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The Polo was an Olympic sport on five occasions: 1900, 1908, 1920, 1924 and 1936. In 1924 in Paris, the Argentine Polo team composed of Juan Miles (29 years, 7 goals), Enrique Padilla(34 años, 6 goals), Juan Nelson (33 years, 7
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The polo shirt creation dates back from the 19th century, when British army regiments were playing polo in chic, plain and formal military clothing. The use of a scarf crossing the chest was to distinguish one team from the
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What are the little boards that run the length of the field? By definition, polo fields can be “boarded” or “unboarded”, the former preferred where spectators are in close proximity to the field to keep the ball in play
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Uneku Atawodi is a 26 years-old Nigerian woman. Born and raised world-wide in a high society family, she is nowadays the first black woman playing polo professionally. She is also a great entrepreneur and philanthropist. Neku, as
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The Stallone family has a strong link with the equestrian world. Since his childhood, Sylvester rides with his father, great equestrian amateur and particularly to polo. In the 1990’s, during a game at the Palm Beach Polo and
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Like many polo traditions, this one can be traced back to India, where the game was played by nobility and British army officers stationed there in the nineteenth century. We all know that jodhpurs, the tailored riding britches,
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The oldest horse was, out of doubt, the famous Old Billy. Old Billy, pictured above with Squire Henry Harrison, has gone down in history as the world’s oldest horse. He was born in 1760 in Woolston, Lancashire, England and
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On November 6th, 2010 something amazing happened in the United States (Alken, South Carolina). Indeed, Melissa Ganzi played 30 consecutive chukkers, a new world record. In this context, it is important to remind that a standard
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Did you know that arabian horses are considered the most majestic of all? They have a skeletal structure that is quite different from all other horses. Its ribs are much wider, stronger and deeper. Arabian horses are also known
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The 30th of August 2014 started the 139th year of Polo in Argentina. In fact, the first Polo match was held during this day back in 1875. Don David Shennan, a sportsman, was the pioneer of Polo in Argentina. He was the first
