The story of polos

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adriurrego3 Drag the right gear onto your pony to learn how players protect their horses.

adriurrego3 Ancient Sport of Kings Polo

From Persia, long ago / A rider's royal flow / Polo, the sport of kings, you know!

adriurrego3 Understanding the fast-paced periods called chukkas

Polo players are actually riding clones of the world's best ponies now.

diego Discover how elite polo players are using advanced horse cloning technology to replicate the world's best ponies in this fascinating infographic.

D'arma de guerra a l'esport de reis: el mall de bambú n'és el secret.

diego Explora com el polo va passar de ser una arma de guerra a l'esport de reis i el paper clau del mall de bambú en la seva evolució. Aprèn-ne més aquí!

Fun Fact

Polo Mallets: Traditional mallets are made from flexible rattan cane. Players hit the ball with the side of the mallet head, rather than the tip!

Glossary

polo (noun)
A competitive team sport played on horseback where players use long-handled wooden mallets to hit a ball into the opposing team's goal. Known as the 'Sport of Kings,' it’s like a high-speed mix of soccer and horseback riding that requires amazing coordination between the rider and the horse.

Gossip

If you had to play horseback polo, what would be your biggest challenge?

Quiz

Where did the horseback sport of polo originally begin?

Note

La Cuartetera, the GOAT.

adriurrego3 The Tibetan root of the word polo

adriurrego3 Understanding the fast-paced periods called chukkas

adriurrego3 The Tibetan root of the word polo

Fun Fact

Left-handed ban: In traditional horseback polo, playing left-handed was banned in 1974 to prevent dangerous head-on collisions between riders.