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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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(…) By the 1870s British cavalry regiments were drafting the rules of modern polo. (The marquess) Curson (of Kedleston, Viceroy of India 1859-1925) feared the hill-tribe version would eventually be “anglicized out of all
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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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(…) Kazak players, mounted on small mountain ponies, lean down to seize the carcass of a freshly slain goat, gutted and headless. The player who seizes it tucks it under his leg as he gallops away. Opposing players try to wrest
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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
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The polo field has a length of 275m and a width of 145m. The length in Polo are usually measured in yards. In that unit, a polo field is 300 yards long and 160 yards wide. These dimensions are the equivalent of 5 official
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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
