suspended from a match in the next tournament!
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The Kihikihi Club exists since 1892. The International Polo Day is an event which became a main feature of the Kihikihi Polo Club for 10 years. For a number of years Kihikihi challenged an overseas team but the New Zealand Polo
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It’s believed to be a 12-chukker match between Roslyn and Laddie Sanford’s Hurricanes at the old Meadow Brook club in New York. Pat Roark broke a 7-7 tie late in the twelfth period of a game that ran twice the length of
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The US Open Polo Championship, the most prestigious tournament in the United States, dates back to 1904 where it was first played at Meadowbrook Polo Club in Old Westbury, NY and has been played at the International Polo Club
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Not necessarily. The No. 1 and 4 positions are considered the best places to put the team’s weaker players, particularly the latter because it’s primarily a defensive role. (the No. 4, or Back position is certainly the least
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A mane uncuted and a tail unwrapped is a real danger because they can catch themselves to the mallet or to the reins while the rider is trying to control the horse. Therefore, the mane is shaved and the tail is wrapped to prevent
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Polo Wicklow is the only Irish Polo Club opened all year long with all weathers. Located around 2km from Wicklow in the East Coast of Ireland, its Polo fields have their own feature. Indeed, the sand field non-covered is 100
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In Polo, if the ball breaks during the game… the players may continue playing the largest piece.
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Horses use facial expressions to communicate. Their moods can be easily identified thanks to their nostrils, their eyes and their ears. Ears are the part which particulary expresses well the horse’s mood: – turned to
