In a polo match, the players often ride multiple horses in a single game. While watching a polo match, I noticed one player seemed to swap horses every few minutes. This player’s use of horses made me wonder about polo’s rules and how horses are used during a match. Polo players typically use 1-3 horses …
When you watch a polo match, it’s readily apparent the field is much larger than those commonly used in many outdoor sports, such as football. But, I found it difficult to estimate its size, so I researched polo fields’ dimensions. Polo fields are big; they measure at least 275 meters (300 yards in length), 145 …
When I took my wife to her first polo game, she had a blast but didn’t really pay attention to the game’s rules or strategy. At her second match, she wanted to know more about the nuances of the game. So I thought an article on how polo is played might benefit others as well. …